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Lab Work: Research at Texas A&M
Gifts to the campaign created 127 new endowed chairs, professorships and fellowships that support faculty, whose boundless creativity and curiosity are changing the world.
A Venue for Visionaries
A landmark gift from Jon Hagler ’58 empowered the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study to invite top-tier researchers to Aggieland in perpetuity. These are some of the Fellows who stayed.
Student-developed video game teaches cattle working skills; program showcases rural veterinary medicine; university hosts Datathon; Sea Aggies deploy weather buoys.
Planned gift will support African wildlife study abroad; Women’s Resource Center gets a boost; Lawrences back Formula SAE Team; new scholarship for aggieTEACH program.
Outnumbered
Dr. Clifford Spiegelman uses statistics to challenge forensic methods and shed new light on history.
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.
Scientists develop an oil spill prediction model, a bioabsorbable wound dressing and a new spacesuit design; neuroscience professor explains the underlying causes of déjà vu.
Howdy, Marlisa Marquez '21
As a Science Leadership Scholar, first-generation student Marlisa “Marly” Marquez ’21 found a home at Texas A&M University that she never thought possible.
Endowment fuels training cruises; doctor honors late wife’s legacy; gift for Sales Leadership Institute; former student supports the Corps of Cadets.
Preparing Texas Teachers
How the aggieTEACH program is helping fill the need for quality math and science teachers in Texas and the nation.
Scientists collaborate on crop research; doctoral candidate studies the diets of 17th-century sailors; student startup revolutionizes indoor farming.
The Dance
Texas A&M astronomers witness cosmic history when two neutron stars collide.
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.
Farsighted
In the 1980s, Charles Munnerlyn ’62 revolutionized the optics industry with a new procedure that still helps millions achieve 20/20 vision: LASIK.
Secrets of the Universe
Private philanthropy gives Texas A&M’s astronomy program the freedom to explore the depths of the cosmos.
True Vision
Roku Founder Anthony Wood ’90 became a Silicon Valley sensation when he reimagined the way we consume TV.
Birds are the focus of two veterinary stories; researchers apply 3-D printing to drug production; archaeologists restore 17th century French ship.
Do Sleep Better
Mark Zoran, biology professor and circadian rhythm specialist, shares his advice for getting some good shut-eye.
Driving Force
Ahmed Mahmoud '87 '90 transformed his love of physics to become a leader and innovator at General Motors.
Sparking Curiosity
Led by Professor Ricardo Eusebi, a six-member team of physics students build a modern-day Tesla coil.
Qatar mathematician predicts fate of Malaysia Airlines flight; horseback riding can fight obesity; professor helps protect bats from wind turbines; Bush School researcher finds tariff bias.
Scholarship memorializes education student; friends honor former science dean; fellowship supports mechanical engineering professor.
Physics and Engineering Festival attracts science lovers of all ages; Shipwreck Weekend showcases nautical archaeology program; Career Closet suits Aggies for jobs.
Rooted in Texas A&M
Gifts of retirement assets are a popular way to leave a lasting legacy at Texas A&M.