Health & Environment

  • New Center To Advance Health And Nature Research, Education

    Left: Chancellor John Sharp and First Lady Laura Bush with the top three winners of the design competition Phillip Hammond (1st place), Leticia Meza (3rd place) and Claudia Pool (2nd Place) Right: President and CEO of Houston Methodist Marc Boom, MD, Chancellor John Sharp and First Lady Laura Bush recognize…

  • EnMed Celebrates First Endowed Scholarship

    Engineering Medicine (EnMed) received its first scholarship endowment at a recent Texas A&M Foundation event. By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Engineering Medicine (EnMed), Texas A&M University’s innovative engineering medicine track in partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital, received its first scholarship endowment at a recent Texas A&M…

  • Architecture Prof. Wins Global Independent Film Award

    By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture A glimpse into nature’s life cycle captured on video by Carol LaFayette, Texas A&M professor of visualization, earned a prestigious 2018 Global Independent Film Award recognizing excellence in filmmaking. LaFayette’s entry, “Food Fight,” stars a white-eyed vireo, a small…

  • Participating In Youth Sports Can Help Your Child Prevent Injuries

    By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health With rates of childhood obesity on the rise in recent years, promoting physical activity in children has become increasingly important. Youth sports offer a way for children to stay active and develop healthy lifelong habits while giving valuable lessons…

  • Texas A&M Founding Member Of New Texas Medical Center Research Center

    Texas A&M University Health Science Center will join the other founding organizations and the Texas Medical Center (TMC) to break ground on TMC3. By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Highlights The project will include more than 1.5 million square feet and bring together leading researchers with a…

  • Texas A&M AgriLife Awarded $5 Million To Address Water Scarcity

    Texas A&M AgriLife Research is a part of the Irrigation Innovation Consortium to advance irrigation innovation. (Kay Ledbetter/Texas A&M University AgriLife) By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Texas A&M AgriLife Research is poised to be a catalyst in the next major leap forward for…

  • Technology Is Better Than Ever – But Thousands Of Americans Still Die In Car Crashes Every Year

    By Alva O. Ferdinand, Texas A&M University School of Public Health, for The Conversation Today, driving is arguably safer than ever been before. Modern vehicles now boast a number of safety features, including blind spot monitoring, driver alertness detection systems and emergency braking. Additionally, highway engineering has improved over the…

  • Husband-And-Wife Research Team Unlocks The Potential Of Mitochondria

    Phillip West, PhD, assistant professor, and Laura Ciaccia West, PhD, research assistant professor, both in Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology in the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, study a diverse array of cell and animal models to investigate how mitochondria influence human health and disease. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M…

  • Beaches Are Becoming Safer For Baby Sea Turtles, But Threats Await Them In The Ocean

    Juvenile Kemp’s ridley turtle equipped with a miniature solar-powered satellite transmitter to track its movements. (Florida FWC) By Pamela T. Plotkin, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University, for The Conversation On beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the wider Caribbean, one of nature’s great seasonal events is underway.

  • Texas A&M, CHI St. Joseph Health Announce Strengthened Partnership

    CHI St. Joseph Health and Texas A&M University Health Science Center today announced plans to strengthen their partnership to establish a co-branded primary care network. (Texas A&M University Health Science Center) By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center CHI St. Joseph Health and Texas A&M University Health Science…