Seaweed on Goyave, Guadeloupe. Dr. Alain Mermet, the scientific attaché at the General Consulate of France in Houston, visited Texas A&M University at Galveston to plan a research program that will improve the ability to predict the movement and severity of seaweed landings on beaches from the Caribbean islands…
Aaron Franklin of Franklin’s Barbecue in Austin, discussing brisket cuts. (Photo by Dr. Jeff Savell, University Distinguished Professor and E.M. “Manny” Rosenthal chairholder in the department of animal science at Texas A&M). There was no shortage of beef nor legends of Texas barbecue at Camp Brisket…
Population densities in urban areas worldwide will continue to drop until 2050 with significant consequences for energy use in buildings, according to a study by an international and interdisciplinary team of researchers that includes a Texas A&M professor. Burak Güneralp, research assistant professor in the Department of Geography,…
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a principal vector of the Zika virus. Photo by Gabe Hamer. Texas A&M AgriLife recently received a substantial monetary boost to bolster its aggressive fight to stem the spread of vector-borne diseases for the public good, said Dr. David Ragsdale, Texas A&M University entomology…
A recent study infected one person with a harmless virus in an office building with 80 people, and within two hours, the virus had contaminated the break room. With so many people sharing a space, germs are bound to spread. However, there are ways to protect yourself.
The increase of mega-cities in certain regions of the world is almost certain to eliminate huge areas of farmland that are critical for food production by 2030 and could have severe implications across the world, according to a study by an international team of researchers that includes a…
Cities and regions across Texas are partnering with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to form the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership. The statewide partnership will put…
A pair of Texas A&M School of Public Health professors have been awarded one of nine Gulf Research Program (GRP) Exploratory Grants by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Ranjana Mehta, PhD, and S. Camille Peres, PhD, will use the grant to explore approaches and strategies…
Texas A&M is one of 17 nationally prominent universities invited by Facebook to participate in a new program that will allow researchers at their institutions to interact more quickly and effectively with each other.