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December 1, 2025

Listening to nature, one bird call at a time

Texas A&M’s Carmen Reisdorf ’27 built a citizen science project linking AI, ecology and global volunteers

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November 20, 2025

Interstellar soil science: Aggie researcher explores farming on Mars

Coker’s reduced gravity plant growth research spends a week on International Space Station

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November 13, 2025

Regents approve Meat Science and Technology Center construction

Advanced complex at Texas A&M-RELLIS to bolster meat research, teaching, extension

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November 12, 2025

How a Texas A&M student’s turkey gut model could change Thanksgiving

Texas A&M undergraduate helps create first turkey gut model to fight disease

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November 11, 2025

Researchers find sustainable sanitizer to reduce salmonella on produce

Texas A&M study shows probiotic processing byproduct safely reduces salmonella on fresh produce

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October 28, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife reopens Vernon research and extension facilities

Ribbon cutting celebrates recovery and commitment to Texas Rolling Plains

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October 23, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife pioneers higher-ed cloud services agreement with Microsoft

New replicable model simplifies research cloud access, creates direct conduit to services

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October 23, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife develops guide to manage feral hogs in national parks

Research gives U.S. National Park Service adaptable framework to protect land and heritage sites

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October 15, 2025

AgriLife Research leads rice delphacid and hoja blanca virus studies

Scientists mapping pest behavior, identifying viral drivers and shaping new producer guidance for 2026 planting

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October 13, 2025

How Vickie Kloeris ’78 fed astronauts and fuels Aggies

Q&A with Texas A&M former student who uses her story and book proceeds to launch careers in food science

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October 13, 2025

New Texas A&M center to advance marine aquaculture

Corpus Christi-based center focuses on innovation, workforce and coastal resilience

Binayak Mohanty - a man in glasses and a dark suit
October 7, 2025

American Geophysical Union selects Texas A&M’s Binayak Mohanty as Fellow

Regents Professor recognized for advancing the study of soil moisture and hydrological processes

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October 3, 2025

New Texas A&M faculty hired to advance ecological science

Strategic hires bolster research and teaching in Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

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September 29, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife to aim eBeam at New World screwworm fight

Collaboration targets screwworm reproduction with new 'eBeam' technology

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September 26, 2025

Biophysical Society honors Josh Wand with Ignacio Tinoco Award

Texas A&M University professor celebrated for decades of discoveries in protein function

Sandun Fernando, Ph.D., standing in front of a building with his hand in his pocket
September 23, 2025

Fernando named Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Sandun Fernando, Ph.D., was recently named a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASABE, during the organization’s international meeting in Toronto.

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September 22, 2025

Suhas Sura ’27 builds pathways for undergraduate research

In his short time at Texas A&M, Suhas Sura has already become known as a student who helps bring people together. Faculty point to him as a key voice for undergraduates, working to make it easier for students to connect with mentors and feel at home in a research environment.

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September 15, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife pilots national model for information technology access

National Science Foundation grant supports development of affordable, scalable research support

Students open up a drawer filled with preserved skunks in the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections.
September 11, 2025

Texas A&M expands scientific access to biodiversity data

The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology is helping lead a national effort to transform how scientists access and use biodiversity data by digitizing tens of thousands of mammal specimens from its Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections.

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September 5, 2025

Renamed Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation signals new era in insect science

Cooperative research center bridges food security, waste management and agricultural bioeconomy solutions