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The rear of Texas A&M University in Education City, Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Alex Sergeev/Wikimedia Commons)

‘They don’t know our struggles’: Qatar faculty, staff, students face an uncertain future

Cameron Gibson, Senior News Reporter November 21, 2024

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents voted in February to close A&M’s campus in Qatar by 2028. Part of the closure involves a plan to move some staff, faculty and students to Hamad Bin Khalifa...

Money Raining

Time, money, value: Students question whether college is worthwhile

Amber Pettit, News Writer November 20, 2024

Recent media coverage has brought attention to a significant debate about higher education, raising the question: Is college a scam? Public figures like Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro argue that for many...

Health Science Center

A&M secures nation’s first NIH grant for lymphatic biology training

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer November 20, 2024

Texas A&M’s College of Medicine has broken new ground by securing the first National Institutes of Health, or NIH, grant in the United States dedicated specifically to training researchers in lymphatic...

Graduate and senior level students wait in line for the ticket booths to open during student ticket pull for the McNeese State football game outside Kyle Field on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2024. (Isabel Lubrano/TheBattlion)

Community anger rises as ‘chaos’ surrounds Texas ticket pull

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 19, 2024

As Aggies gathered to enter Kyle Field on Saturday for the game against New Mexico State, more people than usual surrounded the stadium for the most anticipated game of the season. Fans began camping out...

Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem among students.

Nanotechnology, cells, drugs: Researchers seek to prevent mitochondria damage

Cameron Gibson, Senior News Reporter November 15, 2024

Texas A&M researchers have been working to prevent harm to mitochondria organelles impacted by diseases through a new nanotechnology named nanoflowers. The technology has successfully regenerated mitochondria...

The A&M health science center on March 18, 2023.

School of Public Health hosts ‘Dinner with a Dean’ for first-generation Aggies

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer November 15, 2024

The Texas A&M School of Public Health held a Dinner with a Dean event on Nov. 4 to support and celebrate first-generation college students. Six deans, including Dr. Shawn Gibbs, dean of the School...

Winning feature spread from the 2024 Aggieland yearbook. (Cara Hudson/The Battalion)

A&M student journalists win 29 nationwide awards, 16 honorable mentions

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 13, 2024

Student journalists working for Texas A&M Student Media won 29 awards and earned 16 honorable mentions in three nationwide contests over the past two weeks, a jump from last year’s count that saw...

Regent Michael J. Plank contemplates before the Board of Regents meeting in the Memorial Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Board of Regents force minor, certificate eliminations in controversial vote

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 7, 2024

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution directing President Mark Welsh III to “take actions necessary to eliminate” 14 minors and 38 certificates during Thursday's meeting.  The...

Radio Station

KANM to broadcast special election segment nationwide

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 4, 2024

KANM Student Radio, the student-run broadcasting group on campus, will broadcast a special segment nationwide on Wednesday as part of Student News Live’s marathon coverage, 24 hours of continued coverage...

The liberty bell replica suspended inside the Academic Building on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (Isabel Lubrano/The Battalion).

A&M recognized as Fulbright Hispanic Serving Institution Leader

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 4, 2024

The U.S. Department of State recognized Texas A&M as one of 50 Fulbright HSI Leaders. The accolade honors Hispanic-serving institutions, or HSIs, that support Fulbright participants and promote the...

Vice President for Student Affairs Joe E. Ramirez Jr. speaks at The Big Event's opening ceremony. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Joe Ramirez announces Jan. 1 retirement

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor October 30, 2024

Texas A&M’s Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Ramirez Jr. announced he is retiring effective Jan. 1, 2025 in a Wednesday email.  “I am extremely excited to start a new chapter in my life...

University Health Services officials are responding to this year’s flu season with increased awareness and vaccination efforts on and off campus, as health officials encourage students to take advantage of the free flu vaccines offered at the A.P. Beutel Health Center. (Photo by Brian Snyder / REUTERS Creative Commons)

A&M offering free vaccines as flu, common cold reports surge

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer October 29, 2024

As fall settles in, a wave of respiratory illnesses is sweeping across college campuses, filling classrooms with the sounds of coughs and sniffles. In response, Texas A&M's University Health Services...

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