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  • Aggies In The Amazon

    A team of nursing professors and students traveled to Quillabamba, Peru to provide health care services and supplies. (Texas A&M College of Nursing) By Christina Lynne Davies, Texas A&M University College of Nursing Highlights A team of nursing professors and students led traveled to Quillabamba, Peru to provide health…

  • As Life Expectancies Rise, So Are Expectations For Healthy Aging

    Healthy aging is a new norm, researchers say, with older adults having a new name and attitude. (Shutterstock) By Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University; Basia Belza, University of Washington; Matthew Lee Smith, Texas A&M University, for The Conversation The Fountain of Youth may still be a myth, but…

  • Texas A&M Expert: State Experiencing Record Low Numbers Of Tornadoes

    A multi-vortex tornado touches down over plowed farmland, near the town of Patricia, south-east of Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas. (Getty Images) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Rains may have eased Texas’ drought situation in recent days, but the big weather story may be the lack…

  • Texas A&M Technology Helps Electric Providers Detect Faults, Prevent Wildfires

    Texas A&M University researchers have developed a new technology with the capability to not only help utility providers find the cause of outages, but to also anticipate and predict some failures before outages occur.

  • Empty Shelves Versus Excess Product: How Retailers Should Balance Inventory Levels

    A warehouse worker walks between racks of costumes at Angels The Costumiers on July 29, 2008 in London. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) By Andrew Vernon, Texas A&M University Mays Business School Retailers are stocking fewer goods on their shelves, but have companies taken inventory reduction too far? A number of…

  • You Don’t Have To Look Far To Find Human Trafficking Victims

    A training program for flight attendants at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, drawing attention to sex trafficking. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) By Laurie Charles, Texas A&M University College of Nursing, for The Conversation Many people think that human trafficking means kidnapping and moving victims across state or national borders. After working…

  • NNSA Awards $10 Million Center Grant To Texas A&M-Led Consortium

    Since 1967, the Cyclotron Institute has served as the core of Texas A&M University’s nuclear science program and as a major technical and educational resource for the state, nation and world. Its research programs are funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the Welch…

  • First Round Of X-Grants Provides Funding For Eight Projects Involving 81 Texas A&M Researchers

    By Texas A&M Research Communications and Public Relations Eight interdisciplinary research projects will share $7 million in funding during the first round of Texas A&M University’s X-Grants program, an initiative of the 10-year, $100 million President’s Excellence Fund, the university announced today. The funded projects represent 81 faculty members…

  • Texas A&M Statement On Sexual Assault Investigations

    Texas A&M investigates every claim of sexual misconduct. When violations are confirmed, sanctions are imposed in all cases. A conduct review panel comprised of staff members determines sanctions on a case-by-case basis in consultation with all parties. All persons involved have the right to appeal. While the federal privacy…

  • Texas Sea Grant Awards Almost $44,000 To Grad Students For Research Projects

    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…