The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a principal vector of the Zika virus. Photo by Gabe Hamer. Texas A&M AgriLife recently received a substantial monetary boost to bolster its aggressive fight to stem the spread of vector-borne diseases for the public good, said Dr. David Ragsdale, Texas A&M University entomology…
A recent study infected one person with a harmless virus in an office building with 80 people, and within two hours, the virus had contaminated the break room. With so many people sharing a space, germs are bound to spread. However, there are ways to protect yourself.
Free trade is being blamed for a lot of the world’s woes, but is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) really the “worst trade agreement ever,” as President-elect Trump has stated? In an article titled “The NAFTA Intellect Disconnect: Actual Costs and Benefits versus Popular Perceptions,” published by…
Texas A&M was ranked by BestColleges.com as first in Texas and 12th nationally to graduate the most women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. While this comes as no surprise to many, some may not realize the role the College of Liberal Arts plays in STEM…
Helping researchers more rapidly move potentially lifesaving discoveries from the lab to the marketplace will be the focus of a new research center recently approved by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. The Center for Translation of Healthcare Technologies (CTHT), a partnership among the Texas A&M…
Lynne Powers ’12 Thanks to an elementary school mock trial program, Lynne Powers ’12 first became interested in practicing law in the fourth grade. When she took the Texas Bar Exam, she earned the highest score out of almost 3,000 people. She is only the third woman in the past…
By Richard Croome, Bryan-College Station Eagle Texas A&M University senior Sarah Shaw is most enthusiastic about the future. The twist is it’s not her own future that’s exciting her, which has been her approach to life since her elementary school days.
The increase of mega-cities in certain regions of the world is almost certain to eliminate huge areas of farmland that are critical for food production by 2030 and could have severe implications across the world, according to a study by an international team of researchers that includes a…
Bush Presidential Library Foundation To Host Jeb Bush Lecture The George Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Texas A&M University will host the 43rd Governor of Florida Jeb Bush for an evening lecture on Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
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