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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…