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Judit Penzes, Ph.D.
March 21, 2025

Virologist sees collaborative opportunity at Texas A&M Department of Entomology

Pénzes brings fundamental and applied research background to the study of animal viruses

Dr. Sorin Popescu holding a UAV in his lab.
March 20, 2025

Ecoinformatics researcher advances conservation science

Emerging, cutting-edge field bridges technology, data and real-world application

Locusts in a lab
March 13, 2025

New research reveals secrets about locust swarm movement

Study introduces a new theory that could improve locust control strategies

A woman in a white lab coat is holding tongs working with plant matter. A woman in blue scrubs stands beside her watching.
March 10, 2025

A moonshot scientist’s giant leap for plant-kind

From greenhouses to galaxies, doctoral student Jess Atkin’s research could shape the future of lunar farming

Uday Vaddevolu, Ph.D. He is wearing a gray jacket with a light blue dress shirt.
March 10, 2025

Vaddevolu offers innovative irrigation engineering expertise 

New faculty member promotes advanced technologies to address water-use efficiency and water challenges 

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March 7, 2025

Jessup named Texas A&M AgriLife center director at San Angelo

A herd of cows against a blue sky.
February 10, 2025

More to manure than meets the eye

Texas A&M Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab empowers producers with actionable insights on forage, livestock performance

a graphic with a maroon background and a strand of DNA across the side with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research logo on the right side.
February 6, 2025

Texas A&M Board of Regents approves Center for Comparative Genomics

New facility to strengthen global leadership in animal genetics

crops in a field
February 6, 2025

AgriLife Research and IBM launch soil and water decision tool

AgriLife Research and IBM ‘Soil and Water Assessment Tool Virtual Extension Assistant’ provides user-friendly management insights

Ovissipour stands behind a countertop with cutting boards of his new food items.
February 6, 2025

Transforming food waste into sustainable nutrition

Food scientists turn byproducts into high-protein snacks with fermentation

a man in a white lab coat sits with laboratory equipment behind him
January 31, 2025

Fuller Bazer earns global recognition with Marshall Medal

Texas A&M animal science researcher honored for groundbreaking contributions to livestock reproduction research

January 30, 2025

Advancing Texas Wine

sorghum hybrid seeds
January 24, 2025

AgriLife Research team to develop nitrogen-saving sorghum hybrids with DOE support

New plant technologies could reduce fertilizer levels, costs for producers

A woman stands behind a podium wile speaking at a podium onstage
January 20, 2025

Celebrating Dorothy Shippen’s curiosity-driven research career

Pioneer biologist to retire after decades of discoveries and lasting mentorship

A photo of an unmanned aerial vehicle capturing crop data information.
January 9, 2025

Precision agriculture new frontier: Crop digital twins

Farmers can utilize remote sensing, big data, artificial intelligence to simulate real-world crop production scenarios

Cluster of muscadine grapes on the vine
December 23, 2024

First-of-its-kind project to improve muscadine grapes

Texas A&M AgriLife to provide expertise, field trial locations for $7 million effort to benefit grape growers

A person in a white lab coat studies two plates
December 12, 2024

Bioenvironmental sciences professional board establishes scholarship program

Endowed fund begins providing financial support to incoming students

Potato chips with dark stripes indicating zebra chip disease
December 12, 2024

AgriLife Research leads collaboration to address zebra chip disease

Horticulturalists and entomologists team up to investigate insect-transmitted plant disease

A collection of differently shaped wine glasses
December 11, 2024

Why your wine glass matters — and how to pick the right one

Make your parties sparkle as much as your beverage with a wine scientist’s advice on glassware

Two feral pigs at night in the brush
December 4, 2024

Preempting African swine fever in Texas with research

Scientists assess a tick’s potential to spread disease in Southern U.S.