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  • Texas A&M Summer Enrollment Totals 24,514 Students

    By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Enrollment figures for summer school sessions at Texas A&M University total 24,514 students which includes undergraduate, master’s degree and doctoral students. The figures are slightly below last year’s total of 24,966 and include students who had…

  • Thursday Night Football Game Update

      This communication updates the campus transportation plan for the Thursday football game on August 30, 2018.  In an earlier communication (June 4), we directed you to the Football Thursday website which will continue to provide the most up to date information on all the aspects of what to…

  • In Case You Missed It – Week Of July 9

    Trending On Texas A&M Today 1. Texas A&M Grad Chad Haga Makes Tour de France Debut 2. Mays Graduate Programs Rank Among World’s Best 3. Texas A&M Archers Claim Record 20th National Title 4. The Morrill Act, Explained 5. 25 Texas A&M Viz Lab…

  • 5 Things You Need To Know – Week Of July 9

    1. Texas A&M Is State’s Only Public College To Make 2019 Fiske Rankings Once again, Texas A&M University is the only public college in Texas to make the “Best Buys” list in the 2019 Fiske Guide to Colleges, which cites the best colleges that offer a superior education…

  • Texas A&M Is State’s Only Public College To Make 2019 Fiske Rankings

    By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Once again, Texas A&M University is the only public college in Texas to make the “Best Buys” list in the 2019 Fiske Guide to Colleges, a listing which cites the best colleges that offer a superior education for the…

  • Pre-Existing Conditions: The Age Group Most Vulnerable If Coverage Goes Away

    By Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, for The Conversation A widely shared New Yorker cartoon heralded “70 as the new 50” with the implications that being 50 was a joyous and healthy age. More than 10 years later, we are…

  • Nairobi Is Planning Car-Free Days. What Are The Benefits?

    Downtown Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, Africa. (Getty Images) By Haneen Khreis, Texas A&M University, and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Australian Catholic University, for The Conversation Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is the second most congested city in the world. To reduce congestion, Nairobi County has proposed car-free Wednesdays and Saturdays in two…

  • Gene Editing Approach Aims For Broad Disease Resistance In Staple Food Crops

    Dr. Junqi Song, Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathologist in Dallas, believes his team has discovered a system for achieving broad disease resistance in a number of staple food crops. (Gabe Saldana/Texas A&M AgriLife) By Gabe Saldana, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences A novel gene editing…

  • Former Bush School Student Appointed National Security Adviser For The Solomon Islands

    Wade Jones, a 2017 Bush School graduate, will craft the Solomon Islands’ first-ever national security strategy. By Lauren Holtmeier, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government & Public Service Wade Jones, has long dreamed of making a difference in the world. Just a year after graduating from the Texas A&M…

  • Texas A&M Grad Chad Haga Makes Tour de France Debut

    Chad Haga of the USA riding for Team Giant-Shimano drives the front of the peloton during stage four of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California from Monterey to Cambria on May 14, 2014 in Cambria, California. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) By Sam Peshek, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Chad Haga,…