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Cambridge Analysis Graphic

The data scandal explained

By Henry Mureithi @SOCOMBlack April 25, 2018

On March 17, The New York Times and The Observer reported on Cambridge Analytica’s use of personal information data harvested by a Cambridge researcher, purportedly for academic purposes, without...

Standing (left to right):  Dr. Alireza Talebpour, Dr. Mark Burris, Dr. Kumares Sinha. Sitting: Arezoo Samimi.

Recent travel research contradicts surveys

Recent research on highways and tollways contradicts approximately 20 different surveys of research done, according to Sruthi Ashraf, engineering graduate student, and Mark Burris, civil engineering professor. A...

According to new findings, Africa is splitting into two continents.

This week in science

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas April 4, 2018

When it comes to the world of science, discoveries and breakthroughs are made every day. To help you keep up with them, The Battalion compiles a few of the most compelling scientific stories from this...

This Week in Science

This week in science

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas March 28, 2018

When it comes to the world of science, discoveries and breakthroughs are made every day. To help you keep up with them, The Battalion compiles a few of the most compelling scientific stories from this...

Week In Science

This week in science

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas March 21, 2018

When it comes to the world of science, discoveries and breakthroughs are made every day. To help you keep up with them, The Battalion compiles a few of the most compelling scientific stories from this...

A panel of graduate students gathered to discuss the challenges of balancing professionalism and activism.

Balancing activism and academia

Graduate students were advised on how to combine their love for research with their passion for activism at the Professionalizing as a Scholar-Activist workshop on Tuesday. Guest speaker Karma Chavez,...

Community Health Workers received their certificate of completion of training provided by C-STEP. 

New grant gives cancer prevention access to over 20 Texas counties

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas March 19, 2018

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded $1.499 million to increase access to affordable colonoscopies in over 20 Texas counties. The grant was presented to David McClellan,...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution used droned imagery to find stains on islands that affect the Adelie penguins' population.

This week in science

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas March 7, 2018

When it comes to the world of science, discoveries and breakthroughs are made every day. To help you keep up with them, The Battalion compiles a few of the most compelling scientific stories from this...

The leadership team of AADE.

Giving students a taste of the real world

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas March 6, 2018

The American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) Texas A&M student section has spent the year growing and promoting their organization to give students a chance to experience what can’t...

Cybersecurity

New TAMU Cyber Team hits the ground running

By Henry Mureithi @SOCOMBlack March 5, 2018

The TAMU Cybersecurity Competitive Team has been representing Texas A&M in cybersecurity competitions against other universities and teams, both in the United States and across the world. The team...

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Growing entrepreneurs look to expand on their business ideas through Startup Aggieland

By Naren Venkatesh @KnowNaren March 5, 2018

The McFerrin Center at Mays Business school hosted a 3 Day Startup (3DS) event this weekend. The event aimed at providing budding entrepreneurs with a stage to pitch their ideas and to experience the process...

Brain Research

Researchers look to help fight anxiety through brain research

Naren Venkatesh @KnowNaren March 1, 2018

A Texas A&M psychology professor and his team of researchers working on the brains of rats have discovered a circuit of neurons responsible for the storage of frightful memories linked to post-traumatic...

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