By Texas A&M University Health and Kinesiology (HLKN) Climate and Diversity Committee The Health and Kinesiology (HLKN) Climate and Diversity Committee is pleased to announce the call for poster presentations for the inaugural HLKN conference focused on diversity and inclusion. The conference theme for 2018 is “Able, Active,…
College of Architecture students work on the Temple Freda project. (College of Architecture) By Sarah Wilson, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Highlights The only temple in the country to be named after a woman, Temple Freda was built mostly with materials donated by local citizens Faculty and students generated…
At Thesen Islands, Chis Mulder ’80 created new, advanced standards and measurements for development. By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Visionary, “green,” award-winning land development projects created by Chris Mulder, an Outstanding Alumnus of the Texas A&M College of Architecture, and colleagues at his South Africa-based firm, CMAI…
Loil Ellison and wife, Estella Ellison, and daughter Estella Mae Ellison standing in street in front of their house at 520 Callaghan Avenue, early 1930s. In the background are shotgun-style houses, across the street at 519 (left) and 521 Callaghan Avenue, in a neighborhood demolished to make way for Victoria…
Kelly Templin will replace outgoing RELLIS campus director John Barton April 2 after serving as College Station’s city manager since 2013. By Laylan Copelin, Texas A&M University System Kelly Templin, College Station’s city manager, is leaving that post to become director of the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS campus. Templin,…
People around the world will take action in the fight against cancer on World Cancer Day Feb. 4. (Shutterstock) By Diane C. McDonald, Texas A&M University Mays Business School World Cancer Day 2018 – observed on Sunday, Feb. 4 – is a global campaign that aims to save millions of preventable…
Dr. Tom Linton bails Sargassum on a beach in Galveston. By Texas A&M University at Galveston Forty-five scientists from France, the United States and western Africa held a two day workshop at Texas A&M Galveston to discuss Sargassum (seaweed) and the problems it has created in the past with no…
: “LGBTQ Serving Nonprofits: A Statistical Analysis in Relation to Social and Political Ideology”, by Tyler Millar, Hailey Duncan, Jasmine Walia, Mariam Chikhladze, and Shu Jiang. By Lauren Holtmeier, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service The first-year Foundations of Nonprofit Sector students presented their group research…
A man dressed as Santa Claus helps families choose their own trees at Sydney Christmas Tree Farm at Duffy’s Forest on December 13, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences During the holiday season, consumers should be…
Sarah Hamer and her team are studying kissing bugs taking an ecological approach to characterize disease transmission cycles. By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Stumbling across an unidentified large black bug in your house may make you feel panicked or even curious. Should you…