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Psychology Department in the Center for Sciences and Innovation Building

Questioning psych’s place in STEM is ridiculous

Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist November 2, 2023

Today’s breaking news includes a bunch of 20-year-olds using an anonymous Google Form to fight about whether or not psychology is a STEM major, so let’s bring the debate into a more formal environment....

“Driven, silly and busy,” Shauna Odum takes on the world of neuroscience

“Driven, silly and busy,” Shauna Odum takes on the world of neuroscience

Catherine Zarr, Pulse Editor January 26, 2023

Senior Shauna Odum is a researcher, Criminal Minds fanatic and self-described “STEM girlie.” She has always been fascinated by all things science, so a neuroscience major was the perfect fit. “I...

Students in the CSI cube studying late at night.

The academic exodus: why are so many students switching out of STEM?

Culture surrounding STEM may be causing students to switch to humanities or social sciences
Ava Gleason, Pulse Editor October 13, 2022

It’s 3 a.m. and all lights on campus are out, except for one building: CSI. CSI, aka Marrs McLean Science Center and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is home to the “hard” sciences...

Photo credit: Gracen Hoyle

“Useless” degrees: Not so useless after all

Julian Valdez September 3, 2020
Why I chose to become a philosophy major
Breakdown of STEM programs, departments shows disparity

Breakdown of STEM programs, departments shows disparity

Jolie Francis October 30, 2019
40 percent of STEM students are racial or ethnic minorities, 36 percent in engineering & physics
Barbara Schaal Photo credit: Matthew Claybrook

Lecturer urges scientists to diversify

Gabriella Garriga October 3, 2019
Schaal highlights the importance of science communication at TU
World-wide concerns for international students

World-wide concerns for international students

Robert Seese February 15, 2018

As of the 2017 fall semester, Trinity enrolled 141 international students from 42 different countries. International students, in this case, are students who are citizens of other countries and are studying...

Tuition, grants, donations fund departments

Tuition, grants, donations fund departments

Bobby Watson February 7, 2018

Trinity spent a total of $62,510,000 in academic areas for the 2016-2017 school year. Of that total, instructional services and research received $48,776,000, and academic support services received $13,734,000,...

Trinity visits Rice University for GCURS presentation

Dominic Walsh November 8, 2017

Last Saturday, several Trinity students presented their research at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS), which is an annual research conference at Rice University with 10 sections ranging...

A lecture panel encourages biology majors to pursue careers in fields outside of medical and research fields. Photo by Andrea Nebhut

Taking a biology major beyond med school

Meredith Goshell October 3, 2017

Biology department hosted an event titled "Biology Department Seminar: Diverse Career Paths in Biology," on Monday, Sept. 25. In academic settings, biology students are often exposed to careers that...

Upcoming events through Trinitys Humanities Collective. Graphic by Tyler Herron

Newly formed Humanities Collective promotes interdisciplinary learning

Meredith Goshell October 2, 2017

In the spring of last year, faculty members from various humanities disciplines got together and created the Humanities Collective. The Collective was created as an attempt to highlight and promote events...

Students gather in a cave without a name for a presentation. photo by Dinda Lehrmann

Geology department explores the Cave Without a Name

Dominic Walsh September 27, 2017

A group of Trinity geology majors led by Daniel Lehrmann, the Gertrude and Walter Pyron Professor of the geosciences department, recently attended the fourth annual Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop at the Cave...

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