Earlier this fall, a joint faculty committee from Texas A&M University Libraries and the Texas A&M Department of Biology took a fresh look at possible textbook options for introductory biology courses, resulting in a switch this summer to a free open-source solution, OpenStax, that is expected to save students…
Randi Reynolds ’18 learned how to recreate the textures of ceramics, rugs and different types of wood for the calculus game Variant. (Josh Huskin/Texas A&M Foundation) By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University is taking a new approach to transformational learning this spring,…
The immediate aftermath of the shooting of President Kennedy in November 1963. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Moorman) By Clifford Spiegelman, Distinguished Professor of Statistics, Texas A&M University, for The Conversation Popular television shows such as the “Law & Order,” “CSI” and “NCIS” franchises glorify forensic science as a magical, near-flawless tool…
Casey Papovich, will test the first official round of James Webb Space Telescope testing before the $8 billion successor to the Hubble Space Telescope launches.
Art meets real life in homage to Lyons’ inspiration. By Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University College of Science Like many people, Luke Lyons ’08 began collecting and playing with LEGOs as a child. The only difference is, he never stopped. In between building and balancing the workload of his…
By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science As an expert in statistical forensics and bullet lead analysis, Texas A&M University statistician Clifford H. Spiegelman has done his fair share of testifying in courtrooms across the country and in front of legislative bodies. In a new…
Dr. Matthew Sheldon, left, works with an undergraduate student. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Matthew Sheldon, assistant professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University, has been named a Moore Inventor Fellow by the California-based Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in recognition of early-career scientist-innovators…
Sorg joined the Texas A&M Department of Biology in 2010 and is considered one of the frontrunners in C. difficile research. He has earned five National Institutes of Health grants in the past five years, including two since 2016. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science…
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. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science In 1964, Texas Governor John B. Connally personally…
Vince Estrada-Carpenter is in his third year of graduate study within the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, where his focus is observational cosmology. By Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University College of Science Vince Estrada-Carpenter ’19 remembers watching a documentary about the origins…