By Shraddha Sankhe, Texas A&M University College of Engineering High-speed winds during a thunderstorm may cause trees around an electric grid to crash into the distribution system feeders causing an outage in that area. Currently, most utility companies diminish such accidents by scheduling regular tree-trimming operations. This effort is…
Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young. By Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young At Texas A&M, our mission is to provide students with the highest quality programs and transformative experiences inside and outside of the classroom in order to prepare each individual for roles of responsibility in service…
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center There is not enough time in a day to talk about all of the goodness that music can bring. In fact, Ludwig van Beethoven may have said it best when he wrote, “Music is indeed the mediator between the spiritual…
Michayal Mathew is working as a summer intern at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. By Kim Foli, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Ask any 10-year-old what they want to be when they grow up, and chances are “an astronaut” is likely near the top of their list.
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Despite several clinical trials of various therapeutic strategies, there are currently no drugs for curing or preventing epilepsy and few promising ones in the pipeline. Antiepileptic drugs are the lifeblood for symptomatic treatment of seizures, but these medications do…
The JOIDES Resolution will set course July 27 on a two month research expedition on the Tasman Sea, drilling into the crust of the underwater continent of Zealandia. (Texas A&M photo) By Sam Peshek, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story noted June…
1. Making History: Maritime Grad Pilots First ‘Very Large Crude Carrier’ To Port In Gulf The biggest oil tanker ever to call on a Gulf of Mexico port – holding as much as 2 million barrels of crude oil – was piloted recently into port by Captain Jay…
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By Texas A&M University Division of Student Affairs Staff The Division of Student Affairs is excited about a new Student Services Building opening in Spring 2020 on the site of Bizzell Hall. As part of an ongoing, large-scale redevelopment project at Texas A&M University, this new facility will provide modern…
By Grant Vassar and Caitlin Nutt, Texas A&M University Mays Business School Mays Business School is committed to advancing the world’s prosperity. In part, achieving this vision is attained by creating impactful knowledge, knowing that the more challenged students are in class the more they will be prepared to…
