A member of the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron observes a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. The 83rd ERQS is Air Force Central Command’s first dedicated joint personnel recovery team, utilizing Air Force Guardian Angel teams and Army CH-47 Chinook crews. (Courtesy photo) By Christina Sumners,…
By Texas A&M University Research Communications and Public Relations The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded two academic research grants and one prevention grant to Texas A&M University totaling more than $3.59 million. The grants are among 57 new awards totaling more than $73.5 million…
By Kim Foli Ikpo, Texas A&M University Engineering With 48 hours on the clock, students from 14 universities set out to make an impact on the world this past weekend. In the end, more than 400 students in 10 different countries came up with solutions to problems facing the…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Highlights It’s like March Madness, but for pioneering research projects Voting on the first round ends at midnight March 1 Two Texas A&M University Health Science Center researcher teams have been selected by STAT News for STAT Madness, a bracket-style…
People have to pass road tests – so should self-driving cars. (Africa Studio/Shutterstock) By Srikanth Saripalli, associate professor in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, for The Conversation What should a self-driving car do when a nearby vehicle is swerving unpredictably back and forth on the road, as if its driver…
From left: Dr. Kentaro Inoue, Dr. Charles Randklev and Michael Hart with the Texas hornshell, the state’s first freshwater mussel to be listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. (Gabe Saldana/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) By Gabe Saldana, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences In February…
Dr. Jason Sylvan teaching the students at Rio Grande (Jason Sylvan/College of Geosciences) By Bumsoo Kim, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences Marine microbiology might sound too complicated for junior high students to explore, but thanks to Texas A&M University Oceanography scientists, students in Eagle Pass, Texas, recently had the opportunity…
By Texas A&M University College of Engineering If you had a chance to make a difference in the world, would you create an environment for children in developing countries to continue learning once the sun has gone down, design a tool to decrease the massive amount of food…
Steve Maren and his Emotion and Memory Systems Laboratory (EMSL) have made a breakthrough discovery that could help clinicians better treat disorders like PTSD. (College of Liberal Arts) By Heather Rodriguez, Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts Steve Maren, the Claude H. Everett Jr. ’47 Chair of Liberal Arts…