Year In Review: Texas State University News

Washington Post: “Texas struggles to keep pace as thirst for water intensifies,” featuring Dr. Robert Mace with The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment (June)

Washington Post: “Build the wall? It could take at least 10 years, even with 10,000 workers,” featuring Dr. Gary Winek from the College of Science and Engineering (January)

Washington Post: “Pork industry soon will have more power over meat inspections,” featuring research by Dr. Celeste Monforton from the College of Education and Dr. Phillip W. Vaughan from the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (April)

Washington Post: “To help police respond better to active attacks, these students volunteer to shoot at them for class credit,” featuring the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center (July)

Washington Post: “Zombie debt: How collectors trick consumers into reviving dead debts,” featuring a paper by Dr. Marc McAllister from the McCoy College of Business (August)

Washington Post: “From ‘my generals’ to ‘my Kevin,’ Trump’s preferred possessive can be a sign of affection or control,” featuring Dr. Ann Burnette from the College of Fine Arts and Communication (September)

Washington Post: “Bill Wittliff, Lonesome Dove co-screenwriter, dies at 79,” featuring the Wittliff Collections (July)

NPR: “So ... Does American TV Ever Mention Africa?,” featuring Dr. Augustine Agwuele, a linguist in the College of Liberal Arts who studies how cultural content and worldviews are exchanged (March)

NPR: “After Grim Deaths In The Borderlands, An Effort To Find Out Who Migrants Were,” featuring Dr. Kate Spradley and Operation ID in the College of Liberal Arts (May)

NPR All Things Considered Podcast: “Operation Identification Helps Repatriate Remains Of Migrants Who Don't Make It,” featuring Dr. Kate Spradley and Operation ID in the College of Liberal Arts (May)

Forbes: “What has the moon go to do with D-Day? As it turns out, everything,” featuring Dr. Donald Olson, Regents Professor Emeritus from the College of Science and Engineering (June)

Forbes: “If China Bans Exports Of Rare Earths To US, A Texas Startup With Vital Tech Has A Pawn To Play,” featuring Texas State as “known for materials engineering” in the Texas Innovation Corridor (August)

Forbes: “Engineering ethics isn’t always black and white,” featuring Dr. Karl Stephan from the College of Science and Engineering (August)

Forbes: “Is social media the best place to get fitness and health advice?” featuring Dr. Tricia J. Burke from the College of Fine Arts and Communication (November)

Forbes: “How companies can commit to their core values,” featuring Texas State University’s value statement (November)

Forbes: “Tech entrepreneur is making the world safe for her daughter,” featuring tests of new technology by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center (December)

Psychology Today: “Why Everyone Should Be Concerned About Adolescent Vaping,” featuring Dr. Ty Schepis in the College of Applied Arts (July)

Psychology Today: “Back in the News: Adolescents and Vaping,” featuring Dr. Ty Schepis in the College of Applied Arts (August)

Psychology Today: “Understanding the Opioid Crisis in the United States,” a series featuring Dr. Ty Schepis in the College of Applied Arts (Part One in August; Part Two in September; Part Three in October)

Psychology Today: “How to Help Your Family Thrive: The Essentials,” featuring Dr. Cheryl Fulton from the College of Education (October)

NBC News: “How to talk to your kids about weight,” featuring Dr. Nicole Taylor from the College of Liberal Arts (September)

NBC Better: “September is the new January: Here’s how to set and tackle big goals this fall,” featuring Dr. Cheryl Fulton from the College of Education (September)

NBC Better: “How to talk to your kids about weight,” featuring Dr. Nicole Taylor from the College of Liberal Arts (September)

The New York Times: "How A.I. Helped Improve Crowd Counting in Hong Kong Protests," featuring Dr. Edwin Chow from the College of Liberal Arts (July)

The New York Times: "A Flamboyant Talk Show Host Finds Himself Embroiled in Controversy," featuring Jennifer Dubois from the College of Liberal Arts (April)

The New York Times: "Poem: Sometimes There Is a Day," featuring Naomi Shihab Nye from the College of Liberal Arts (April) 

Fox News: “Texas struggles to keep pace as thirst for water intensifies,” featuring Dr. Robert Mace with The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment (June)

Fox Business: “After El Paso Walmart shooting, advice for retailers from security experts,” featuring Dr. Pete Blair, professor of criminal justice and executive director of the Advance Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center (August)

USA Today: “'No guilt, no remorse, no empathy.' Criminal profilers say Jake Patterson case stands out,” featuring the Dr. Kim Rossmo from the College of Applied Arts, director of the Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation in the Department of Criminal Justice (February)

USA Today: “A worker's death at a Detroit arena was called a suicide. Some safety experts disagree,” featuring Dr. Celeste Monforton from the College of Education, who lectures about public health and spent 11 years at federal OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration in Washington, D.C. (April)

Yahoo Lifestyle: “5 Easy Ways to Unplug From Technology as a Family,” featuring Dr. Jon Lasser from the College of Education (October)

Yahoo News: “Superbug Outbreak Hits Neonatal Unit at Pittsburgh Hospital,” featuring Dr. Rodney Rohde from the College of Health Professions (July)

Yahoo News: “Terror attacks like El Paso aim to topple the government, experts say,” featuring Louie Dean Valencia-García from the College of Liberal Arts (August)

Bustle: “Mental Health Illustrations on Instagram Create Community,” featuring Dr. Nicole Taylor from the College of Liberal Arts (October)

Bustle: “How to use your phone more mindfully in 9 simple steps,” featuring Dr. Nicole Taylor from the College of Liberal Arts (October)

Bustle: “What Happens to Your Brain When You Swipe Right On Dating Apps,” featuring Jessica James from the College of Fine Arts and Communication (October)

Science Focus: “‘War on drugs’ is driving deforestation,” featuring Dr. Jennifer Devine from the College of Liberal Arts (November)

Bloomberg: “This Millennial Adviser Says Her Generation Is Headed for a Fall,” featuring Texas State graduate Adunola Adeshola (July)

U.S. News & World Report: “ADHD Medications Can Cause These Side Effects,” featuring Dr. Ty Schepis in the College of Applied Arts (May)

CNN International: “Run, hide, fight' has become a mantra for how to act during a mass shooting. Here's what it really involves,” featuring Dr. Pete Blair, executive director for Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training at Texas State (May)

The Atlantic: “What People Actually Say Before They Die,” featuring Dr. Maureen Keeley from the College of Fine Arts and Communication (January)

CNBC: “Want to live a happy and resilient life? Science agrees this is the 1 type of friend you need to have,” featuring research by Dr. Natalie Ceballos from the College of Liberal Arts (March)

Esquire: “Inside the Four-Year Forensic Search to Give One Migrant Family an Answer,” featuring Dr. Kate Spradley in the College of Liberal Arts (September)

Parents: “5 Easy Ways to Unplug from Technology as a Family,” featuring Dr. Jon Lasser from the College of Education (October) This article also appeared in Yahoo Lifestyle.

Science Channel: The archaeological work of Dr. Christina Conlee in Peru was featured on a Science Channel show about the Nazca Lines, the mysterious symbols carved into a remote desert.