TCU geology professor John Holbrook was published in the latest issue of Sedimentology for his groundbreaking research in the analysis of the origins of the Dockum Group strata, which make up the rocks of Texas’s Palo Duro Canyon. The paper, worked on in collaboration with his master’s student Sam Walker, highlights the role mega monsoonal flash floods play in creating this strata and why these rocks are vast sources to find early Mesozoic vertebrates.
Academic, Athlete, and Author: Cayla Prophater '24 Publishes Children's Book about Dental Hygiene
May 6, 2024
Cayla Prophater is a biology major, Pre-Health student, NCAA swimmer, president of the TCU Pre-Dental Club, and now, a published author. Her children's book “Stella the Shark Has a Toothache” was inspired from integral opportunities in and out of the classroom.