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Achieving Inclusion
Aggie ACHIEVE program creates a groundbreaking academic opportunity for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In Their Names
During the Lead by Example campaign, countless individuals chose to honor their loved ones through honorary or memorial gifts. Here are six of their stories.
Class of 1969 dedicates Spirit Plaza; new initiative launches for students with disabilities; Sea Aggies fundraise for Aggie ring statue; music and math converge in engineering program.
Couples create memorial scholarships and a professor of practice in engineering; former student gives first endowed gift for the School of Innovation.
It's Their Texas A&M
Meet Dr. Junuthula Reddy and five other Texas A&M faculty and staff members who are shaping the university they call home by giving back.
Preparing Texas Teachers
How the aggieTEACH program is helping fill the need for quality math and science teachers in Texas and the nation.
Mr. Gaddis is Still Teaching
Sandy Wilkinson '86 started the Gaddis Girls’ STEM Camp in her father’s name, and she can’t wait to see what the girls who experience it will achieve.
Researchers develop injectable bandage; public health professor studies effects of air pollution on pregnant women; corn breeders explore new whiskey flavors.
From Surviving to Thriving
Texas A&M’s Telehealth Counseling Clinic combines university expertise with local community capacity to provide quality mental health services.
Best Lecture: 5 Classes We Wish We Could Take
From learning about winemaking to exploring the world's craziest pandemics, here are five Texas A&M classes we wish we could take.
Aggie Research Changes the World
How Texas A&M faculty and students are impacting the globe.
Donors share why they’ve given to Texas A&M during the Lead by Example campaign.
Automated transportation research; kinesiologists study relationship between genetics and activity levels; new reading technology for blind individuals.
A planned gift establishes three Corps scholarships; couple surprises great-niece with a scholarship; gifts for the Texas A&M Coaching Academy and the Bush School of Government and Public Service.
Dr. Luke Lyons ’08 ’18 constructs a LEGO replica of the Academic Building.
Couple supports new dentistry facility; gifts fund Mays Innovation Research Center; Aggie Parents of the Year establish construction science scholarship.
Accounting department naming underway; Pilgrim’s Corp. funds poultry feed mill renovation; Cathy and Bill Davis ’75 endow student conference; Nobel laureate David Lee supports quantum studies.
Education Was My Way Out
Why teaching is one of today’s most important professions, and why I want to tackle the job.
Team discovers three new bird species in Africa; student studies Antarctic ecosystem; researchers use spice painting therapy with dementia patients; artist creates emotional map of Bryan-College Station.
Howdy Walkers keep an Aggie tradition alive; bike-share program comes to campus; U-STAR prepares future teachers for urban classrooms; graduate students work in the Texas Legislature.
Reta Haynes establishes dean’s chair; Rochelles fund veterinary equipment; gift boosts Commercial Banking Program; Clay Bright ’78 creates scholarships for middle-income students.
Scholarship memorializes education student; friends honor former science dean; fellowship supports mechanical engineering professor.