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Please join us in welcoming our new PhD cohort
@tamusoci

Please join us in welcoming our new PhD cohort

Please join us in welcoming our new PhD cohort as they begin their first semester! We are so excited to have y’all as part of the Texas A&M Sociology Department and can’t wait to see all that you accomplish. Gig ’em

Here’s to internships and future careers!
Texas A&M College of Architecture

Here’s to internships and future careers!

Here’s to internships and future careers! Our Architecture and Construction Science students had conversations, made connections and explored opportunities at this fall’s career fairs.

J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering College Rankings
J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University

J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering College Rankings

Our J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University continues to rise in the U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best College Rankings for Undergraduate rankings!

The Opening Doors Career Fair
Arch H. Aplin III ’80 Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism

The Opening Doors Career Fair

What a fantastic start to the semester for the department!

The Opening Doors Career Fair brought together more than 300 students and 30+ industry vendors for an afternoon of networking, career exploration and professional development.

Elizabeth Robertson '25
AgriLife Today

Elizabeth Robertson '25

Elizabeth Robertson '25 found her calling in hospitality in an unlikely place: a marine biology lab in Florida.

This #AGLSAggie has turned her curiosity into a career by using a study abroad experience and student leadership to set herself up for a career in conference management!

Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Department of Soil & Crop Sciences

Meet Cabot Ellis ’25, a proud graduate of Texas A&M University’s Department of Soil & Crop Sciences!

Career Services’ Dress for Success
Texas A&M University-Higher Education Center at McAllen

Career Services’ Dress for Success

We want to thank all the Aggies who participated in Career Services’ Dress for Success & Headshot event!

Sometimes the simplest habits make the biggest difference in your wellness.
@recsports

Sometimes the simplest habits make the biggest difference in your wellness.

Sometimes the simplest habits make the biggest difference in your wellness. As you adjust to a new schedule away from home, keep these habits in mind to build a healthier relationship with yourself. 

Another great Aggie football weekend in the books!
@aggieachieve

Another great Aggie football weekend in the books!

Another great Aggie football weekend in the books! From Midnight Yell to the Aggie ACHIEVE tailgate and cheering on the Ags, it was a weekend full of great memories and even better company. We are so grateful to the Hutcheson family for hosting another wonderful tailgate and bringing the Aggie Family together! Gig ’em! 

An Opening Doors Career Fair connection that turned into a career opportunity
Arch H. Aplin III ’80 Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism

An Opening Doors Career Fair connection that turned into a career opportunity

An Opening Doors Career Fair connection that turned into a career opportunity!  Texas A&M master’s graduate Tingyi (Wayne) Wang recently started a new role in Revenue Management at Hilton’s regional headquarters in Dallas. Wayne connected with his now-supervisor at one of our HMGT Opening Doors Careers Fair. This is a great example of how career fairs create opportunities for students and industry professionals to make meaningful connections that can lead to what’s next.

AI tools to tackle that challenge
@tamuecen

AI tools to tackle that challenge

As power demand surges across Texas, keeping the electrical grid efficient, reliable and resilient is becoming increasingly complex.

At Texas A&M, ECEN researchers Dr. Xin Chen and Dr. Prasad Enjeti are developing AI tools to tackle that challenge from two sides of the power system.

It's a class.
@aglifesciences

It's a class.

A body lies motionless beneath a front-end loader. A witness story doesn't add up. A College Station police officer takes notes.

Relax, true crime fans, no one died. It's a class.

There is an art to dentistry.
Texas A&M College of Dentistry

There is an art to dentistry.

There is an art to dentistry. Literally.

From improving manual dexterity in the clinic to conceptualizing data in groundbreaking research, artistic skills help shape the modern dental professional. That's why Texas A&M University College of Dentistry's Studio Art Society is so important to our students' professional development.

International Retinoids Conference VII
@tamunutrition

International Retinoids Conference VII

Last month, members of the Nutrition Retinoids Focus Group attended the International Retinoids Conference VIII in gorgeous Niagara Falls, NY. Dr. Catharine Ross and Dr. Masako Suzuki gave talks at the conference and GGEN doctoral student Brighton Garrett presented a poster.

Graduate student Zil Modi
Texas A&M Biology

Graduate student Zil Modi

Graduate student Zil Modi wanted to know how a bacterium's tiniest structures shape its ability to cause disease. Working in the Koch Lab, Modi helped build a tool that lets researchers dial the length of bacterial pili up or down and watch what happens to infection.

National Association of State Directors of Agriculture
TAMU Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications

National Association of State Directors of Agriculture

As part of a recent National Association of State Directors of Agriculture (NASDA) trade mission to Kenya and Rwanda, Dr. Jack Elliot was invited as one of only two special guests to participate in this international effort. While in Kigali, Rwanda, he presented at the Africa Food Systems Forum during the Leveraging South-South & Triangular Cooperation in Agricultural Investments session, engaging with leaders focused on advancing agricultural development and investment.

ATC2026-2027 Director staff
Aggie Transition Camps

ATC2026-2027 Director staff

HOWDY!!!!!

We are so beyond happy and excited to announce the ATC2026-2027 Director staff!!

seminar speaker this morning
Texas A&M Entomology

seminar speaker this morning

Dr. Marcus Kronforst, a professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolution at the University of Chicago, is our seminar speaker this morning!

He's presenting, "Exploring the genetic basis of mimicry and mate choice in tropical butterflies."

What do wind turbines, EV batteries, military equipment and your smartphone have in common?
Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University

What do wind turbines, EV batteries, military equipment and your smartphone have in common?

What do wind turbines, EV batteries, military equipment and your smartphone have in common? They all depend on critical minerals.A Texas A&M research team led by Dr. Roman Shor is working to make finding these valuable resources faster and more efficient. With $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E ROCKS program, the team is developing a drilling system that uses advanced sensing and AI to identify critical minerals in real time.

A new faculty member has joined our flock
Texas A&M University Poultry Science

A new faculty member has joined our flock

A new faculty member has joined our flock! Meet Diego Martinez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of poultry nutrition.

He brings more than two decades of experience across commercial poultry production, research, technical services, and consulting in the U.S. and Latin America, along with a passion for preparing students to think critically about the role nutrition plays throughout poultry production.

Every now and then we come face to face with history.
TAMU Aerospace

Every now and then we come face to face with history.

Every now and then we come face to face with history. Our own Dr. Darren Hartl, Associate Department Head for Student Success and Development, recently had the chance to share a meal with retired Col. Robert C. Barlow of the U.S. Air Force and Texas A&M Aeronautical Engineering Class of 1956. Robert Barlow first arrived in College Station in 1940 as the six-year-old son of Dr. Howard W. Barlow, the founding Head of our department.

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