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| FEDERAL FUNDS FUEL CRITICAL TXST CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AND SOLAR ENERGY RELIABILITY PROJECT |
| Texas is becoming hotter and dryer. Preserving Texas aquifers is critical for the future of Texas, which is undergoing climate change coupled with rapid development. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at TXST launched a project to study the impact of climate change on Texas water resources. Natural disasters can cause power grid disturbances and blackouts that severely impact vulnerable communities not just in Texas, but across the country. The Ingram School of Engineering at TXST was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to promote solar energy and energy storage to ensure reliable energy supply during power failures. |
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Bobcats work with Finnish students for Design X Cultures project
Twenty-one TXST students in a Design X Cultures (design across cultures) course collaborated with students from Oulu University of Applied Sciences in Finland. Students worked in teams using art, design, and entrepreneurship principles to create products and services that addresses climate change, demographics, and technological breakthroughs.
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TXST professor enhancing safety for older adults through technology
Older adults who live alone are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of a fall. A TXST professor was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to create an app that detects and prevents falls. The project combines an algorithm that tracks movement with smartwatches and data from a camera system to pinpoint the fall risk.
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Feeding insects to cattle could make food production more sustainable
The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Livestock producers are looking for ways to increase their output while minimizing the environmental impacts of agricultural production. Graduate student Kayra Tasci is shown here holding one possible solution: dried black soldier fly larvae. Substituting grains in animal feed with new ingredients frees up more farmland to grow crops.
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Celebrating President Denise Trauth’s legacy
The first female president in the university’s more than 100 year history is retiring after 20 years at Texas State University. As we prepare to welcome Dr. Kelly Damphousse as TXST’s 10th president on July 1, 2022, we reflect on the many ways Dr. Denise Trauth’s leadership has elevated the university.
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