Around the System
Texas A&M University and other members of The Texas A&M University System based in Brazos County had a record $2.7 billion overall economic impact on the county during calendar year 2006, according to an in-house study.
George P. Mitchell, a long-standing benefactor of Texas A&M University, has given $1 million to endow the George P. Mitchell ‘40 Chair in Marine Science at Texas A&M-Galveston.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Wyle Laboratories and NASA are working together to produce ready-to-eat foods for future space flight missions.
South Texas Natives, a research component at Texas A&M-Kingsville, is making seven native grasses available for commercial production. These are the first native ecotypes to be released in the state.
Texas A&M-Commerce researchers are developing a portable LED germicidal detector for space. University scientists and students are working on a device to detect bacteria and fungus under light-emitting diode lights using fluorescence.
The Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has been honored with the Dr. Robert Frank Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award by the Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors.
Researchers with the Texas A&M University System Research and Extension Center in Dallas are studying whether a spongy material designed to contain jet fuel can be used as bedding for roof-top gardens.
