ACU biology professor discovers new species of rat in Ecuador
Dr. Tom Lee, Clark Stevens Professor of Biology at Abilene Christian University, discovered a new rat species, Thomasomys burneoi, 2,500 meters above sea…
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Students help preserve campus history at ACU Museum
Abilene Christian University has over a century's worth of history, meaning that the ACU Museum, on the corner of Campus Court and…
ACU’s Teacher Education department celebrates 100th year
Abilene Christian University has been educating educators for a century, and the College of Education and Human Services will celebrate the anniversary of…
James Webb Telescope scientist to speak at ACU Oct. 13
Dr. Scott Acton, a 1984 graduate of Abilene Christian University who has spent nearly 24 years working on the James Webb Space Telescope, will…
ACU’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi receives national award
For the seventh year in its history, Abilene Christian University’s Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor…
Lessons from janitor father inspired Joseph Manga to earn doctorate, join ACU faculty
Growing up in Cameroon as the oldest child in a family of five, Dr. Joseph Manga never imagined where his life would take…
ACU named top 50 nationally in Undergraduate Teaching and Undergraduate Research by U.S. News & World Report
Abilene Christian University emerged with a strong showing in its first year as a National University in the U.S. News & World…
ACU’s NEXT Lab awarded infrastructure grant from Department of Energy for second year in a row
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) announced a grant of $292,770 to be used for infrastructure at ACU’s Nuclear…
ACU’s NEXT Lab submits construction application with NRC to build research reactor sponsored by Natura Resources
In yet another significant step toward the goal of building a molten salt research reactor, Abilene Christian University’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing…
ACU faculty selected for inaugural ATE Inquiry Initiative exploring opportunity gaps in education
Two Abilene Christian University faculty members have been selected to participate in the inaugural Inquiry Initiative sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators. …