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Virtual reality training prepares first responders for crisis events
Scott Smith, associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the Virtual Reality and Technology Lab at Texas State University, is bringing mass casualty virtual reality training to municipalities across the country.


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In-person Classes to Return for fall 2021 Semester
April 7, 2021
Texas State hosts 31st annual hostage negotiation competition
January 12, 2021
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Take Your Daily Walk to the Next Level by Trying an ‘Awe Walk'
NBC Los Angeles | April 1, 2021
Associate professor and licensed clinical social worker Christine Norton discusses the benefits of awe walking (the act of consciously watching for small wonders in the world around you during an otherwise ordinary walk) and how it helps cultivate mindfulness.
Austinites weigh in on possible 'vaccine passports' as part of return to normalcy
CBS Austin | March 29, 2021
Rodney Rohde, Clinical Laboratory Sciences program chair, weighs in on the possibility of vaccine passports as life could return to normal as soon as late summer.
USA Today | March 25, 2021
Pete Blair, ALERRT Center executive director, explains how police strategy has evolved over the years when it comes to mass shootings. "It's the most dangerous call there is in law enforcement."
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