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Two Friday Frogs as part of OTD initiative

OTD Initiative Provides Hands-On Skills, Community Outreach

The Harris College Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program has kicked off their fieldwork curriculum with an opportunity to sharpen participation skills for young adults with Down syndrome in our community.

Two Friday Frogs as part of OTD initiative
Occupational Therapy / Harris College

OTD Initiative Provides Hands-On Skills, Community Outreach

Posted on Mar. 13, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

The Harris College Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program has kicked off their fieldwork curriculum with an opportunity to sharpen participation skills for young adults with Down syndrome in our community.

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The winners from the Harris College 2026 Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Communication Sciences & Disorders / Harris College / Research / Kinesiology

Harris College Students Display Research at 2026 Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Posted on Mar. 10, 2026, by Taylor Helmes

The annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences allows graduate students to showcase their research on a variety of topics, from human movement to juvenile justice.

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Harris College nursing students working with memory care residents at local senior living center
Nursing

Compassion and Conversation: TCU Nursing Students Care for Patients with Dementia

Posted on Mar. 03, 2026, by Kelli Lamers

TCU Nursing students visit residents in the memory care units of two local senior living facilities.

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Brooke Johnson ’24 and Ella Amis ’24, second-year speech-language pathology master’s students
Communication Sciences & Disorders

COSD Students, Researchers Bring Language, Literacy Expertise to Early Childhood Providers

Posted on Feb. 18, 2026

Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders graduate and undergraduate students partnered with faculty-led research labs to deliver a series of free professional development seminars for more than 150 child care professionals serving the Tarrant County area.

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Peter Weyand Locomotor
Kinesiology

Harris College Professor Explains What Makes Humans Fast

Posted on Feb. 02, 2026

A TCU kinesiology professor is breaking down the science behind human speed.

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Vicki Brooks, in white medical coat, stands between two flags at the White House
Nursing

Vicki Brooks Joins White House Panel on Rural Health

Posted on Jan. 23, 2026, by Kelli Lamers

Vicki Brooks was recently an invited guest of the White House to represent the rural nurse and rural nurse practitioner workforce, as well as TCU.

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Upgrades to Harris College Labs Aid in Research, Innovation

Posted on Dec. 11, 2025, by Melanie Stolze

Health care is a rapidly changing field, and TCU aims to provide students in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences every opportunity to engage in hands-on learning in state-of-the-art facilities. A trio of recent projects emphasizes this experience across multiple disciplines.

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TCU Nursing Student Recognized for Pediatric Oncology Fellowship

Posted on Dec. 09, 2025, by Melanie Stolze

The Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences has its first Flynn Fellow. TCU Nursing senior Ellie Coffey was recognized by the Flynn Foundation for her participation in the Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Fellowship program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

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TCU Nursing, Children's Health Research Partnership Earns National Recognition

Posted on Dec. 02, 2025, by Melanie Stolze

TCU and Children’s Health received the 2025 Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for their academic-clinical research partnership.

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