2021 Press Release Archive
December
- A new you in 2022 - making New Year's Resolutions
- Daniela Ferrero honored as an Association for Women in Mathematics class of 2022 fellow
- NASA grants allow Texas State to explore the future of construction on the moon and Mars
- Texas State has record-breaking year for NSF CAREER award recipients
- North to Alaska, Bobcat finds her first teaching job an adventure above the Arctic Circle
- Kristina Collins honored with NAGC Early Leader Award
- Distinguished alumna honored with Executive Leaders Award
- Tips for helping children with ASD enjoy the happy holidays
- Texas State University presents Sally Wittliff with first Patron of the Arts and Humanities Award
- Joseph Laycock discusses exorcism, religious studies with Big Ideas TXST
- TSUS Regent, Texas State Alumna Nicki Harle to address fall 2021 commencement
- NIH grant to fund study of yoga's impact on controlling high blood pressure
- Colegrove honored with The Council on Anthropology and Education's 2021 Outstanding Book Award
- Texas State curator writes children’s book to benefit Center for Archaeological Studies
November
- Graduate College Selects 2021-2022 Outstanding Mentor and Master’s Thesis Awards Recipients
- Early Chiquihuite Cave 'artifacts' likely natural in origin
- The average person’s daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too
- Texas State Students receive Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award
- How to gather safely during the holidays - a Q&A with Dr. Rodney Rohde
- Texas State recipients honored with 4 TSUS Regents' Awards for 2022
- Graduate College holds annual 3MT competition
- Texas State University Announces Matthew Carmichael as the Next Chief of Police
- Texas State's Rodney Rohde named ASCP Career Ambassador
- Texas State named one of 'Best Green Colleges' by Princeton Review for 2022
- NIH grant seeks to identify common links between OCD, depression to foster new treatments
- Newsweek names Texas State among America's Best Online Learning Schools for 2022
- Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products
- U.S. Department of Justice grant to help create victim service center at Texas State
- Texas State to rename two residence halls on San Marcos Campus
- Fraternity & Sorority Life Community serves San Marcos area
- Graduate student wins National Academy of Medicine award for research on Dementia smart homes advancements
- STEAM-AGED aims to increase underrepresented students pursuing agriculture degrees, careers
- Clemente Guzman’s celebration of river life selected for 2021 Texas Book Festival poster art
- Texas State professor in the running for $100,000 research prize in Hyperspace Challenge
- Author Phillip B. Williams to hold reading, book signing at KAP Literary Center
- Kim Rossmo discusses geographic profiling with Big Ideas TXST
- What is herd immunity? A public health expert and a medical laboratory scientist explain
- The average person’s daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too
October
- Texas State researchers to explore state-of-the-art lossy compression
- Texas State degree in dance ranked 18th in nation in 2022; No. 1 in Texas
- 2021 Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award winners to be honored on campus
- Somos Tejas State creates student support fund to aid Hispanic and Latinx students
- Texas State University’s economic impact creates $2 billion in activity and more than 16,000 jobs in Texas
- ALERRT Center awarded $9.8 million Department of Justice grant
- Common Experience to host Michelle Obama in Conversation livestream event
- THECB approves new B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Texas State lands grant to promote STEM success among Hispanic, low-income students
- 'Step Up for State' online fundraising event returns for 2021
- Faculty and Students unite to decrease Texas State's carbon footprint
- Official White House Christmas ornament features LBJ, Voting Rights Act
- Texas State University honors newest heroes
- Hispanic Outlook ranks Texas State among 2021 Top 100 universities for Hispanics
- Discourse in Democracy hosts director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Austin
- Gulf Research Program awards Lauren Fuess Early-Career Research Fellowship
- Texas State, Action Behavior Centers partner for education of autism specialists
- College of Education's Baumgartner wins 2021 AAACE Cyril O. Houle Award
- Meadows Center, CTGCD host Little Cypress/Krause Springs Study meeting
- Texas State University launches NEXT IS NOW capital campaign
- Texas State to rename two streets on Round Rock Campus
- Maureen Keeley honored with NCA's Bernard J. Brommel Award
- Kaitlin Hopkins discusses musical theatre with Big Ideas TXST
September
- Dell, Texas State partner on high-speed computing case study
- Texas State welcomes Fulbright Israel Master's Outreach Fellow
- Texas State's bachelor of science in nursing program named No. 2 in state
- Texas State honored by Texas Veterans Commission with gold award
- Bobcat Cares awards $40 million in emergency grants to students for fall 2021
- Kali Fajardo-Anstine named Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State
- How the Satanic Temple is using ‘abortion rituals’ to claim religious liberty against the Texas’ ‘heartbeat bill’
- Texas State named one of 'Best 387 Colleges' by Princeton Review for 2022
- U.S. News lists Texas State among Best National Universities for 2021
- Computer Science Majors complete summer internship with the Department of Homeland Security
- Texas State honors 2 Distinguished Alumni, 1 Rising Star for 2021
- Communication Studies professor spreads awareness of wildland fires
- Texas State marks 10 Years as Hispanic Serving Institution
- Dr. Johnny E. Brown remembers the challenges of being Texas State’s first Black student-athlete
- Undergraduates study eye development in blind salamanders under NSF grant
- Buying groceries isn’t a problem just for the poor – middle-class millennials like me with student debt have trouble too
- Texas State announces new associate vice president for student affairs
- Erika Nielson discusses Common Experience with Big Ideas TXST
- Former U.S. Commission on Civil Rights chair to deliver Constitution Day lecture
- Texas State sets record for freshman enrollment for fall 2021
- Board of Regents chairman appoints advisory committee for Texas State University presidential search
August
- Texas State breaks ground on Infrastructure Research Laboratory
- Infrastructure Research Laboratory to enable cutting-edge concrete research
- Texas State students study entrepreneurship and participate in European Innovation Academy without leaving home
- Greater Texas Foundation grant funds study into community college student success
- 19th Annual Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration to host tribute to José Rivera
- Research finds analytic thinkers more receptive to cosmetic surgery
- Construction and renovations enhance Texas State campuses and community
- Texas State University President Denise M. Trauth Announces Retirement
- Texas State faculty, staff honored during Fall 2021 Convocation
- Texas State announces Bobcat Cares emergency assistance for fall semester
- 'Celestial Sleuth' corrects historical record on gegenschein discovery
- Live Oak Hall groundbreaking ushers in new film sound stage, TV studio
- TSUS Regents honor former Texas State VP for Student Affairs Joanne Smith
- Colleges are using federal stimulus money to clear students’ past-due debts – an economist answers five questions
- How stigma, anxiety and other psychological factors can contribute to food insecurity
- Two theatre alumni lend talents to Martin Scorsese’s newest film
- Texas School Safety Center researches COVID-19 impacts on K-12 emergency planning
- NSF CAREER grant supports research into fungal diseases decimating amphibians
- Communication Studies professor looks at how presenteeism affects workers and work places
- Nick Dornak discusses Clean Coast Texas Collaborative with Big Ideas TXST
July
- Texas State prepares for summer 2021 commencement events
- Effects of childhood adversity linger during college years
- Texas State announces faculty promotions, tenure for 2021
- US is split between the vaccinated and unvaccinated – and deaths and hospitalizations reflect this divide
- Canceling student loan debt will barely boost the economy, but a targeted approach could help certain groups
- Alumna is inaugural recipient of diversity and inclusion award
- NASA MUREP grant to fund study of Great Lakes vulnerability to global change
- For some craft beer drinkers, less can mean more
- Texas State, UT-Austin land NSF grant for Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly
- Summer 2021 issue of Hillviews available only online
- Texas State leads national group to improve equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- Graduate student earns Best Short Film award at international film festival
- What is child care insecurity? 2 social scientists explain
- Bobcat is the first woman to head weightlifting federation
- Legislature establishes research center of excellence to promote health, economic resiliency
- Dr. Jeffery Helgeson named 2021 Teaching Award of Honor recipient by Alumni Association
- Texas State University announces first recipient of Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professorship
- Author Jennifer duBois discusses her career, creative process with Big Ideas TXST
- Military Times ranks Texas State among 2021 Best for Vets Colleges
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taps Texas State to study native, invasive species in state waterways
- Meals for Vets provides free meals to student veterans
- Political science graduate puts her skills to the test as Hawaii legislator
June
- 5 children’s books that teach valuable engineering lessons
- Winners of the Third Annual Texas State New Ventures Competition Announced
- National Science Foundation grant establishes REU site in advanced manufacturing
- This Pride Month, alumna Maj. Kiersten Thompson celebrates her ability to serve openly
- Fungal infections worldwide are becoming resistant to drugs and more deadly
- Texas State's Eve Berger discusses NASA asteroid sample return mission
- 'Sunk cost fallacy' contributing to unexpected spike in London air pollution
- Texas State's Drewery, Shi named 2021 USDA E. Kika De La Garza Fellows
- Agricultural Mechanics bachelor’s degree makes its return to Texas State
- Dancers take to outdoor stage for first Semilla Fest
- Graduate students research history behind Austin’s first gay-friendly public space
- World religions share more in common than not, if only one looks closely
- What’s a 100-year flood? A hydrologist explains
- Texas State University Celebrates Juneteenth
- Arianna Apodaca named LBJ Outstanding Senior Student at Texas State
- Bringing joy back to the classroom and supporting stressed kids – what summer school looks like in 2021
- Study warns Texas must address future of groundwater policy
- NIH program to prep Texas State graduates to make leap to doctoral programs
- Lack of burial space is changing age-old funeral practices, and in Japan ‘tree burials’ are gaining in popularity
- Computer Science doctoral students earn notable industry internships
- Study.com names Texas State's public administration degree among best in nation
- Study.com names Texas State's digital media degree among best in nation
- Texas State's O'Malley voted president-elect of TACTE
- Texas School Safety Center celebrates commitment of school personnel during pandemic
- Governor Abbott appoints two Texas State students to education boards
- Katherine Warnell, Jennifer Clegg discuss how children learn to lie with Big Ideas TXST
May
- School of Music plays host to 11th Texas State International Piano Festival
- Tanaka awarded NSF CAREER grant for higher algebra, symplectic geometry research
- Eric Sarmiento named Early-Career Research Fellow by Gulf Research Program
- Texas State, Ascension Seton Williamson collaborate to open sleep center
- Biology doctoral student from Ecuador wins two national fellowships
- Study.com names Texas State's public relations degree among best in nation
- Texas State to rename buildings, streets to honor distinguished Latinx, Black individuals
- Indians are forced to change rituals for their dead as COVID-19 rages through cities and villages
- The Office of Distance and Extended Learning earns excellence award
- TSUS names 4 from Texas State as Regents' Award recipients
- Cassells, Datchuk named Poet Laureate, Three-Dimensional Artist of Texas
- Texas State hosts international conference on spatial literary studies
- Assistant dance professor selected for Harvard’s virtual summer research seminar
- Texas State students join international Hackathon competition
- Zero waste automated hydroponic/aquaponic lab merges student retention with research
- Texas State students earn 15 P.E.O. International Peace Scholarships
- Three Texas State faculty accepted into Texas Academic Leadership Academy
- Texas State psychology professors and students study how and why youngsters lie
- Texas State announces Bobcat Cares emergency assistance for summer, fall semesters
- Texas State senior leads research on climate change impact in aquaria
- Texas State to host in-person, socially distanced spring 2021 commencement
- Texas artist Ira Kennedy brings dream landscapes to life
- Spring 2021 issue of Hillviews available online
- Merritt Drewery discusses use of fly larvae as livestock feed with Big Ideas TXST
- USDA grant seeks to improve measurement of food insecurity for Latinx households
April
- Texas State named among top institutions for social impact for third consecutive year
- Todd Hudnall named fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
- Alumnus Dr. Jason Wiersema found mentor, passion for forensic anthropology at Texas State
- Beale-Rivaya named NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in Humanities for 2021-2024
- Texas State ranked in top 6.3% of universities worldwide by CWUR
- Naomi Shihab Nye elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
- Molly Miranker: Geography doctoral student receives prestigious award
- Meadows Center, General Land Office launch Clean Coast Texas Collaborative
- Texas State, Lone Star College launch partnership for elementary teacher education
- Texas State University community responds to Derek Chauvin trial
- Arzu Ari named chair of International Education Recognition System
- Chauvin conviction: 2 things to know about jury bias and 2 ways to reduce it
- Teaching STEM -- How ‘Charlotte’s Web’ can teach third graders about the engineering process
- Jessica T. Brown champions mission to expand BIPOC access to environmentalism
- Texas State, Hays County partner for mass vaccination event
- Bobcat’s documentary nominated for award named after film’s subject
- Texas State aims to boost entrepreneurship with 1 Million Cups
- Fly larvae studied as potentially novel livestock feed under USDA grant
- NEH awards grant for archaeology rock art project in the Lower Pecos
- Texas State's Gregg Marshall reappointed to Texas Board of Respiratory Care
- Carlton Fong honored by Association for Psychological Science
- Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award announces three winning titles
- Student Leadership Council spearheads food drive on Round Rock Campus
- Texas State anthropology to map Black cemetery
- Texas State students receive NSF graduate research fellowships
- Texas State Students Win Big at Model UN
- Study.com names Texas State's advertising degree among best in nation
- Symposium honors Distinguished Alumnus Tino Villanueva
- Matthew McAllister discusses intermittent fasting with Big Ideas TXST
- Communication Disorders partners with Austin Smiles to train speech therapists in El Salvador
- Texas State to host virtual State of Black Design Conference
- Virtual reality training prepares first responders for crisis events
- Texas State's Martin Burtscher tackles computational challenge of modeling plasma torch
- Araceli Martinez-Ortiz named NASA Minority Serving Institution Fellow
March
- Speech and Debate Team members win individual honors in back-to-back tournaments
- Computer Science taking a bigger byte of enrollment
- U.S. News lists 11 Texas State graduate programs among best in nation for 2022
- Texas State, Be The Match partner for bone marrow registry campaign
- Wittliff Collections remembers Larry McMurtry, legendary author of "Lonesome Dove"
- NASA extends research program with $2.8 million grant to Texas State
- Alumna appointed as Director of President’s Commission on White House Fellowships
- Geography junior accepted into the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Internship Cohort
- Texas State holds first COVID-19 vaccination clinic
- Geography senior receives Research Fellowship by the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
- Excelencia study examines impact of 25 years of Hispanic Serving Institutions
- The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Where ideas can become a business venture
- Texas State University designated "Voter Friendly Campus"
- Healthcare administration senior wins national essay contest on improving healthcare
- Data shows higher retention rates among students receiving Bobcat CARES aid
- Texas State rallies together during unprecedented winter storm
- TXST alumna addresses lupus treatment and diagnostic disparities among black and brown women
- 1.5 million grant aims to help former students return to college to complete degrees
- Chia-Chia Lin wins 2020 Clark Fiction Prize for 'The Unpassing'
- Motivation is a key factor in whether students cheat
- Richard Castro honored with Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award
- Dr. Rodney Rohde, chair of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, answers timely questions
- Graduate student enrollment up at Texas State for spring 2021
- Texas State Bobcat makes impact as an Inclusion Educator & Consultant
- Medical anthropologist Emily Brunson discusses challenges of COVID vaccination with Big Ideas TXST
February
- Texas State named among nation's top 'military friendly' schools for 2021-2022
- Why herd immunity may be impossible without vaccinating children against COVID-19
- Study shows responsive partner can bridge sexual disconnect in romantic relationships
- NSF CAREER grant fosters research into quantum dot qubits
- Researchers discover new role of protein in sumoylation and regulating DNA damage repair
- Stream Team program celebrates 30 years of citizen science, stewardship of Texas waterways
- Texas State announces $6.5 million in emergency grants for students
- STAR Park's Quantum Materials Corp lands $15 million private equity investment
- Texas State selected to join project to foster equity in community college transfers
- Former Bobcat Spergon Wynn remembers his NFL days, treasures his days as quarterback dad
- Enormous lungfish genome reveals secrets of earliest animals to conquer land
- Cynthia Hernandez takes over as Vice President for Student Affairs
- Texas State Round Rock Campus to host free drive-through COVID testing
- Rebecca Creek founder Steve Ison discusses opening a distillery with Big Ideas TXST
January
- Nursing faculty and students help out with COVID-19 vaccination clinics
- Nutrition professor’s research seeks to expand how the government measures food insecurity
- NSF grant fosters research into participation of minority women in STEM fields
- Kinney serves as mental health community liaison for UPD
- Study examines whether Fort Stockton can reclaim title as "Spring City" of Texas
- Application period open for Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professorship
- Voters are starting to act like hard-core sports fans – with dangerous repercussions for democracy
- ACCEYSS Network opens university-community resource center
- USBR grant funds research into contaminant detection for water reclamation systems
- Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment
- 3eX-Ag program aims to increase underrepresented students in grad programs via USDA grant
- Researchers identify genetics behind male ornamentation in swordtail fish
- Texas State hosts virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Celebration
- Texas State hosts 31st annual hostage negotiation competition
- Researchers outline lessons to be learned from ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
- Wittliff music curator Hector Saldaña discusses rich legacy of Texas music with Big Ideas TXST