An engineering research team that includes Dr. Shankar Chellam will address water scarcity issues by addressing filtration challenges. By Kristina Ballard, Texas A&M University College of Engineering By the year 2025 it is projected that nearly 2 billion people will live in areas of water scarcity. These projections…
Cotton gin trash and other biomass feedstocks have been used as fuel to generate heat energy for power production. (Texas A&M AgriLife Research/Blair Fannin) By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University AgriLife Finding sustainable markets for gin trash, wood chips and other waste products could be viable in producing more…
Chris Ginter wades through deep floodwaters on September 6, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Ginter, a Houston resident, has been taking local residents to their flooded homes in his monster truck which can drive through waters up to 4 feet deep. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Keith Randall, Texas…
In the midst of Hurricane Harvey, the GERG crew weathered 25-foot waves. By Leslie Lee, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences On Monday Aug. 21, as the sky dimmed in Texas and the whole country paused to watch a solar eclipse, a crew of buoy technicians from Texas…
By Texas A&M University Research Communications and Public Relations The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded eight research grants to Texas A&M University totaling more than $9 million. The grants are among 60 new awards totaling more than $102 million that CPRIT recently announced…
Grace Tsai, a doctoral anthropology student at Texas A&M, is conducting a study, the Ship Biscuit and Salted Beef Project, that explores the reasons 17-century sailors survived at sea on extremely unhealthy diets. By Tyler Allen, the Texas A&M Foundation Historical evidence suggests 17th-century sailors defied the…
A road sign warns travelers of the the approaching Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Hurricane Harvey has intensified into a hurricane and is aiming for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain and 125 mph winds. (Joe Raedle/Getty…
Preserved maize cobs from the El Gigante rockshelter, Honduras, directly dated by AMS 14C. (Penn State photo) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications A team of researchers that includes a Texas A&M University anthropologist has analyzed a trove of ancient maize and their findings cast new light…
By Texas A&M Transportation Institute As part of the Campus Transportation Technology Initiative, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)—in partnership with Texas A&M Transportation Services and Texas A&M University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering—is testing a self-driving shuttle to improve campus mobility. TTI invites students, the local community and…
A total solar eclipse is seen from Palembang city on March 9, 2016 in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Local stargazers and skywatching enthusiasts are encouraged to join the Texas A&M University Astronomy Group…
