Former Michigan State center Anthony Ianni is the first Division I basketball player in NCAA history with autism. (Photo courtesy of the College of Education and Human Development) By Ashley Green, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications His drive to overcome every obstacle in his life has made him…
Members of the Kenya parliament met recently at Texas A&M University in College Station with the Office of the State Chemist to learn more about managing aflatoxin risk. Left, Dr. Tim Herrman, state chemist, Kenya parliament members Honorable Japhet Kareke Mbiuki and Honorable Victor Munyaka. (Texas A&M AgriLife Research…
Dr. Joseph Sorg, Texas A&M biologist. (Photo courtesy of the Texas A&M College of Science) By Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University College of Science Of the millions of patients admitted to U.S. hospitals each year, nearly 250,000 will contract the dangerous bacterial infection Clostridium difficile during their stay. A…
By Ashley Green, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Educational neuroscience is an emerging field that Dr. Steven Woltering wants to be on the leading edge of. His latest research on self-regulation will play a key role with implications across education from parents and educators…
An autumn wildfire blazes in the Appalachian Mountains. (Shutterstock) By Andrew Vernon, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences Fire was frequent in the past, and an important shaper of vegetation in the Appalachian forest – along with the rest of North America. These weren’t the catastrophic forest fires we see…
Zachary Grasley tests various grout mixtures. By Kristina Ballard, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Nuclear waste is a reality, whether remnants of nuclear weapons or the byproducts of nuclear power plants. While we aren’t at risk of an attack from a giant radioactive lizard, nuclear waste can still…
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…
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…
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…
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…