TCU Magazine

01/11/2024

Some of the scariest sights from today’s Special Collections Spooky Open House exhibit in the Mary Couts Burnett Library.

Happy Halloween, Horned Frogs! 🧟 🎃 👻

30/10/2024

is one tough dude, having played through most of last season with a broken hand.

He’s also a man of eclectic tastes.

Get to know No. 6️⃣2️⃣ in our latest edition of Horned Frogs in Four Swipes.

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🎥 by Lily Margaret Greenway
📸 by Lily Margaret Greenway and Courtesy of the Bruno family

29/10/2024

Last Thursday evening, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion unveiled portraits honoring Charley and Kate Thorp, a formerly enslaved couple who helped shape the early days of AddRan Male and Female College — now TCU.

The works, created by 2022 Texas Artist of the Year, Letitia Huckaby, are the latest installment in TCU’s Portrait Project, which recognizes historically marginalized and underrepresented members of the Horned Frog community.

The portraits are on display in the first-floor lobby of The Harrison.

24/10/2024

A Throwback Thursday in honor of Spooky Season: Adam Baggs ’17 is not a zombie, but he’s played one in AMC’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 🧟‍♂️

TCU's assistant vice chancellor in advancement leveraged a Horned Frog connection to score a brief appearance on the Walking Dead.

23/10/2024

JaTravis Broughton’s five pass breakups are tied for the team lead through seven games. He also contributed a tackle in last week’s dominant defensive effort — a 13-7 win over his former team.

The senior cornerback is the subject of our latest Horned Frogs in Four Swipes.

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🎥 & 📸 by Lily Margaret Greenway

21/10/2024

From Savion Williams’ superb rushing night to the Frogs’ dominant defensive display, here are five takeaways from TCU Football’s Week 8 win at Utah.

From Savion Williams’ superb rushing night to another strong special teams outing, here are five takeaways from TCU’s Week 8 win at Utah.

19/10/2024

🌱 Can Probiotics Help After Antibiotics? 🦠

Antibiotics save lives but also wipe out the good bacteria in your gut, leaving you vulnerable to new problems.

Elisa Marroquín, TCU College of Science & Engineering assistant professor of nutritional sciences, is researching how probiotics can help restore microbiome balance after antibiotic treatment. 💊✨

Her work, featured by at least 39 national news outlets, including NBC and CNBC, could change how we think about gut health and recovery.

https://magazine.tcu.edu/endeavors-2024/probiotics-marroquin-antibiotics-microbiology/

17/10/2024

Brothers Devean and Markis Deal have been playing football together for nearly two decades, and now they both suit up for the Horned Frogs.

“Every once in a while, when we get called to go out there at the same time for a play, I’ll think, ‘It’s kind of awesome playing with my brother,’ ” Devean said.

Read more about Devean and Markis Deal’s journey to TCU in Lily Margaret Greenway’s latest student-athlete Q&A.

Brothers Devean and Markis Deal credit their work ethic to their parents, Nicki and Mike, who reflect on their sons’ shared football careers.

16/10/2024

TCU Neeley School of Business professor of operations management Tyson Browning studies the domino effect of punitive economic actions.

“When you have economic sanctions or boycotts, you end up affecting a lot of others either intentionally or unintentionally,” Browning said. “During a boycott, it’s not just hurting that company directly but all the other suppliers — from farmers to packing suppliers to transportation people.”

https://magazine.tcu.edu/endeavors-2024/supply-chain-boycott-consequences/

12/10/2024

As we wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month, take a moment to explore stories of impact and inspiration from our Horned Frog community. From personal journeys to research breakthroughs and musical moments, these stories highlight the strength and spirit of our diverse TCU family 💜🐸

TCU Magazine celebrates the achievements of our Hispanic community members, from community contributions to research breakthroughs and musical moments.

11/10/2024

We asked, and you shared your all-time favorite TCU sports memories — from the peculiar to the triumphant, the Alamo Bowl to Omaha.

Horned Frogs cite everything from the 2022 CFP semifinal win to a 1981 upset of Arkansas, which ended a 22-year losing streak to the Hogs.

10/10/2024

Researchers across TCU Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences are working to close gaps in health care access and outcomes for underserved patient populations.

“Most of the research done by our faculty is applied research,” said Christopher Watts, the Marilyn and Morgan Davies Dean of Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. “Our faculty are going out into the community to help real patients, which aligns with our vision for transforming health care.”

Faculty from TCU's Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences are conducting research on disparities in health care.

07/10/2024

Turnovers continue to haunt the Horned Frogs, but there were also positives to glean from last Friday’s loss to Houston. We break it all down in the latest edition of 𝘛𝘊𝘜 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦’s “5 Takeaways.”

Among the key takeaways from TCU Football's Week 6 loss to Houston: Turnovers continue to haunt the Horned Frogs.

07/10/2024

Get to know your 2024 TCU 🏈 captains: Josh Hoover, Savion Williams, Johnny Hodges, Bud Clark, Chase Curtis and Brent Matiscik.

Story by Lily Margaret Greenway.

https://magazine.tcu.edu/blogs/riff-ram-horned-frogs-huddle/meet-the-captains-tcu-football/

05/10/2024

Ballet folklórico dancers dazzled during Noche de las Ranas festivities in and around Amon G. Carter Stadium. 

¡Vamos Ranas! 🐸💃


📸 by Percise Windom

04/10/2024

TCU Athletics Hall of Famers Lisa Ford ‘90, Marcus Cannon ‘10, Helena Sverrisdottir ‘11 and Jason Coats ‘12 are among the seven 2024 inductees being honored at tonight’s football game against Houston.

Tom Hoge ‘11, David Walker ‘83 and former men’s tennis coach Bernard James “Tut” Bartzen join them in the Class of 2024. Congratulations to all!



📸 by Percise Windom

04/10/2024

Antoinette DeNapoli said taking a religion class in college changed her life forever.

Today, the John F. Weatherly Professor of Religion advances our understanding of female empowerment in patriarchal religions.

“I study women because I refuse to equate the male with normativity,” DeNapoli said. “I am committed to illuminating how being a woman makes a difference at the level of religious experience, practice, identity, authority and being. I am following in the footsteps of earlier feminist scholars of religion.”

TCU professor Antoinette DeNapoli has traveled extensively to South Asia to study the role of women in religion.

02/10/2024

ICYMI: TCU’s mariachi program, Mariachi Sangre Royal, aims to not only instruct students on how to play the music but be able to teach it themselves once they graduate 🎻🎶🪗

See the full video on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXMssdnk1k8&t=12s

01/10/2024

Among the key takeaways from TCU's Week 5 win over Kansas was running back Jeremy Payne's emergence.

The Missouri City, Texas, native helped power the Frogs to a season-high in rushing with his team-leading 65 yards on the ground.

Among the key developments from TCU Football's Week 5 win over Kansas: Running back Jeremy Payne's emergence.

28/09/2024

ICYMI: TCU Neeley School of Business alum Newy Scruggs ’23 EMBA has covered everything from the Texas Rangers’ World Series win to the Horned Frogs’ run in the College Football Playoff.

The NBC 5 anchor and sports director has won 15 Emmys in a decades-long career that’s taken him from South Carolina to Southern California, Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth.

“The Neeley school gave me confidence that has made me better at my job,” Scruggs said. “It was a tremendous education for me.”

Emmy-winning sportscaster Newy Scruggs mixes charisma with business acumen in a thriving on-camera career for Dallas-Fort Worth's NBC 5.

27/09/2024

In 2020, rare-books librarian Julie Christenson found mysterious pages recycled into a medieval manuscript; Ariel Feldman, the Rosalyn and Manny Rosenthal Professor of Jewish Studies at Brite Divinity School, unlocked their history and meaning.

https://magazine.tcu.edu/endeavors-2024/hebrew-rare-script-jewish-studies/

Ariel Feldman, a professor at Brite Divinity School, has written two articles on long-lost Jewish books in the TCU library collection.

25/09/2024

In a decades-long career that’s taken him from South Carolina to Southern California, 15-time Emmy winner and TCU Neeley School of Business alum Newy Scruggs ’23 EMBA blends a lifelong passion for sports with the art of storytelling.

Emmy-winning sportscaster Newy Scruggs mixes charisma with business acumen in a thriving on-camera career for Dallas-Fort Worth's NBC 5.

25/09/2024

TCU’s mariachi program, Mariachi Sangre Royal, trains students to perform and teach the traditional folk music born in the southwest Mexican state of Jalisco 🇲🇽 💃 🐸

Watch the full video on our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/4gA83z3

23/09/2024

In the latest edition of 𝘛𝘊𝘜 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦’s five takeaways, we break down the good, the bad and the ugly from the Frogs’ second loss and look ahead to a matchup with 1-3 Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium.

https://magazine.tcu.edu/blogs/riff-ram-horned-frogs-huddle/5-takeaways-from-tcu-smu/

23/09/2024

Newly named president and chief executive officer of NIKE, Inc., Elliott Hill ’86, and his wife Gina have long been generous to TCU and supportive of Horned Frog students.

The couple offers its Tuscan farmhouse to master’s candidates during the summers so they can develop their artistic voices.

“We want to inspire students to continue chasing their dreams and following their passion,” Hill said.

https://bit.ly/3LA4P0R

In Tuscany, artist Ben Loftis made use of the landscape, digging a nook into the side of a clay hill to house his body for a photographic work. Sarah Hunt created 75 small clay almonds and vessels to hold them, while Sheryl Anaya harvested plant matter to make dyes she used on fabric. Madi Ortega