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  • Biology Student’s Passion To Cure C. Diff Takes Her To Haiti

    Texas A&M sophomore biology major Avery Young ’19 (standing in back of vehicle), distributes bags of food in Haiti. By Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University College of Science Avery Young ’19 developed a deep interest in infectious diseases long before she ever stepped foot inside a Texas A&M University research…

  • Astronomer Explores Connection Between Supermassive Black Holes And Their Home Galaxies

    Artist conception of a supermassive black hole (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.) By Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University astronomer Jonelle Walsh doesn’t sugar-coat things regarding science’s understanding of the mysterious cosmic phenomenon known as supermassive black holes. “There’s simply a lot we don’t know,” Walsh said, with emphasis…

  • Physics & Engineering Festival Set for April 1

    By Shana Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science The Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University invite audiences across Texas, the nation and even the world to get up-close and personal with science and technology this spring at the…

  • Texas A&M Math Fair Set For March 25 In Blocker

    By Shana Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University is getting a jump on April, kicking off the nationwide annual observance of Math Awareness Month a week early with its 14th annual Texas A&M Math Fair, set for Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 1…

  • Harvard Physicist, Local Chefs Featured In March 31 Physics Of Cooking Presentation

    By Shana Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Saturday traditionally has served as the main stage for Texas A&M University’s annual Physics and Engineering Festival, set for April 1 at the George P. Mitchell ’40 Physics Buildings. While 2017 is no exception to that longstanding rule, the Texas…

  • Texas A&M Biologist Battles Deadly ‘Super Bug’ Gut Bacteria

    Dr. Joseph Sorg, Texas A&M biologist. (Photo courtesy of the Texas A&M College of Science) By Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University College of Science Of the millions of patients admitted to U.S. hospitals each year, nearly 250,000 will contract the dangerous bacterial infection Clostridium difficile during their stay. A…

  • Texas A&M Team Uses Mathematical Modeling To Explain Germanwings Flight 9525 Crash

    Germanwings, Airbus A320-211 D-AIPX aircraft landing at International Airport ‘Makedonia’, it is the aircraft that crashed in the Alps. (Shutterstock) By Shana Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science An international team of researchers led by Texas A&M University mathematician Goong Chen has used the latest in visualization…

  • Team Develops Cost-Effective, Scalable Polymer With Promising Applied Future

    Texas A&M chemist Lei Fang and his interdisciplinary research team of graduate students and faculty. An interdisciplinary team of Texas A&M University scientists led by Texas A&M chemist Lei Fang has developed a novel solution-processable, solvent-resistant polymer capable of maintaining its structure in the face of extreme conditions…