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The Battalion

Science & Technology

TAMU Hackathon

Go hack or go home

By Ezra Skeete October 2, 2016

Students, hackers and business firms gathered at the MSC this weekend for A&M's annual hackathon. TAMUhack is a 24-hour competition where students engage in collaborative computer programming....

Materials science grant

A&M awarded $3 million grant for material science research

By Pranav Kannan September 29, 2016

The National Science Foundation initiated a new program to encourage graduate students to perform innovative material science research. Texas A&M received a $3 million grant to research the design...

Solar Energy

Renewable energy continues to rise

By Sanna Bhai September 28, 2016

A three-day energy conference hosted at Texas A&M tackled methods on how to design renewable energy and how they will effect on society.  The A&M Energy Research Society hosted The 2016...

Hackathon

Hacking in the hundreds

By W. R. Harvey September 28, 2016

Students across the nation will assemble this weekend for A&M’s third annual hackathon — a 24-hour competition integrating coding, networking and teamwork. TAMUhack is an event during which...

Mars

Mars’ past, Earth’s future

Alex Sein September 28, 2016

Dozens of missions have left humans an immense reservoir of information about Mars — especially about its past — but substantial advancements remain necessary before humans can be sent there.As...

The RELLIS campus will be a new research facility located just outside of College Station. RELLIS is an acronym for the six core values of A&M.

A&M breaks ground on Rellis campus

By Trevin Cooper September 26, 2016

The Texas A&M University System became even larger Monday morning with the breaking of ground for a building at the new RELLIS campus. RELLIS, which is an acronym for the six core values of A&M...

Distracted Driving

The path to safer driving; Researchers address accident causing factors

By Trevin Cooper September 25, 2016

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, America mourns the loss of over 30,000 lives from motor vehicle accidents each year. A group of researchers from Texas A&M have spent the past...

Hawking Lecture

Leading Princeton physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed visits Aggieland

By Pranav Kannan September 25, 2016

Physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed discussed classical ideas of space-time and charts a path for the future in his lecture on Thurs. Sept 22. The Department of Physics and Astronomy hosted a seminar by leading...

Nick Srnicek

Humans today, robots tomorrow

By W.R. Harvey September 22, 2016

General purpose automation — a rising operational system removing human involvement — could replace nearly half of current jobs in the United States. On Sept. 19 the College of Architecture...

The Engineering Medicine (EnMed) program will be offered starting in Fall 2017.

Engineering Medicine: A program for the 21st century

By Pranav Kannan September 22, 2016

From cell phones that transform into microscopes to designing new materials for targeted drug delivery, engineering discoveries at Texas A&M University are transforming healthcare. Starting in Fall...

Game Jam

A&M hosts 48-hour video game competition

By Veena Ghorakavi September 21, 2016

It can take months, even years to create a traditional video game, but Texas A&M students will work around the clock to create one in fewer than 48 hours. “Chillenium,” the annual student...

Code-a-Thon

Aggie Brothers Create Code-a-Thon

By W. R. Harvey September 21, 2016

What began as a monthly gathering of computer programmers transformed into a multiple-day competition called code-a-thon. On Sept. 17-18, programmers assembled for the first event in a series of code-a-thons...

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