COLLEGE STATION – Enzymes in cells normally perform only one job, but a new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist might figure out how to recruit enzymes for other jobs to benefit medical fields and industry. “We know that enzymes usually have one biological function in a cell, but many are capable of [...]
COLLEGE STATION – University students shouldn’t always focus on the highest paying jobs. At least that shouldn’t be the first priority, according a nationally known florist. “Find something you love and make money doing it. That’s what I tell students,” said Joyce Mason-Monheim of Tucson, Ariz., a floral designer known for her “lapel art.” As [...]
COLLEGE STATION — Mollie Lastovica, a Texas A&M University agricultural communications, journalism and political science major from Fredericksburg, has won the student division of the North American Agricultural Journalists writing contest. Lastovica, a junior, will receive the award and a $750 travel stipend at the association’s conference April 8 at the National Press Club in [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Southerners who have been anxiously awaiting a peach tree that will produce in warmer climates – just chill. Four new varieties being released for production in nurseries this year will soon be available for growers where cold temperatures – a necessity for peach trees – are less likely, according to Texas A&M [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Organic rice studies have moved to the front burner with almost $1 million in federal grants to Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists. Two studies, led by Dr. Fugen Dou of Beaumont – and a team from College Station, Corpus Christi, Arkansas, Alabama and South Carolina — will look at yielding more high [...]
EL PASO – Dr. Ari Michelsen of El Paso was honored recently at a Regents Professor and Fellow Service Awards banquet, hosted by Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp in College Station. The awards recognize faculty members and agency professionals who have made outstanding contributions to their university or agency and the people of [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Public officials who are required to know and individuals who just want to know more about the Texas Open Meetings Act now have access to an online training, according to officials with the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, a part of the Texas A&M [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Chancellor John Sharp announced today that The Texas A&M University System has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Qatar to work on a food security program for that Arab state. “We all understand the importance of agriculture, and how vital it is to ensure the safety and security of the food we [...]
COLLEGE STATION — A scientist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research has begun work on a way to “engineer” a microbe to break lignin into lipid which can then be used to make more fuel. The project, which received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, could help solve the challenge of biowaste [...]
COLLEGE STATION — Present and past members of the Travis County Commissioners Court have been honored collectively with the Extension in the City Award by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Current court members include Judge Samuel Biscoe and Commissioners Ron Davis, Sarah Eckhardt, Gerald Daugherty and Margaret Gómez. The award, created in 2006, “recognizes [...]
