A “Dare to Love Yourself” station allowed students to write something they love about themselves in order to promote positive body image. By Texas A&M University Student Health Services On Wednesday, October 18, Texas A&M University Student Health Services partnered with Southern Smash and the Eating Recovery Center to…
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), peak influenza (flu) season occurs in the fall and winter. Despite there being an annual vaccine, many Americans will likely still be hospitalized from complications of the flu—which is frightening…
By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has been selected as one of 24 university colleges to receive a 2017 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT…
By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Students in Texas A&M University professor Igor Lyuksyutov’s Cooking With Science class invite the Brazos Valley community to be their guests this week via a special seat at a table featuring a veritable smorgasbord of culinary and educational delights. On…
Texas A&M University at Galveston researchers measure and tag a blacktip shark. By Keith Randall, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications Shark populations can fluctuate widely, and largely depend upon a number of factors including fishing pressure. A Texas A&M University at Galveston researcher hopes his project can help provide…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Effective and efficient disaster recovery is necessary for individuals, the community and businesses to return to normal functioning from large-scale disasters like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. In recent years, unmanned robots have been used to facilitate rescue,…
(Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment) By Leslie Lee, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences, in conjunction with the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment What does soil have to do with climate change? Managed well, soil’s ability to trap carbon dioxide is potentially much greater than previously estimated,…
Top: Lauren Replogle, Texas A&M University; Malarie O’Brien, Coastal Carolina University. Bottom: Katie David, Tulane University; Patrick Saylor, Dartmouth University. (U.S. Navy) By Taylor Fuechec, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences For three sweltering months this summer, Lauren Replogle called the Naval Oceanographic Office home. A Texas A&M Department…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Carrie L. Byington, MD, dean of the Texas A&M College of Medicine, senior vice president of the Texas A&M University Health Science Center and vice chancellor for health services at The Texas A&M University System,…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Screenings are the best way to detect cancer early, and early detection is more likely to lead to better outcomes. However, for those individuals without health insurance, screening tests can often be prohibitively expensive. To help women access these…