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Yanpu Zhang informs students on sustainability methods while distributing reusable bags.

Aggie reusable bag campaign

By: Sanna Bhai @BhaiSanna October 25, 2017

Duanduan Han and Yanpu Zhang are chemical engineering doctoral candidates with a desire to contribute to a cleaner society. By applying for a microfund through the Aggie Green Fund, they designed a reusable...

Guest speaker, Mosi Adesina Ifatunji, speaks about the importance of combining race, ethnicity and quantitative methodology.

Fusion of race, ethnicity, and statistics

By: Sanna Bhai @BhaiSanna October 25, 2017

The Texas A&M Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI) hosted Mosi Adesina Ifatunji for a workshop on Race, Ethnicity and Quantitative Methodology, which was open to all students, on Oct. 24. Ifatunji...

Neutron stars, almost as dense as black holes, bend light through gravitational lensing; unlike black holes, though, they emit a significant amount of light themselves.

Texas A&M professor watches neutron star merger firsthand

By Alex Sein @AlexandrSein October 25, 2017

“The hypothesis is that the merger of these two neutron stars is going to generate a lot of radioactive material, elements that are high in the periodic table, so things like gold, for example, or...

Thomas McKnight, the head of the biology department, is researching ways to save crops from destruction by insects. 

From harmful to helpful

Insects are known historically for the destruction of crops, but are now Texas A&M and University of Texas at Austin are collaborating to research saving these insects by resisting harmful bacteria. The...

A&M visualization professor Felice House will have two paintings featured at the J. Wayne Stark gallery.

Professor with a new vision of women

Kathryn Whitlock @Kathrynwhitloc8 October 18, 2017

The J. Wayne Stark Galleries premiered the travelling “Women Painting Women” exhibit on Oct. 18, which features the work of Texas A&M visualization assistant professor Felice House. Before...

The $8 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education will provide opportunities for third through fifth graders in Texas to explore STEM learning. 

Students represent Texas A&M at STEM Night

Katherine Garcia @katiegarcia2018 October 17, 2017

Green Prairies Elementary School hosted a science, technology, engineering and math fair for its students Tuesday, Oct. 17 to get students excited about general science and learning. Texas A&M students...

Very detailed planning and thought has gone into the creation of the clinics.

Containers to clinics

By: Sanna Bhai @BhaiSanna October 16, 2017

Architecture, construction science and landscape students join expertise to transform shipping containers into medical clinics for impoverished school and communities. Architecture and construction science...

The winning team, Oddbird Studio, from Canada at Chillennium 2017 with their game ‘Bag Box.’ 

48-Hour video game craze

Planning, designing and creating a video game in two days may sound close to unthinkable, but not for the roughly 300 participants in this weekend’s Chillennium game jam. Chillennium, a 48-hour video...

D. Samda Reddy has spent the last two decades diligently researching epilepsy treatment. 

The research to find link between epilepsy and menstrual periods continues

By Christina Sumners October 12, 2017

For the past two decades, D. Samba Reddy,  professor of neuroscience and experimental therapeutics at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, has been searching for answers to catamenial epilepsy,...

Dr. Gil Rosenthal, biology professor and evolutionary biologist, worked on his book Mate Choice: The Evolution of Sexual Decision Making from Microbes to Humans for over seven years. 

Professor publishes book on mate choice concept

With the recent revelations in mate choice, a Texas A&M professor has contributed to the discussion with his book, Mate Choice: The Evolution of Sexual Decision Making from Microbes to Humans. Gil...

Water bottle filing stations are one of the campus improvements that are funded.

Green Fund continues growth

By Elaine Soliman @ElaineSoliman_ October 11, 2017

Solar powered phone chargers, automatic bathroom doors and water bottle filling stations are all on-campus projects funded by the Aggie Green Fund, a committee that finance students’ environmentally...

Shayla Rivera

ENGR[x]: beyond the classroom

The College of Engineering now offers a program to help Aggie engineers excel in areas other than education. ENGR[x] is a non-credit program that focuses on leadership, innovation, service and knowledge. Texas...

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