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  • Opioid Crisis Leads To Abuse Of An Unusual Suspect: Antidiarrheal Medication

    By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center With the opioid epidemic growing, some people are turning to an unusual and very dangerous alternative: taking massive doses of a common antidiarrheal drug called loperamide, often sold over the counter under…

  • Is Post-9/11 Education Funding Really Helping Vets? An Econ Professor Wants To Find Out

    By Heather Rodriguez, Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts Every year, the United States spends over $10 billion on education funding through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. But are these investments in education helping veterans in the labor market? That’s the question Andrew Barr, a professor from the Department of…

  • Researchers Demo Genomic Sequencing To-Go At Texas A&M AgriLife ‘Nerd Summer Camp’

    Dr. John Tyson, a minION instructor and research associate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, demonstrated a minION during a training of scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research. By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M University AgriLife Within five years, consumers may begin using a device smaller than a flip phone…

  • Six Texas A&M Faculty Honored For Teaching Excellence

    Left to right: Dr. Heidi Campbell, Dr. Gary Boldt, Lauren Mathews, Bo Hawthorne, Dr. Jake Mowrer, Vanessa Limon, Dr. Scott Cummings, Jodi Nerren, Dr. Cable Kurwitz, Jared Lilly, Dr. Gregory Chamitoff, Mauricio Coen. By Sherri MacWillie, Texas A&M University Center for Teaching Excellence The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)…

  • What Is ‘Gulf War Illness’ And What Does It Mean For Brain Health?

    By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center When hundreds of thousands of American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991 in what is now called the First Gulf War, they were exposed to a variety of chemicals. These chemicals—especially…

  • Transportation Services Earns High Praise

    To earn accreditation, an organization must demonstrate its commitment to ongoing evaluation and improvement through the implementation of parking industry best practices.

  • In Case You Missed It — Week Of June 12

    Trending On Texas A&M Today 1. Veterans Take Wearable PTSD Monitor On Test Ride 2. Texas A&M Makes A Splash At NCORE 2017 As Sponsor  3. Study Finds Drug Can Change Bladder Function In Dogs, Possibly Humans  4. 10 Selected As 2017 Distinguished Alumni Of Texas A&M  5. …

  • 5 Things You Need To Know — Week Of June 12

    1. Two Aggie Veterans Selected As 2017 Tillman Scholars  The Pat Tillman Foundation announced that Texas A&M University student-veterans Jarrod Romine and Anthony Dolomisienwicz have been selected as 2017 Tillman scholars. 2. Five New Names Added To Roll Of Aggies Lost In World War One…

  • Three Texas A&M Graduates Honored With Top Awards

      By Elena Watts, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications Texas A&M University recently recognized three students with the highest honors given to graduating seniors at the Learning Communities, Academic Excellence, Undergraduate Research Opportunities, National Fellowships, Capstones and Honors Programs (LAUNCH) Recognition Ceremony as well as commencement. Joshua Fuller…

  • Fermilab CDF Collaboration Publishes 700th Paper

    Dr. David Toback. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science When Texas A&M University physicist David Toback was elected three years ago as co-spokesperson for the CDF collaboration at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), he had one primary…