Nurse giving blood sugar test to patient in home. (Getty Images) By Jennifer Reiley, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Three researchers from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering have received funding to develop a wearable, noninvasive, reliable, inexpensive and proactive device to detect and prevent hypoglycemic events in diabetic…
Jing Du uses virtual reality software to explore a digital building. (Texas A&M University College of Architecture) By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture First responders’ lives depend on their ability to navigate structures during a emergency — a task Jing “Eric” Du, Texas A&M assistant professor of …
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 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.
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…
The lack of the CHR2 gene alters plant architecture. (Texas A&M AgriLife Research) By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences A team of Texas A&M and Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists now have a deeper understanding of a large switch/sucrose non-fermentable (SWI/SNF) protein complex that…
Chancellor (center), receiving his Marvingt Award and congratulations from Dr. Valerie Martindale (left), president of the Aerospace Medical Association, and Dr. Henri Marotte (right), representing the French Society of Aerospace Medicine as the award’s sponsor. (Aerospace Medical Association) By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas…
Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution students Dakotah Karrer and Vincent Rodriguez worked with faculty member Dr. Joseph Morgan and Matt Leonard, president and CEO of Texas Space Technology Applications and Research (T STAR) on a special tube-like experiment station known as Strata-1. (Texas A&M University College of Engineering)…