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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

A&M TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVESTOCK RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN MEXICO

SAN ANTONIO – Texas A&M University faculty will be part of the nearly 500 livestock researchers, professionals, and producers from Texas, Mexico and Latin America who will converge on Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, for the 36th Annual National Livestock Research meeting Nov. 7-10. Sponsoring the event are INIFAP, Mexico’s national agricultural research agency, and the Universidad…

November 6, 2000

Campus & CommunityFarm & Ranch

RECORD YIELDS COULD BECOME COMMON WITH DNA DIAGNOSTICS

Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872,ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. John Mullet, (979) 845-0722 ,jmullet@tamu.edu Dr. Patricia Klein, (979) 862-4802 COLLEGE STATION – Researchers at Texas A&M University not only believe every year should yield record crops, they believe science can get significantly closer to that goal. The average crop yields in the United States are 25 percent of record…

October 17, 2000

Science & Tech

PERSISTENT TUBERCULOSIS DEMYSTIFIED; STUDY POINTS TO NEW DRUG

Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jim Sacchettini, (979) 862-7636 , sacchett@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION -– A team of U.S. researchers have begun to demystify the persistence of tuberculosis, according to Dr. Jim Sacchettini, biochemist at Texas A&M University and co-author of a paper appearing Aug. 17 in the journal Nature. The research is the first of its…

August 16, 2000

Science & Tech

INTERNET CATTLE MARKETING ATTRACTING MORE PRODUCERS

COLLEGE STATION – Internet Web sites designed to buy and sell beef cattle could lead to a big change in the way livestock is marketed by producers, according to industry officials attending the recent Beef Cattle Short Course at Texas A&M University. Beef producers heard representatives from cattle Internet Web sites say the future of…

August 14, 2000

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BEEF CATTLE SHORT COURSE ATTRACTS 1,200 PRODUCERS

COLLEGE STATION – New York prime rib is going the way of a New York public relations campaign – to e-commerce, niche marketing and Web-based advertising. Organizers of the annual 46th annual Beef Cattle Short Course here this week hope to help ranchers stay out of the digital divide and ahead of changes in livestock…

August 8, 2000

Campus & CommunityFarm & Ranch

TEXAS AG UNIVERSITIES TEAM UP FOR DISTANCE DOCTORAL DEGREE

LUBBOCK – Mid-career agricultural professionals who aspire to increase their knowledge and professional responsibilities will have a new way to achieve a doctoral degree without having to spend valuable time on a college campus. Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University have teamed up to offer a “doc@distance” degree, using advanced video and other educational…

August 1, 2000

Science & Tech

$1 MILLION ENDOWMENT TO HELP FURTHER YOUTH AT-RISK RESEARCH

COLLEGE STATION –- With more Americans working harder and longer than ever, it’s giving children more free time alone after school – and that free time isn’t being put to good use. “We’ve got a whole generation of kids that are illiterate as what to do with their free time because of television and other…

May 3, 2000

Campus & Community

Watz Creates New Scholarship

COLLEGE STATION- Gil Watz of Houston has donated $40,000 to establish ascholarship for students enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. Watz, who is retired from Mobil Oil, has contributed to two similar scholarships at Texas A&M. He said he became interested in Texas A&M because he had a…

April 20, 2000

Campus & Community

TEXAS A&M OFFERS MASTER OF AGRICULTURE VIA DISTANCE ED

COLLEGE STATION — Students can now earn a master of agriculture from Texas A&M University through an interdisciplinary program that uses the Internet as the primary source of educational materials and communication with faculty. “More people demand anytime, anywhere programs, so we are shifting to the Internet,” explained Kim Dooley, assistant professor of agricultural education…

January 28, 2000

Science & Tech

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: “New Horizons: Continuing the Legacy” — The Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program Conference WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Rudder Theater, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas WHO: More than 700 people from across the state will attend, representing the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas…

January 6, 2000

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