Helen White

Helen White is a Communication Specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife. She is responsible for writing news releases and feature articles from science-based information generated or provided by AgriLife faculty throughout the state.

All posts by Helen White

Tom and Donna Bigbee pose next to a horse.

November 17, 2025

A lifelong bond with the Texas A&M horse judging team

Tom and Donna Bigbee turn decades of mentorship and generosity into a legacy for future Aggies

Xu Zhang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology.

September 16, 2025

Xu Zhang to develop environmental monitoring biosensors

Xu Zhang, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology as an assistant professor and began her new role on Aug. 1. Zhang’s expertise spans synthetic biology, electrochemistry and materials science to engineer microbe-based biotechnologies for environmental protection.

Close up of multicolored violas with dark purple, yellow and orange blooms.

August 26, 2025

Viola selected as a Texas Superstar plant

Broad range of colors, bountiful blooms for fall and early spring

Catharine “Cathy” Ross, Ph.D., with Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease textbook on the table in front of her.

August 21, 2025

Ross appointed associate dean for faculty affairs

Ross has provided her expertise in advisory roles for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health.

Kim Dooley. Ph.D., in center of photo listening to presentation from three students gathered at a computer.

July 16, 2025

Dooley to retire after distinguished teaching and leadership career

Kim Dooley ’84 ’87 ’95, Ph.D., Regents Professor and associate dean for faculty affairs in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will retire at the end of August after more than 35 years of service.

Texas A&M AgriLife in white on a maroon background

July 2, 2025

Blanek named AgriLife Extension administrator in Far West Texas

Will provide leadership in educational program impact, community engagement

Texas A&M AgriLife in white on a maroon background

June 11, 2025

AgriLife Extension names Martin to lead in East Region

Will guide family and community health and 4-H youth development programs

Giant party balloons at the entrance to The Gardens at Texas A&M University. Girl in pink dress holds small balloons.

May 26, 2025

Four reasons to join the Summer Celebration at The Gardens

Birthday celebration on June 14 offers educational activities and landscape inspirations

Family photo of several generations of the Rosenthal family in an outdoor location with trees as a backdrop

May 21, 2025

Rosenthal family pledges $5 million to new meat science center

State-of-the-art facility to elevate meat science research, education and outreach at Texas A&M

Timothy Murphy, Ph.D. He is wearing a maroon tie and a blue suit jacket.

May 16, 2025

Murphy inducted into Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators

Texas A&M award honors significant impacts on preparation of teachers

A runner sprints through a desert trail

May 14, 2025

Walk Across Texas inspires healthier lifestyles statewide

AgriLife Extension’s team-based approach improves fitness habits and reduces chronic disease risk

Mike Arnold stands under a tree with the sun shining through the branches

April 23, 2025

A life grown with purpose

Michael Arnold cultivates knowledge, beauty and belonging through a life rooted in horticulture and the land-grant mission

Young boy and toddler girl look at a monarch butterfly resting on his finger.

April 16, 2025

Hullabloom Fest on April 26 celebrates spring at The Gardens

Learn ways to help pollinators during a morning of fun and education

Close up of yellow blooms of a Mexican mint marigold plant.

March 28, 2025

Mexican mint marigold designated as a Texas Superstar

Low-maintenance ornamental plant doubles as a kitchen herb

Bill McKinley in his floral design classroom surrounded by flowers, ornamental plants and decorations

December 13, 2024

A career of expanding the art and science of floral design

Bill McKinley to retire from Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences

A closeup of a woman standing in front of a classroom lecturing. She is wearing a red top and black pants

November 19, 2024

43 years of interdisciplinary teaching, mentoring, research

Betsy Pierson to retire from Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences

A man in jeans and black T-shirt, stands in wooded setting

October 25, 2024

Hibbitts adds herpetology expertise to Texas A&M Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

New role and innovative classes will introduce students to reptile and amphibian conservation, ecology

yellow red and white tulips

October 24, 2024

Bulbs to blooms: Tips for fall bulb planting

Prepare now for gorgeous spring displays

A young girl with her mother watering plants in The Gardens at Texas A&M

October 2, 2024

Annual Fall Festival set for Oct. 19 in The Gardens at Texas A&M University

Morning of fall fun, educational activities awaits visitors

September 19, 2024

Remembering ‘Pere’ Bekewe

Scholarship memorializes Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences former graduate student