By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center One of the major tasks for local government is planning ways for the community to recover from disasters. Research has shown that to work well, disaster recovery plans need to involve the public. Without public participation, recovery plans…
A team of design and engineering faculty and students are attempting to create a low-cost method to quickly cast complex, concrete forms. By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Envisioning cityscapes renewed with stylish, custom-designed concrete structures, a group of Texas A&M design and engineering faculty and…
This past Memorial Day, a wreath was placed next to the War Memorial on the plaza adjacent to the Corps Arches at the front of the Quad on the campus of Texas A&M by members of the Brazos County World War I Centennial Committee. By John Blair ’83, Brazos…
The IPM Experience House in Dallas is considered ground zero for pest control training in Texas. By Gabe Saldana, Texas A&M University AgriLife A new training facility for pest management professionals has opened its doors at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Dallas, where entomologists converted a…
Anthony Dolomisiewicz (left) and Jarrod Romine (right) have been selected as Tillman Scholars. By Sam Peshek, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications The Pat Tillman Foundation announced that Texas A&M University student-veterans Jarrod Romine and Anthony Dolomisiewicz have been selected as 2017 Tillman scholars. In recognition of their…
Artist’s rendering of KELT-9b (red), illustrated along with the star it orbits, KELT-9, which is more than twice as large and nearly twice as hot as our Sun. (Credit: Robert Hurt, NASA/JPL-Caltech.) By Pam Frost Gorder, Ohio State University EDITOR’S NOTE: Prior to coming to Texas A&M University in…
Texas A&M student Jonathan Lee Gonzales owns Sunday Drive Records. By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture From emo-punk to Arkansas space rock, unassuming music impresario Jonathan Lee Gonzales, an entrepreneurial Texas A&M visualization major with his own record label, is orchestrating a three-city Texas tour…
Rachel Nhan, 3-D fashion designer, prepares a dress for a runway show. By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Futuristic bridal gowns, haute couture costumes and tech-inspired fashion accessories, all made with 3-D printers, have garnered international recognition for Rachel Nhan ’11, a Texas A&M Visualization…
Ten Aggies have been selected as the 2017 recipients of the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University, the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students are proud to welcome as Distinguished Alumni: Maj. Gen. Raymond L. Murray ’35, posthumously…
By David Jones, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University Texas’ housing market is low on fuel. Buyers keep pushing the accelerator, but the housing economy is running on fumes. Researchers for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University say “market imbalances” are to blame, specifically…