Research

Dr. William Kuracina Explores Indian Politics in New Book
Dr. William F. Kuracina, associate professor and head of the Department of History, recently published a research monograph. The piece, titled Politics and Left Unity in India: The United Front in Late Colonial India, challenges contemporary understanding about the struggle…

A&M-Commerce Students Receive Awards at TAMU System Pathways Symposium
Forty-one students from A&M-Commerce recently attended the Texas A&M University System's 14th Annual Pathways Symposium, hosted by Tarleton State University, and thirteen of those received research awards.
The Symposium is open to all Texas A&M University System students, with separate…

Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Information Systems Receives Grant
Jinoh Kim, Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Information Systems, was recently awarded a $50,000.00 grant for his research entitled, “Research on Intelligent Analysis Technology of Abnormal Network Traffic on Cloud Environment.” The grant was given provided by the Electronics…

Texas A&M-Commerce Assistant Professor Named TCPEA’s 2017 Educator of the Year
Dr. Nathan R. Templeton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, has been named 2017's Educator of the Year by the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration (TCPEA).
Dr. Templeton has served as an Assistant Professor in the…

USDA Grant Awarded to School of Agriculture
Dr. Derald Harp, professor in the School of Agriculture, was awarded $92,966 in support of his research entitled, “Systematic Strategies to Manage Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, An Emerging Exotic Pest” by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The…
Bertulani to Chair Texas APS
Dr. Carlos Bertulani has been elected 2018 chair of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society (APS). The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding…

A&M-Commerce featured in Eduventures annual review of Competency-Based Education
Eduventures has surveyed more than 250 schools to assess their current or planned implementation of Competency-Based Education (CBE). The Institute for Competency-Based Education at A&M-Commerce completed this survey to continue the efforts to build critical evidence related to the effectiveness…

Competency-Based Education Program Partnership Creates Student Outcomes Metrics
The Institute for Competency-Based Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce recently partnered with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to create the CBE Student Outcomes Metrics (SOM) Framework. The framework developed by researchers Kelle Parsons (AIR) and Carlos Rivers (A&M-Commerce), defines…

Tech Titans Names Texas A&M University-Commerce a finalist for the Tech Titans of the Future – University Level Award
DALLAS – Tech Titans, the largest technology trade organization in Texas, has named Dr. Robynne Lock and A&M-Commerce's Studio Physics program a finalist in the Tech Titans of the Future – University Level Award category as part of the 17th…

Texas A&M University-Commerce, L3 Announce Electrical Engineering Partnership
Texas A&M University-Commerce and L3 Mission Integration announced today a major partnership to increase the number of electrical engineers available to regional industries.
L3's ISR Systems Sector and Mission Integration President Bruce Trego and Texas A&M University-Commerce President Dr. Ray…

Criminal Justice and Policing Reform Grant from Charles Koch Foundation
The Texas A&M University-Commerce psychology department has been awarded a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation. Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Curt Carlson and doctoral student Jane Bednarz, were endowed with a $4,500 Criminal Justice and Policing Reform Grant from…

University Receives Women in Physics National Science Foundation Grant
COMMERCE, TX—Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Dr. Robynne Lock, has joined a pilot program funded by the National Science Foundation that will focus on encouraging more women to pursue lucrative, in-demand careers in physics. The $3 million National Science…

Institutional Effectiveness Spring Series
This spring semester, the Department of Institutional Effectiveness combined efforts with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Innovation, the Office of Training and Development and other volunteers to offer a series of workshops and panels designed for Institutional Effectiveness Authors…

Coach Burton to Join NCAA Sleep and Wellness Task Force
Jason Burton, head women’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was invited to become a member of a special NCAA task force dealing with Sleep and Wellness. Representatives from scientific, higher education, and sports medicine organizations, along with representatives from…

Agriculture Student Awarded the National Wheat Foundation Jerry Minore Memorial Scholarship
Texas A&M University-Commerce sophomore, Travis Born was recently awarded the National Wheat Foundation Jerry Minore Memorial Scholarship in partnership with BASF Corporation.
Born (of Ferris, Texas) was awarded the scholarship at the Commodity Classic in San Antonio. The Jerry Minore…

ISACA North Texas Chapter Awards Scholarship Funds Four Years in a Row
The Department of Marketing & Business Analytics at Texas A&M University-Commerce has received a $2000 scholarship donation from the ISACA North Texas Chapter. This is the fourth time the department has received such funds.
This highly selective scholarship is awarded…

Graduate Students Win Big At Research Symposium
Four graduate students from Texas A&M University-Commerce have won awards at this year's Federation of North Texas Area Universities' Graduate Student Research Symposium, all in their respective categories: Education, Humanities, Social Sciences and Business; and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.…

Faculty Fellow Completes Project Year After Winning Award
Texas A&M University-Commerce Faculty Fellow Dr. Robynne Lock continues to be heavily engaged in her project entitled “Development of Studio Mode in Physics.” Studio Mode was implemented at this university beginning in Fall 2015 in University Physics I and II,…

Agribusiness Students Participate in 2017 Quiz Bowl
Interim Associate Director and Associate Professor of Agribusiness in the School of Agriculture, Dr. Jose Lopez, along with six Agribusiness students attended the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) 2017 Quiz Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, February 4-7, 2017, on a travel…

Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
Sixty-three lucky students from 51 different universities across the state of Texas participated in the “Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol” event which took place, March 28, in Austin. The event included a variety of activities for students, such…