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  • 5 Charts Show Why The South Is The Least Healthy Region In The US

    There are a variety of factors behind people’s poor health in southern states – and none will be an easy fix. (Shutterstock) By Jay Maddock, Texas A&M University dean and professor of Public Health, for The Conversation Editor’s note: interactive maps are available on The Conversation. Year after year,…

  • Broncos, Aggies Linebacker Von Miller To Offer Free Eye Exams To Texas A&M Students

    Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller celebrates after recovering a Minnesota Vikings fumble to secure a win for Denver 23-20 in the NFL game at Sports Authority Field in Denver, CO September 27, 2015. (Eric Bakke/AP, courtesy Denver Broncos) By Von Miller’s Von’s Vision Current Denver Broncos and former Aggie linebacker…

  • Med Student, Tillman Scholar Andrew Fisher Named Army Hero Of Military Medicine

    Second-year medical student and Tillman Scholar Andrew Fisher has been recognized for his extensive work in prehospital combat medicine. (Health Science Center) By Katherine Hancock, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Second-year medical student and Tillman Scholar, Andrew Fisher, PA-C, SP, MS-2, ARNG, was recently announced as the 2018 Hero…

  • Kelly Templin Named Director Of RELLIS Campus

    Kelly Templin will replace outgoing RELLIS campus director John Barton April 2 after serving as College Station’s city manager since 2013. By Laylan Copelin, Texas A&M University System Kelly Templin, College Station’s city manager, is leaving that post to become director of the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS campus. Templin,…

  • Architecture Students Aid Restoration Of Historic Wheelock Schoolhouse

    Ben Baaske prepares to scan the Wheelock Schoolhouse. (College of Architecture) By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture From tape measures to state-of-the-art laser scans, Texas A&M preservation students employed an array of tools while meticulously documenting an historic schoolhouse building in Wheelock, Texas in a successful effort…

  • Researchers Make Advances In Control Of Chameleon-Like Material For Next-Gen Computers

    From left: Erick J. Braham, Dr. Diane Sellers, Dr. Sarbajit Banerjee and Dr. Patrick J. Shamberger. (Texas A&M Materials Science and Engineering) By Elizabeth Thomson, Texas A&M University Researchers from Texas A&M University report significant advances in their understanding and control of a chameleon-like material that could be key to…

  • Chemist Kim Dunbar Named 2018 Royal Society Of Chemistry Fellow

    Texas A&M Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Kim R. Dunbar (right), working in the lab with former graduate student and 2015 Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship Award recipient Amanda David. (College of Science) By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Kim R.

  • Public Health Professor Lands $2M To Study Infant Respiratory Disease

    School of Public health professor Natalie Johnson will have her infant respiratory disease research supported by a $2 million grant. (Health Science Center) By Tamim Choudhury, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Natalie Johnson, PhD, assistant professor at Texas A&M School of Public Health, has received the Outstanding New Environmental…

  • Texas A&M-Led Team Doubles Down On Energy Storage With Metal-Oxide Magnesium Battery

    A redesigned metastable phase of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) shows extraordinary performance as a cathode material for magnesium batteries. The graphic compares the conventional (right) and metastable structures of V2O5. (College of Science/Justin Andrews) By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Move over, lithium-ion; now, there’s a better…

  • Public Notice: Texas A&M University System Board Of Regents

    PUBLIC NOTICE As required by Texas Education Code, the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System will hold a public hearing to receive input from students and the public regarding the proposed tuition and fee rate structure for the A&M System RELLIS academic campus to be effective with…