Science & Tech

  • Yakovlev Looking To Shed Light Deeper Into The Human Brain

    Vladislav Yakovlev has been developing a more efficient way of propagating light through an opaque medium. By Marcus Misztal, Texas A&M University College of Engineering The inner workings of the human brain have always been a subject of great interest. Unfortunately, it is fairly difficult to view brain structures or…

  • Making The Impossible, Possible: Robert C. Alaniz, Ph.D

    Texas A&M College of Medicine researcher Robert C. Alaniz found his passion and a way to transform medicine by studying the universe of microbes that live with us. By Katherine Hancock, Texas A&M University Health Science Center In a lab at Texas A&M, researchers are hard at work in a sea…

  • Self-Driving Cars Are Coming – But Are We Ready?

    A self-driving Uber car on the road in Pittsburgh. Jeff Inglis, The Conversation, CC BY-ND By Johanna Zmud and Paul Carlson, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, for The Conversation It’s been 60 years since the cover of Popular Mechanics magazine gave us the promise…

  • HSC Research Paves The Way For Possible New Lymphoma Treatments

    By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Although many kinds of lymphoma are treatable, one particular type, called angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, or AITL, has a dismal prognosis, and even after treatment, relapse is common. Right now, there aren’t specific therapies for this type of…

  • One Health: Vet Med Researcher Lands Grant To Study Pediatric Cancer

    Dr. Heather Wilson-Robles By Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Staff Dr. Heather Wilson-Robles, an associate professor and the Dr. Fred A. and Vola N. Palmer Chair in Comparative Oncology in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Small Animal Clinical Sciences Department,…

  • Marine Biology Undergrad Lands $5,000 NSF Grant To Research Algae Control

    Marine biology junior Savannah Mapes received a $5,000 National Science Foundation grant to research effects of harmful algal bloom. By Bob Wright, Texas A&M University at Galveston Marketing And Communications Texas A&M University at Galveston student Savannah Mapes has a rare opportunity that few undergraduate students ever achieve – getting…

  • Big Data At Work: Researchers Develop Model To Predict, Prevent Power Outages

    By Shraddha Sankhe, Texas A&M University College of Engineering High-speed winds during a thunderstorm may cause trees around an electric grid to crash into the distribution system feeders causing an outage in that area. Currently, most utility companies diminish such accidents by scheduling regular tree-trimming operations. This effort is…

  • Aerospace Student Interning At NASA, Mapping Mars In Virtual Reality

    Michayal Mathew is working as a summer intern at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. By Kim Foli, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Ask any 10-year-old what they want to be when they grow up, and chances are “an astronaut” is likely near the top of their list.

  • Researchers Change Epilepsy Landscape With New Therapies

      By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Despite several clinical trials of various therapeutic strategies, there are currently no drugs for curing or preventing epilepsy and few promising ones in the pipeline. Antiepileptic drugs are the lifeblood for symptomatic treatment of seizures, but these medications do…

  • Team Led By Texas A&M Researcher To Explore Underwater Continent Of Zealandia

    The JOIDES Resolution will set course July 27 on a two month research expedition on the Tasman Sea, drilling into the crust of the underwater continent of Zealandia. (Texas A&M photo) By Sam Peshek, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story noted June…