A Darwin’s Finch (also known as the Galapagos Finch) in the Galapagos Islands. (Shutterstock) By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Highlights A species of Darwin’s finches evolved before Texas A&M researcher Leif Andersson’s eyes Hybridization between two distinct species led to the…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Stand2Learn, a startup company based on the work of Mark Benden, associate professor of environmental health and occupational safety at the Texas A&M School of Public Health and CEO of Stand2Learn, represented Texas A&M University at the inaugural University…
By Keith Randall, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications Silver Taps will be held at Texas A&M University Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 10:30 p.m. to honor the memory of four Aggies who died recently. Being honored are John William Holden Jr., a graduate student from Houston majoring in petroleum…
Casey Papovich, will test the first official round of James Webb Space Telescope testing before the $8 billion successor to the Hubble Space Telescope launches.
By Elena Watts, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications Potential, incoming and current Texas A&M University students will soon have the opportunity to take advantage of Student Success Collaborative’s (SSC) Guide, a highly customized smartphone application that will help to ensure they stay on track during…
A corn crop failed to mature in a field July 28, 2011 near Perryton, Texas. A severe drought caused most dry-land (non-irrigated) crops in the area to fail and forced farmers to abandon some fields in order to conserve their limited resources. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) By Leslie Lee, Texas…
Bush School graduate student Metra Mehran advocates for children in war-torn countries who are unable to access education. By Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service Metra Mehran, ’18, is redefining boundaries for women in Afghanistan and in public service. As an advocate for women in her…
By Kara Sutton-Jones and Dylan Allen, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development An education professor at Texas A&M University has earned $5.24 million in National Professional Development grants from the U.S. Department of Education to improve training for teachers and school leaders serving English learner…
Greater Texas Foundation provided the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service with a grant of more than $3 million that will establish a Rural Student Success Initiative to help increase access to college education for rural students in Texas. Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) is giving a grant of more than…
Students of Dr. Andreea Botezatu’s enology, or winemaking class, make wine as part of their studies. (Texas A&M AgriLife) By Gabe Saldana, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences The first students who will earn certificates in winemaking, or enology, from Texas A&M University, College Station,…