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October 1, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to establish Texas 4-H headquarters

State-of-the-art facility to expand leadership, learning opportunity in nation’s largest 4-H program

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September 26, 2025

Biophysical Society honors Josh Wand with Ignacio Tinoco Award

Texas A&M University professor celebrated for decades of discoveries in protein function

A man in a maroon blazer stands at a podium with a screen behind him that says "Meeker Endowed Lecture Series of Excellence."
September 26, 2025

Meeker Lecture Series highlights social science in agriculture

The Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications has launched its first endowed lecture series: the Meeker Endowed Lecture Series of Excellence. The lecture series showcases leading voices in industry, academia and government.

A woman harvests wine grapes in a vineyard.
September 24, 2025

Texas wine builds global momentum in international organization

For the booming and rapidly evolving Texas wine industry, membership in the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, OIV, has its privileges. OIV is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the science behind viticulture and winemaking.

Sandun Fernando, Ph.D., standing in front of a building with his hand in his pocket
September 23, 2025

Fernando named Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Sandun Fernando, Ph.D., was recently named a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASABE, during the organization’s international meeting in Toronto.

A man in a white coat sits on a stool with his arms crossed. A white board is behind him and there is lab equipment on tables on either side of him.
September 22, 2025

Suhas Sura ’27 builds pathways for undergraduate research

In his short time at Texas A&M, Suhas Sura has already become known as a student who helps bring people together. Faculty point to him as a key voice for undergraduates, working to make it easier for students to connect with mentors and feel at home in a research environment.

People use a net to harvest catfish.
September 18, 2025

Research evaluates plant compounds to boost disease resilience in catfish

Researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife are studying plant-based compounds as alternatives to antibiotics to strengthen the health, sustainability and economic resilience of U.S. catfish production, the nation’s largest aquaculture industry.

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September 18, 2025

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates faculty, staff and students

Annual ‘College Connect’ event honors outstanding achievements, new and promoted faculty

A man wearing a leather vest and jeans stands in front of his Harley motorcycle.
September 17, 2025

The man who fixes everything

Before most people grab their first cup of coffee, Richard Epting has already solved three problems. For 40 years, this has been Epting’s rhythm in the Texas A&M Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering: spot the problem, find the solution, get it done.

Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., holds a jar of fly samples.
September 15, 2025

From maggots to mentorship: A forensics legacy at Texas A&M

Long before Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., professor of forensic entomology in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, helped investigators solve murders with maggots, he was just a kid glued to the TV watching detective shows.

Members of the T.V. Munson family receive a plaque from Dr. Amit Dhingra (wearing a straw hat).
September 11, 2025

Texas A&M honors T.V. Munson, savior of the world’s vineyards

The Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Horticultural Sciences opened its 2025 Spirited Learning fall series by celebrating the lasting legacy of T.V. Munson, a 19th century Texas scientist whose breakthroughs still safeguard wine production worldwide.

Students open up a drawer filled with preserved skunks in the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections.
September 11, 2025

Texas A&M expands scientific access to biodiversity data

The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology is helping lead a national effort to transform how scientists access and use biodiversity data by digitizing tens of thousands of mammal specimens from its Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections.

September 4, 2025

Association of Former Students honors faculty with teaching awards

Four College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members recognized for excellence in teaching and mentorship

A researcher with gloved hands picks up blow flies with tweezers
September 4, 2025

Light-based insect analysis sharpens forensic timelines

Researchers have developed a technique that uses infrared light and machine learning to reveal the sex of blow fly larvae found on human remains.

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September 3, 2025

Statewide symposium unites experts to advance Texas water solutions

Texas A&M AgriLife hosts three-day event to connect scientists and stakeholders on water challenges

Kissing bug
September 2, 2025

Researchers urge for U.S. recognition of Chagas as endemic

Perspective article warns that underestimating Chagas risks diagnosis time, treatment and surveillance

A man in a maroon button down shirt sits with his arms propped up on a table while resting his chin on his hands.
August 28, 2025

Closing time at the pit: Ray Riley retires after 46 years

Leaving behind a legacy of meat science excellence, lasting education and barbecue tradition

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August 27, 2025

A phone call that changed global medicine

How one invitation to Texas A&M set Gary Krishnan on a path to medical breakthroughs

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.

Kurouski leans over a lab bench covered in light-based sensors with green light
August 21, 2025

Novel technique scans for health cues using light and skin

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers use keychain-sized device for insights on personalized nutrition