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Despite season-ending injuries, Glover excelled on court, in classroom
11/12/25
Despite suffering two season-ending knee injuries, Texas Woman's basketball player Kayla Glover showed mental fortitude and discipline in returning to the court and graduating in three years with her undergraduate degree. Her personal experience with injury inspired her goal of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, and she is working on her master's degree in sport management.
Prof’s experience as first-gen student raised expectations, fueled goals
11/6/25
Texas Woman’s assistant professor Lou Ann Hintz, a first-generation college student, was inspired to pursue higher education and a career in occupational therapy by her family's encouragement and a formative childhood experience. She earned multiple degrees from TWU, worked as an occupational therapist for over 20 years and returned to the university as a professor.
After groundbreaking research on walking, her next step was leadership
10/9/25
Catrine Tudor-Locke, a renowned walking behavior researcher, transitioned to administration after achieving significant success as an academic. Now as the dean of TWU's College of Health Sciences she looks forward to this new chapter in her career, hoping it will be her most rewarding yet.
Support group is Rx for professor’s heart condition
9/8/25
For his community work, Wayne Brewer, a professor in the School of Physical Therapy, will receive the Heartfelt Hero Award from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), a multidisciplinary organization working to improve and expand heart failure care through collaboration, education, research, innovation and advocacy. In partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital, Brewer founded a heart failure support group that has impacted hundreds of people.
New anesthesia rule gives boost to dental hygienists
7/17/25
Texas Woman's graduate Sabrina Vaughan is part of the first cohort of Texas dental hygiene graduates eligible for certification in local infiltration anesthesia, a ruling adopted in May 2024 by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners. Starting in fall 2025, senior students at TWU will gain hands-on experience administering local infiltration anesthesia under dentist supervision, marking a significant milestone for the profession.