January 29, 2026
Professor Cathy Cox from TCU’s Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering recently spoke about why our brains respond so strongly to nostalgia.
Featured in The Independent and syndicated on Yahoo News, Javier Granados Samayoa discussed findings from his recent study examining why some conspiracy beliefs are more likely than others to influence attitudes and behaviors.
Professor Cathy Cox from TCU’s Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering recently spoke about why our brains respond so strongly to nostalgia.
Sarah Hill, Ph.D, professor of psychology, contributed insights to an AOL article, “Eating Habits of People Who Grew Up Poor,” exploring how early life poverty continues to foster food preferences and mental associations around eating.
Yvonne Igodan ’14 (M.Ed. ’18), a College of Science & Engineering alumna and former TCU volleyball player (’10-’14), is now making her mark off the court through a different project: Pinned Pins, a licensed vendor of TCU lapel pins.
A professor at TCU since 2011, Naomi Ekas, Ph.D., now steps into the role of department chair of the department of psychology in the College of Science & Engineering.
Twenty-five years ago this month, a tragic event occurred that seemed to forever shift our culture: the mass shooting at Columbine High School. TCU psychology instructor Nur Cayirdag spoke to TCU News about how the event has impacted our culture and where we find ourselves today.
Embracing the chance to be immersed into a new culture, conduct research, and grow personally and professionally, Brooke Boisvert's Fulbright experience has profoundly shaped her path through medical school and beyond.
Sarah Hill, psychology professor, explains that while most industries are affected by economic downturns, the cosmetic industry is not one of them. This phenomenon has been named the "lipstick effect." Hill discusses why people spend more money on a class of non-essential goods when they have less disposable income.
October was first declared National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in 2011. It’s a time to highlight the important role of substance abuse prevention in both individual and community health, as well as an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to substance abuse. CSE's IBR and KPICD are working with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and other county juvenile probation departments on trying to prevent substance abuse in local and national communities.
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