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  • Staff Appreciation Week 2017 Underway With President’s Meritorious Service Awards

    President Michael K. Young is joined on stage by a President’s Meritorious Service Award winner. By Sam Peshek, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications President Michael K. Young kicked off Staff Appreciation Week at Texas A&M University Monday by honoring almost 520 years of combined service from award-winning…

  • School Of Public Health Students In McAllen Help Area Residents Detect Diabetes

    By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Perhaps the last thing you would expect to find in a south Texas flea market—among the produce, old clothes and high-end cowboy boots—is a booth where you can find out if you have diabetes. But that’s exactly what professors and…

  • In Case You Missed It — Week Of Feb. 27

    Trending on Texas A&M Today 1) Texas A&M Veterinary Team Saves The Life Of Area K-9 Officer 2) Monarch Butterflies Continue To Decline 3) Do Fossils Hold The Key To Successful Conservation Programs? 4) Institute Of Renewable Natural Resources Joins The…

  • 5 Things You Need To Know — Week Of Feb. 27

    ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Star Lea DeLaria To Lead LGBTQ+ Discussion March 3 When Orange is the New Black star Lea DeLaria visits the Texas A&M University campus March 3, she will bring with her an energy that gave life to her role as Carrie “Big…

  • President Of Dallas Fed To Speak At Texas A&M Mosbacher Conversation In Public Policy

      By Texas A&M University Bush School Staff The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University will hold a Conversation in Public Policy with Robert Kaplan, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve…

  • 3 Things I Learned At The ‘Voices Of Impact Speaker Series’

    Jia Wang delivers her “Workplace Incivility: The Silent Epidemic” Voices of Impact talk at Cavalry Court. By Lesley Henton, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications Just what is a “frantic banana?” I found out that and much more at Texas A&M University’s inaugural “Voices of Impact Speaker Series,” hosted by…

  • The Big Event Submitted For Guinness World Record, Visit From Today Show

    By Lesley Henton, Texas A&M Marketing & Communications Texas A&M has invited The Today Show’s weatherman Al Roker to campus to help us set the world record for The Big Event, our annual one-day, student-run service project which has over 20,000 student volunteers participating in community enhancement projects.

  • Texas Cares: A New Online Resource For Dementia Caregivers

    By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Caring for a loved one with dementia can be a lonely role, but a new online resource may help. The new program, known as Texas Cares, aims to provide wellness programs, transportation planning and engagement in activities for…

  • Aggies Invent Students Heading To SXSW

    Three teams of students will design solutions for an “intelligent future” at SXSW. (Photo courtesy College of Engineering) By Melanie Balinas, Texas A&M University College of Engineering With mentorship and funding opportunities on the line, in addition to a chance to present at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW)…

  • Students’ Innovative Designs Sweep Museum Design Contest

    Yingzhe Duan’s first-place design. (Photo courtesy College of Architecture) By Texas A&M University College of Architecture A conceptual design for a Houston museum skinned with sheet metal refuse from automotive manufacturing and conceived to enhance public awareness on the environmental impact of waste, earned Yingzhe Duan, a Texas A&M…