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Adiscovery by Tarleton’s Dr. Myoung-gwi Ryou and a team of Texas researchers could prevent brain death after cardiac arrest. The team’s findings are featured in the May issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to biomedical research.
The researchers found that protective enzymes are deactivated in the brain following cardiac arrest and CPR, but an intravenous infusion of pyruvate preserves their activities. The team’s research shows that pyruvate—a natural, energy-yielding fuel and antioxidant— prevents brain cell death after cardiac arrest.
Father-daughter scientists represent Tarleton at Research Day
Tarleton junior Kassie Marble is becoming a well-traveled scientist, presenting her research across the country. Her most recent stop was the Texas Legislature’s Undergraduate Research Day in April, where she shared how to collect ions and particles in a cylindrical Penning trap.
Kassie’s faculty mentor—and father—Dr. Daniel Marble, professor of physics at Tarleton and director of the Texas Physics Consortium, accompanied her.
The Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors, the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Inc., and the Texas Association of Community Colleges coordinate Undergraduate Research Day.
Dr. Marble said Kassie has presented her research on collecting ions and particles at the Texas State Meeting of Physics in San Antonio and at the Division of Nuclear Physics in Vancouver, where the keynote speaker cited her ideas as important findings in the field.
Giese wins top award at research conference in Poland
Two Tarleton students presented research at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland. One brought home top honors for his study on the nest survival of an endangered gamebird.
Jordan Giese, who recently finished his master’s degree in Tarleton’s Wildlife, Sustainability and Ecosystem Sciences program, received honors for the best oral presentation in the Animal Science Division at the 6th International Conference for Young Researchers. Graduate students and young scientists from universities worldwide participate in the annual event.
Jonathan Baker, an undergraduate student in the Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology, also presented at the conference.
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Tarleton partners with Air Force, TCU
Tarleton’s Texan Corps of Cadets has partnered with the U.S. Air Force and Texas Christian University to offer aerospace studies and an opportunity to commission in the Air Force.
Starting this fall, cadets can enroll in TCU’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) and compete for AFROTC scholarships while completing their degree at Tarleton. Depending on the course of study selected and completion of AFROTC requirements, cadets can graduate as commissioned second lieutenants in the Air Force.
Stephenville-based Flight Reach Productions (FRP)—owned by Tarleton senior Fisher Rinderknecht—took top prize in the school’s Entrepreneurs of Erath (EoErath) business plan contest.
Started in 2015, the biennial contest is open to startup and existing businesses as well as Tarleton students who write the best business plan. Competition consists of three rounds: the executive summary, formal business plan and a pitch before contest judges.
An aerial media company, FRP uses small, unmanned aircrafts (drones) for photography, videography and telemetry. Rinderknecht—owner, remote pilot and creative director—graduated from Tarleton in the spring with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Winners include (seated, l-r) first place, Fisher Rinderknecht, owner of Flight Reach Productions; second place, Steffani and Eric Oaks, owners of Von Drogo Kennels; and third place, Jahmicah Dawes and Jonathan Powell, operators of SlimPickins Outfitters. Tarleton President Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio (left) and MCC President Dr. Johnette McKown with Katie Billeaud, whose registration pushed Tarleton’s Waco single-semester enrollment to 1,000 students.
Tarleton student wins Entrepreneurs of Erath Tarleton celebrates Waco 1,000 student milestone
When Katie Billeaud enrolled at McLennan Community College, she knew she wanted to transfer her basic courses into a bachelor’s degree program at one of the six schools that make up MCC’s University Center. When she chose Tarleton, she didn’t know there’d be a party.
That celebration took place in April, recognizing that Katie’s registration pushed Tarleton’s Waco singlesemester enrollment to 1,000 students.
Tarleton’s march to 1,000 began when MCC invited the university to Waco 15 years ago to provide greater access to state-supported undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Today, Tarleton-Waco offers more than 30 degree opportunities as part of the MCC University Center, with a total spring enrollment of 1,012. Need more information? Check out these resources.
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texan facts
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Number of Tarleton graduate students who were part of a research team who found two threatened species of freshwater mussels in the Colorado River.
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Number of potential first-generation students from local area high schools that will benefit from a $2.1 million Upward Bound grant.
350,000
Amount of National Science Foundation grant that will fund undergraduate scientific research.
