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Prag Sharma, Doctoral Student, demonstrates use of a standing desk which is being used as part of his research into ergonomics.

Ergonomics Center research to create improved office spaces at A&M

Pranav Kannan May 8, 2017

A&M researchers have partnered with the division of Student Affairs to improve the quality of work environments and enable a healthier lifestyle. The Ergonomics Center in the School of Public Health...

This weekend, 189 student engineering projects were judged by industry profssionals during the 2017 Engineering Project Showcase.

Engineering on display

By Josh Hopkins @texasjoshua1 April 30, 2017

A full semester’s worth of students’ engineering work and the accumulation of a lifetime of knowledge and education was on display this weekend for industry professionals to judge and admire. More...

An A&M research team was awarded a $3.2 million grant from the Defense Department in order to combat diseases that vary in severity based on soldiers’ genes.

A&M research team receives $3.2 million grant to research disease disparity in soldiers

Soldiers are exposed to potentially harmful diseases on a daily basis. A disease that may cause no symptoms in one person may cause serious illness in another, and figuring out what causes this disparity...

Students and community members participate in the March for Science on Saturday.

Aggies hold local March for Science

Mikayla Andrade April 23, 2017

Aggies of all varieties flocked to campus Saturday to show their support for science in their everyday lives as part of a nationwide march had which movements in dozens of cities across the country. Hosted...

A&M event bridges the gap between scientists and local community

On Saturday from 1:00 to 4:15 p.m., students, families and local citizens gather at Simpson Drill Field to learn the important role science plays in society.Hosted by the Aggies in Science Technology and...

A team of astronomers discovered the existence of a dead galaxy more than 12 billion years old.

2 A&M astronomers helped team discover dead galaxy

A team of astronomers, including two from A&M, discovered a massive inactive galaxy more than 12 billion years old. Formed about 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, a unique galaxy named ZF-COSMOS-20115...

Associate professor Yung Li and Huilei Zhao are researching and delving into the possibility of converting carbon dioxide to fuel.

A&M associate prof work to convert CO2 into solar fuel

By Josh McCormack April 17, 2017

A solar lab concentrator, a solar reactor and a group of dedicated researchers — herein lies a possible solution for the future of the environment: Converting carbon dioxide to usable solar fuel. Associate...

As of last semester one of the A&M nuclear reactors moved from the Zachry Engineering Building to the Nuclear Science Center due to building renovations.

Reactor relocated

By Chris Martin @martin19340 April 16, 2017

After two years of planning, A&M securely moved a 60-year-old device located in the basement of the former Zachry Engineering Building.Last semester, the AGN-201M reactor — one of A&M’s...

Aggie researchers use charged plates to control the heating for a pore-like chamber in an attempt to reproduce lava lamp-like activity.

A&M researchers develop alternate theory for creation of Earth’s lifeforms

Alex Sein April 12, 2017

A team of researchers at A&M has been working on an alternative theory for how life developed on Earth, and it could affect the way scientists look for extraterrestrial life on other worlds. A team...

Aggie and international researchers study movement of iron particles in the Pacific Ocean, particularly where hot and cold water collide.

Reaching ocean depths

36 scientists, 2,500 miles of Pacific Ocean and one goal: Discover how iron particles move as hot and cold water are mixed in deep ocean water. Jessica Fitzsimmons, assistant professor in the Department...

A team of A&M engineers will design an anchor to attach to an asteroid as part of the Micro-g NExT competition.

Anchored in space

The next generation of scientists interested in space exploration — including a few from Texas A&M — will compete in June against colleges around the country to come up with a potential...

A&M is working to have 25,000 engineering students by the year 2025.

Making room(s)

By Alex Sein April 6, 2017

Since the 2013 announcement of the 25 by 25 objective — the plan to have 25,000 students enrolled in the College of Engineering by 2025 — there has been doubt about the university’s ability...

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