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A&M researchers express concerns over upcoming Texas Rattlesnake Roundup

Erin Wunderlich, News Reporter March 20, 2025

The year is 2024 in Sweetwater Jaycees, Texas. A young girl in a straw cowgirl hat holds a long snake in her tiny hands, determination etching the lines of her face. Her frown is one mixed with concentration....

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NIH budget cuts set to disrupt A&M research

Julia Kazda, Associate News Editor March 20, 2025

As part of President Donald Trump’s plan to cut back on government spending, he has announced that his administration will limit university research funding from the National Institutes of Health, or...

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‘AI is no different’: Professors encourage students to use AI tools responsibly

Ethan Rhame, News Reporter March 19, 2025

Artificial intelligence, or AI, has taken the world by storm, and Texas A&M is beginning to adapt. What began as a controversial tool is now being used to teach, learn, research and work at A&M,...

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Balancing the stakes with bird flu

Candace Obi, Contributor March 17, 2025

Bird flu, or H5N1, is a highly infectious avian disease currently spreading through animal groups with cases in wild birds, poultry and more recently in dairy cattle, according to the U.S. Centers for...

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‘Stand Up for Science’ protestors march at Academic Plaza

David Swope, News Reporter March 7, 2025

Students gathered before the Academic Building Friday afternoon to protest recent NIH funding cuts and what they said was growing disillusionment towards scientific research. The protest is part of...

The Texas A&M University 2023 Physics & Engineering Festival on April 1, 2023.

Annual Physics and Engineering Festival lineup revealed

David Swope, News Reporter February 25, 2025

The Texas A&M physics and astronomy department recently announced the lineup for their 2025 Physics and Engineering Festival. The festival will take place on April 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the...

Opinion writer Benjamin Barnes predicts Gen Z will grow tired of social media.

State ban on Chinese social media, AI sparks student concerns

Amber Pettit, Senior News Reporter February 20, 2025

On Jan. 31, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a ban on Chinese artificial intelligence and social media apps, effectively banning DeepSeek, Lemon8, RedNote, Tiger Brokers and Webull on all government-issued devices...

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Peek into the past: Ancient ecosystems may be the key to a changing planet

Erin Wunderlich, News Reporter February 13, 2025

New research makes it possible to reconstruct ancient ecosystems by analyzing the teeth of over 50,000 carnivorous animal communities from across the world. Michelle Lawing, Ph.D., is a paleoecologist...

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KARURA Project to compete in 2025 University Mars Rover Challenge

Erin Wunderlich, News Reporter February 13, 2025

Surrounded by hundreds of onlookers, Hirokuni Kakiuchi stood with his neck craned toward the ceiling at the 2011 Tokyo Aerospace Industry Exhibition. Staring up at the giant structure in front of him,...

Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp reads off the System's recent successes during the Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Texas A&M announces RELLIS partnership to build small modular nuclear reactors

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2025

The Texas A&M System announced last week that it is offering land on the RELLIS campus outside of Bryan to four companies to build small modular nuclear reactors. “Plain and simple: the United...

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State officials issue bird flu warning as virus spreads near Brazos County

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, Senior News Reporter February 2, 2025

Texas wildlife officials are raising concerns about the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, following confirmed cases in Harris County and Galveston.  The...

The Academic Building in Academic Plaza on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

A&M halts research to comply with executive orders, upcoming federal funding freeze

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2025

Texas A&M’s Sponsored Research Services distributed a memo to researchers Monday updating them on the impact of several executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and a memo from his administration...

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