October 08, 2025 

News worth sharing from Texas Christian University

A love of the universe that began on a fourth-grade field trip took the TCU alumna into space aboard the Polaris Dawn in 2024, and now even farther. After the historic 2024 mission, Menon was chosen for NASA’s 24th Astronaut Class, one of 10 selected from more than 8,000 applicants. Next steps include two years of training, after which the astronauts will be eligible for flight assignments to low Earth orbit, the moon and Mars.

CBS Texas earned the nomination for a series on TCU medical school’s iron pill research as part of the Tarrant County Maternal Health Coalition to address high infant and maternal mortality rates in Fort Worth.

Andrew Ledbetter, TCU communication studies chair, has done years of research on Taylor Swift's storytelling –and her new album supports his work: Every song is part of one cinematic universe.

Athletics Are ‘Much More Than a Game’

Playing on a global stage in Dublin next year is strengthening TCU’s bilateral relationships today. Leading up to the 2026 Aer Lingus College Football Classic, the Irish Minister of State at the Department of Foreign affairs and trade was on campus for a discussion on sports diplomacy and the greater impact of this game. 

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