TXST finance expert explains why inflation will likely stay high regardless of the midterms
“Soaring inflation is the top issue for a lot of voters... Republican candidates are taking full advantage of voter concern about inflation by hammering Democrats on the issue and pushing their own ideas to fight inflation... As a finance and economics expert, I have studied inflation, what causes it and what can bring it down. That’s why I doubt a Republican Congress would have much, if any, effect on inflation,” says Dr. William Chittenden, associate professor of finance.
Texas State studies impact of fire on human bodies to improve forensic investigations
A TXST team is researching how an array of factors can impact burn patterns and skeletal destruction in fires to improve how evidence is analyzed in forensic investigations. The study is supported by a $1 million federal grant to the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State. Federal Grant Aids Fire Study
Newly released Cormac McCarthy archives now open at TXST Wittliff Collections
Famed author Cormac McCarthy recently published The Passenger, his first new book since his novel The Road won the Pulitzer Prize 15 years ago. Scholars from around the world have traveled to TXST to study the legendary author’s archives, housed in The Wittliff Collections. TXST Archives Literary Treasures
ALERRT awarded $9.8 million for active shooter scenario training for first responders
The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State received a $9.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Preparing for Active Shooter Situations program. Active Shooter Response Training
TXST University Marketing wins top national honors
Texas State’s Office of University Marketing has been named “Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year” by the American Marketing Association at its 2022 Symposium for Higher Education, in recognition of the team’s success launching the TXST NEXT brand campaign. Honors for TXST Marketing
