Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Quadcopter Drone Carrying First Aid Package In The Air. Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health Chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes and heart disease are a persistent concern, with more than 100 million Americans having one or more chronic condition. In addition to…
By Texas Sea Grant Communications The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University has awarded $43,961 to 23 graduate students for various research projects at three Texas A&M University System institutions. The funds are awarded through Texas Sea Grant’s Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program, which provides small…
Biomedical researchers Carl Gregory (left) and Roland Kaunas (right) in the medical and engineering fields are coming together to move a bone-healing technology forward. (Texas A&M University Health Science Center) By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center When biomedical researchers have a technology they believe can help patients, they…
The unprecedented devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey displaced countless people. Many were forced out of their homes to find shelter because of the extensive flooding, the damage from which claimed almost everything they owned. Port Arthur resident Charles Moss lost his home and many of his belongings in the storm,…
The TS Kennedy. By Bob Wright, Texas A&M University-Galveston For the first time in 12 years, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy’s cadets will sail together as an entire academy this summer beginning May 30. The cadets will be sailing aboard the Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s 540 foot training ship Kennedy.
Dr. Arturo Otamendi holds Bubbles before her operation.[box]By College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences staff[/box]With a charming personality, Bubbles—a 3-month-old black, brown, and white Shih Tzu—lives up to her name. But it wasn’t her sparkling disposition that led to the moniker; Bubbles received her name because she was…
By Jennifer Reiley, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications It may one day be possible to power electronics using your body heat, based on research conducted by a team that included Texas A&M University professor Dr. Jaime Grunlan. Waste heat generated by engines, air conditioners, human beings, etc. is…
Volunteers put in wetland plants at one of the project’s water detention ponds. The project’s five detention ponds will help protect area homes from flooding. (Jerry Hamby/Exploration Green Conservancy) By Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, working in collaboration with area residents,…
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center A food desert is a place in a rural area where a person must travel 10 or more miles to access fresh fruit and vegetables, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In an urban area,…
Cancer care for adults could be improved if caregivers provided the empathy they provide to children, the authors suggest. (Shutterstock) By Leonard Berry, Texas A&M University Mays Business School; Hetal Modi, Texas A&M University School of Public Health; Tracey Danaher, Monash University A cancer diagnosis is a firestorm that turns…
