From helping victims of human trafficking to supply chain challenges during the upcoming holidays, TCU and its faculty and alumni are being featured in the news. Check out the latest roundup of newsworthy Horned Frogs.
INSTITUTIONAL
6 key ways leaders can act now to stop resignations at their organizations
Sept. 20, 2021
Forbes
Are all organizations at risk of a mass exodus of their employees? Or have some companies,
leaders and managers found ways to build their cultures and organizations where employees
are truly motivated to stay, and feel loyal, rewarded, engaged, psychologically safe and
excited about the future in their roles and jobs? TCU founded its Center for Connection Culture based on the work of expert Michael Stallard.
Current, former TCU students create app as a solution for hearing loss
Sept. 17, 2021
Spectrum News NY1
Current and former Texas Christian University students are working on an app called Sounde as a hearing loss solution. Their goal
also is to be more affordable than hearing aids, which have an average cost of $1,000
to $4,000.
FACULTY
Climate, local authority, divestment: The enduring clout of oil and gas
Sept. 23, 2021
texasclimatenews.org
The economic juggernaut that supports thousands of jobs, generates billions of dollars
in tax revenues and made Texas synonymous with pumpjacks and oil derricks also has
the wherewithal to make or break a political career. “A huge amount of the money that
goes into the coffers of people running for public office comes directly or indirectly
from the fossil-fuel industry in Texas,” said James Riddlesperger, professor of political science.
Texas grant program to help child victims of human trafficking
Sept. 22, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A new Texas law aims to help countless children who are victims of human trafficking
through a grant program. The late Karyn Purvis and David Cross, two researchers at TCU, developed a training method in the 1990s that is now helping
law enforcement and service providers interact with youth victims. Karen Furman, project liaison for the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, said the training
helps service providers and law enforcement learn how to help youth victims feel safe,
especially if they are dealing with trauma. “Whenever we see a need, we try to help
meet the need,” Furman said. “Part of meeting the need for the individuals who’ve
been trafficked is to help transform cultures of care.”
Out of Focus
Sept. 22, 2021
Columbia Journalism Review
Too often, immigration is viewed through the narrow lens of Washington politics. When
it comes to international reportage, the American press has been reductionist since
the early days: “If you look back a hundred years, you will find that ten countries”—whether
longtime US rivals, countries where American troops have been deployed, or world powers—“have
dominated 70 percent of the coverage in the United States,” Guy J. Golan, associate professor at the Bob Schieffer College of Communication, said.
Cheapest Car Insurance in Texas
Sept. 22, 2021
WalletHub
Lance A. Bettencourt, associate professor of professional practice in the Neeley School of Business, answered
questions about cheap car insurance in Texas. "One of the challenges of selling insurance
is that it is as intangible as it gets," he said. "There is nothing to try, taste,
or feel to get a sense of whether it meets your needs. Customers buy a promise to
cover them in the event of an emergency, and not much more. And that relies on a lot
of trust."
Supply chain experts say order your Christmas presents now
Sept. 21, 2021
WFAA-TV
Christmas is just under 100 days away, but supply chain and shipping experts say now
is the time to buy presents. Across the world, shipping delays are hitting record
levels and a record number of container ships are waiting to unload off the southern
California coast. “What we’ve seen in the United States the last few years, there
have been more disruptions than I’ve seen in a very, very long time,” Dave Malefant, the director of outreach and partnerships at TCU's Center for Supply Chain Innovation,
said. “The links in the supply chain are just broken.”
Community partnerships, whole-woman health care and a hard look at implicit bias could
help keep Black babies from dying in Tarrant County.
Sept. 20, 2021
Fort Worth Report
Across the United States, Black babies are less likely to make it to their first birthday,
let alone their first day, than White babies. The story of this disparity has been
around a long, long time. But for the people and groups across Tarrant County who
are thinking about birth outcomes, the approach is changing, local experts say. “I
think that what we’re finding more and more with the racial disparities is that it’s
nuanced, right?” Dr. April Bleich, chair of obstetrics and gynecology at the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine, said.
“It’s either that, potentially, the patient’s not comfortable bringing up their concerns
to their provider for fear of being dismissed or that providers are, without even
really intentionally realizing it, more dismissive of some patients’ concerns.”
Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show: Why people live where they live in Fort Worth with
Kyle Walker
Sept. 20, 2021
podcasts.apple.com
This week's guest is Kyle Walker, associate professor of geography and director of the Center for Urban Studies at
Texas Christian University. His research includes US immigration politics, the demography
of cities and suburbs and open data science.
Comment: Politicians, not migrants, behind pandemic spread
Sept. 17, 2021
The Everett Daily Herald
Randa Tawil, assistant professor of women and gender studies, recently penned an opinion column
that discussed how governments have blamed disease on migrants for centuries. "Ignoring
science to maintain business interests while blaming migrants and marginalized populations
for the spread of disease is not new," she wrote. "In fact, governments have long
used the threat of disease as an opportunity to surveil and police migrants, while
continuing business unencumbered by restrictions. This strategy has led to prolonged
epidemics and suffering for everyone; especially marginalized populations."
11 pre-surgery tips to boost recovery
Sept. 9, 2021
U.S. News & World Report
In addition to providing dietary fiber, vegetables and fruits contain lots of healthy
nutrients, including compounds called phytochemicals that reduce the risk for inflammation,
said Anne VanBeber, a professor in the department of nutritional sciences. Such foods can also help
keep you regular. Plant-based foods are rich in anti-inflammatory compounds, which
can help your body heal from surgery. For example, foods high in vitamin C will help
to rebuild collagen, which is the building block of our skin, VanBeber said.
ALUMNI
Business owner uses experiences abroad to lead with equity in mind
Sept. 23, 2021
Fort Worth Report
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused cancellations of in-person events, Carlo Capua ’00 was getting phone call after phone call hurting his catering business — until he decided
enough was enough. He closed his catering business, Z’s Cafe, and shifted to The Meeting
Squad, which helped clients move their in-person events to virtual or a hybrid mode. It
spurred an enterprise that led him down a path connecting him to leaders all over
the city and becoming a more established leader himself.
How Rockwall woman Katie-Rose Watson built a cookbook in 1 month
Sept. 20, 2021
The Dallas Morning News
Katie-Rose Watson ’11 has an infectious personality, a love for food and a knack for throwing elaborate,
themed dinner parties, all documented on her blog, The Rose Table. She started cooking
for friends while studying German at TCU. And in early October, 70 of Watson’s favorite
recipes will be published in a cookbook created by tech company HP Inc. It partnered
with Watson on the cookbook just four weeks ago.
Power Surge: Christopher Blay’s solo exhibition at Austin’s Big Medium
Sept. 17, 2021
Arts and Culture Texas
Language is everywhere,” says Christopher Blay ’03, artist, art critic and newly appointed chief curator at Houston Museum of African
American Culture. “I started playing with the idea of how meaning is encoded in language,”
said Blay. The artist explains that he came to his own layered practice relatively
late, pursuing photography at TCU where he majored in photography and art history, which gave him a strong introduction
to academic art.
ATHLETICS
Brothers from Aledo now starting for TCU football. ‘We’re still not used to it.’
Sept. 24, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Senior Wes Harris touched on a number of topics, including playing in a game that he and his brother
Wyatt started. Wes Harris, who sat out the opener against Duquesne, started at guard
against Cal while his younger brother Wyatt Harris started at linebacker. They hadn’t started in the same game since their days at Aledo
High School. “It’s really fun,” Wes said. “I take a lot of pride seeing Wyatt out
there playing and I know he does the same for me. It’s more than exciting. It’s a
little different. We’re still not used to it. We still joke around about it but, at
the end of the day, we’re really proud of each other. It’s exciting to look out there
and see us both playing.”
Payton: Saints to spend Week 3 at TCU, then return home.
Sept. 17, 2021
Associated Press
The New Orleans Saints have decided to continue practicing at TCU in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New
Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4, when they will host the New York Giants in the
Superdome, coach Sean Payton said Friday. The Saints have been displaced to the Dallas
area since August.