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Artemis II’s safe return was a team effort on a massive scale — and three Aggie engineers were among the many who made it possible.

AgriLife Research was featured in Esri for its work at the AgriTech Innovation Hub at the McGregor Research Center, a 6,400-acre commercial-scale cattle operation where technology companies can come test cattle management tools against real ranch conditions. The goal is to give producers data-driven tools to improve efficiency and profit.

Congratulations to the newest graduates of the 44 Farms International Beef Cattle Academy!

Recognized during the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, these graduates completed an advanced program designed to strengthen their knowledge of the beef industry while connecting with a global network of industry professionals.

Carter Kuo ’23 never planned on starting a company while he was still a student with the Adam C. Sinn '00 Department of Finance at Mays Business School, but in 2022, that’s exactly what happened.

Alongside Jackson Sheen ’24, then a Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student, Kuo co-founded hat company Concho, starting with A&M-licensed hats sold at local events around College Station. What began as a side project between classes has grown into a brand now licensed with more than 60 universities nationwide and new school partnerships launching every month.

Flooding evacuations and water rescues have continued across multiple river basins in South Texas, but active canine search and rescue support in these areas was suspended, as thankfully the dogs were not needed. So, the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team transitioned to Raymondville, Texas, for Operation Border Health, the Department of State Health Services' annual readiness exercise that also provides wellness services to people in South Texas.

Ever wondered what happens when creativity meets philosophy? 

At the Aggie School of Athens summer camp at @tamu.phil, middle school students connect through art and conversation by learning to ask thoughtful questions, listen closely and build lasting friendships.

Congratulations to Dr. Trisha Kimes, 2007 College of Dentistry Alum, on being nominated for Texas Dentist of the Year by the Texas Academy of General Dentists!

AgriLife Research has a 2,281-acre ranch just south of Richards, Texas, and it has quite a story.

One family ranched the land for 70+ years. The late Bill Thomas '68 was proud to be the third generation to call it home, and in 2023, he donated the ranch to AgriLife Research.

That one month til the first Breakaway feeling!!

Howdy to COSC students Brody Araujo and Tyler Bishop who are completing their internships with CIAC member McCarthy in Abilene, Texas!

The Department of Sociology at Texas A&M University mourns the passing of Dr. Albert Schaffer, Professor Emeritus and longtime member of our department.
Dr. Schaffer dedicated more than 20 years to Texas A&M through his teaching, research, mentorship, and service to the university community.

Join us in celebrating 70 years of Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University!

When the FIFA World Cup came to Texas, Aggies were behind the scenes helping it run.

Sport management students from Texas A&M University worked on high-profile events, including VIP hospitality at Houston's Fan Festival and match-day operations in Dallas.

Camp ARCH wrapped up, and what a week it was!

High school students explored architecture, construction science, landscape architecture, and urban planning through hands-on projects and real-world learning alongside Texas A&M faculty and professionals.

Last week, the Agricultural & Natural Resources Policy (ANRP) Internship Program was thrilled to host a dinner during @texas4hcongress in Austin!

Exercising in space is harder than you think! 

The Aggienauts, a team of five Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering seniors, created a fully functional zero gravity workout machine that addresses major safety issues such as CO2 buildup and heat-producing friction.

Second in the nation 

The Texas A&M Academic Quadrathlon Team earned second place overall at the 2026 American Society of Animal Science National Academic Quadrathlon in Madison, Wisconsin.

Did you know H-E-B's president is an #AGLSAggie?

Roxanne Orsak '88 studied agricultural economics with us before spending nearly four decades at H-E-B, and she'll be the first to tell you that Texans' loyalty to the state's largest private employer is not so different from an Aggie's loyalty to Texas A&M football

Shark Week isn't just on Discovery Channel!

Sink your teeth into Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Shark Week celebration, July 26 - August 1.

The summer heat can be unrelenting, sending pets who usually run straight to their owners after being outside in search of their water bowls instead.

Congratulations to Dr. Paul Scholes on successfully defending his dissertation and earning his PhD from Texas A&M University!

His research developed a novel approach to measuring internal migration in the United States using administrative data, producing estimates that closely align with Census and ACS data while covering nearly the entire U.S. population. His work also introduced innovative social network analysis methods to migration research.

Distinguished Professor Richard Gomer, Texas A&M Department of Biology, has received a $2.3 million NIH grant to advance research into chemorepulsion, using natural cellular signals to direct neutrophils out of inflamed lung tissue in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Pursuing her passion for fashion, Mechatronics student Aarathi Devakumar ’28 continues to advance her innovative take on wearable robotics. This spring, she competed in StarkHacks, billed as the world’s largest hardware hackathon, presented by AMD and cohosted by Ford Motor Company at Purdue University. Aarathi and her intercollegiate, interdisciplinary team, "Panic! At the Wrist," designed a fashionable bracelet cuff that combines drowsiness detection and emergency alerts for the wearer.

Learn how to invite butterflies over into your garden with the AgriLife Extension Butterfly Gardening course. Spot Texas butterfly species and pick the plants that'll have them fluttering to your yard!

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Making memories on Lake Michigan showed seven Mays undergraduate students that leadership can take place anywhere... even in a canoe. 

Selected from a competitive application process, Mingyi Chen ‘29, Emry Doan ‘29, Addi Dumoit ‘29, Brionna Grapeson ‘28, John Kaspar ‘29, Robert Lugo ‘29, and Luis Tamez ‘27 kicked off the summer by traveling to Shelby, Michigan, for the 2026 Wakonse Foundation‘s Undergraduate Leadership Conference. 

Wrapping up our July NSCs with so much gratitude

Texas A&M Electrical and Computer Engineering is proud to congratulate Don B. Russell, professor of electrical and computer engineering, on his appointment as a Foreign Corresponding Member of the Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna.

From Aggieland Onward: Adele Agnoletto ‘26

A former OSCE intern and Environmental Studies major whose passion for sustainability is taking her across the globe! 

She will be pursuing an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters at the University of Copenhagen

We love summer but we have an itch, and that itch is for fall semester!

Exciting times are ahead for Texas A&M-Fort Worth!

I am looking forward to our continued collaboration with the Fort Worth community as we develop this new campus and expand systemwide opportunities in education, research and workforce development.

A new study from researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences has uncovered a previously unknown consequence of viral infection: too much RNA inside a cell can disrupt its ability to produce energy.

Last week, the TS Lone Star State was christened in Philadelphia.

The $325 million, 524-foot vessel will become @texasmaritime's first purpose-built training ship in more than two decades, preparing hundreds of cadets for careers at sea each year.

The countdown is on til we’re back in Aggie Park!

Greetings from Helsinki, Finland! 

Whoop for ocean engineering student Ellie Mulvihill, who’s making waves this summer during her internship with NAPA!

We are thrilled to congratulate the TAMU-SPE student chapter for receiving the 2026 Presidential Award for Outstanding Student Chapter! 

This international award is the highest honor a student chapter can receive and is awarded to only the top 10% of the society's students chapters around the world. TAMU-SPE was recognized for their dedication to student success.

Founded in the 1960s with 14 faculty, graduate assistants, and a $1 million budget, Texas A&M’s Cyclotron Institute established a foundation for excellence in nuclear science. 

Its commitment to research and education has fueled decades of progress.Today, the Institute includes more than 100 members. Its achievements span space science, nuclear medicine, materials science, and critical electronics testing for more than 500 users annually including SpaceX. Isotope production for cancer therapy is also among its recent innovations!

New findings from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences suggest invasive aoudad (Barbary sheep) may be helping sustain and spread disease-causing pathogens in Texas habitats.

Texas A&M Forest Service is adding three fixed-wing multi-mission aircraft, the next phase of a $257 million investment by the 89th Texas Legislature in state-managed wildfire suppression aircraft.

A new way to become an Aggie engineer is coming to Fort Worth!

Beginning this fall, students can earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Distribution at the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus.

From the judging room to the classroom.

Conner McKinzie has joined the Texas A&M Department of Animal Science as meat judging coordinator and lecturer. A former competitor, coach and agricultural educator, he’s now leading one of the nation’s premier meat judging programs while helping students grow as judges, leaders and future professionals in the meat industry.

Texas A&M University Maritime Academy Training Ship LONE STAR STATE Christened in Philadelphia!

“What's stopping us from developing these energy materials and fully harnessing our capabilities to create technologies that will change our lives?”

Warm weather often means more time outside with your pets, but as temperatures rise across Texas and the U.S., it’s important for owners to recognize the signs of heat stress.

The Texas Bar Exam is a challenge, but Aggies never face it alone.

Each summer, Texas A&M Law’s Bar Exam Pit Crew brings lunch, encouragement, supplies, and Aggie spirit to graduates sitting for the Texas bar exam. What began as a simple lunch giveaway in 2013 has grown into a beloved tradition rooted in service, support, and community.

our last coffee cart event of the year!! it was so fun serving the @aggienetwork for the Aggies’ first appearance in the playoffs!!

Spectrum News 1 Texas spotlighted Texas A&M University Department of Horticultural Sciences’ mission to send grape seeds to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s International Space Station for genetic mutation research.

Stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing the unexpected can completely redefine your future. For Mario Milian ‘26, a last-minute decision to apply for a program just 36 hours before the deadline ended up shaping his entire college experience.

As a non-traditional student, Milian arrived at Texas A&M University as a prior-enlisted veteran, balancing his academics with raising a young son alongside his wife. He arrived with plans to finish his finance degree from the Adam C. Sinn '00 Department of Finance as quickly as possibly and immediately return to the military as an officer.

Instead, he found new community and pathways through the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and high-impact programs at Mays.

Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen names first director of student affairs

You’ve got… mail! Here’s a little Monday evening nostalgia for ya, Ags.

Texas A&M Forest Service is purchasing two SUBARU Bell 412EPX helicopters, the first phase of a $257 million investment by the 89th Texas Legislature in state-managed wildfire suppression aircraft.

From sleepless garage nights to bringing home the gold 

#TAMUetid students spent two semesters building a Harley-inspired hydraulic vehicle to take to competition! The team pushed through broken parts, tight deadlines and plenty of late nights, ultimately earning four awards at the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge.

Let freedom ring... in a new spot! Thanks to our team of careful movers, our Liberty Bell replica has been relocated to its temporary home at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Center as renovations kick off at the Academic Building.

Visitors can stop by with free entry during normal operating hours. 

@tamu researchers have identified a potential new strategy for slowing the progression of lung cancer.

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and the @cehdtamu found that two naturally occurring microRNAs significantly reduced the growth and protein synthesis of non-small cell lung cancer cells.

Some Aggies are a rare specimen of generosity.

Judy ’78 and Tim Turner ’74 ’77 are turning their lifelong love for nature into support for the Collection of Birds in the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, which spans 35,000 + specimens, nearly 2,000 species and 59 countries.

Through our Nuclear Security Office, the A&M System helps support the nation’s Nuclear Security Enterprise, a national team involved in nuclear weapon design, simulation, testing and stewardship of the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

Camp ARCH Celebrates 20 Years of Inspiring Future Aggies in the Built World

Our PPIP interns had the privilege of meeting Dr. Michael Johnson and former PPIP interns on Monday evening for a wonderful dinner at Capitol Hill Club.

Texas A&M Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management students helped run one of the biggest events in sports this summer. Throughout the FIFA World Cup, our students worked roles in Dallas and Houston, from match-day stadium operations to paid internships running ticketing and VIP hospitality at Houston's FIFA Fan Festival.

Congratulations to this year’s Superior Service Award recipients, honored for exemplary service and programming across AgriLife Extension. These awardees represent the very best of the agency, making a lasting difference in communities across Texas every day!

Meet new Former Student Brandt Japhet '26! As a #tamuMEEN student with a passion for Combustion Propulsion and energetics, he was an undergraduate researcher in the Fluid Mixing in Extreme Conditions Laboratory (FMECL) with Dr. Jacob McFarland and conducted research on multiphase detonations and hypersonic droplet breakup. 

Brandt was a 2024 Texas Research Alliance (TRA) for Clean Energy scholar. Last year, he presented his work at the AIAA SciTech Forum in Orlando, Florida, and a poster at the 40th International Symposium on Combustion in Milan, Italy The Combustion Institute

We are proud of our students Josh Gryder, Lane Shaw, Kaden Hall and Emilio Iuvone, who competed as 12th Man Builders at this year’s TXAPA Asphalt Road-eo.

They presented their knowledge of asphalt production and paving processes to industry professionals. The team placed second in interviews, fourth in skid resistance and sixth overall out of 14 teams. Great work!

Texas A&M Department of Biology is proud to spotlight undergraduate researcher Sonrisa Jones, a senior microbiology major in Dr. Joe Sorg's bacterial pathogenesis laboratory.

Jones recently presented her research, "Application of Click Display Technology for Rapid Protein Binder Discovery," at the Anaerobe Conference in New York City. Her project introduces a tool with applications well beyond the lab's usual focus on Clostridioides difficile, drawing interest from researchers across multiple fields.

Critical moments, real impact.
In partnership with UT Houston and Little York Fire Department, EnMed students participated in a mass casualty incident (MCI) simulation, triaging and treating the wounded in a real-world scenario. 

June through the Texas A&M AgriLife lens.

MCALLEN, July 15, 2026 — The Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen (HECM) has selected Will Wynn ’84 as executive director, effective Monday, July 13, 2026.

Congratulations to our Dr. Chukwuzubelu Ufodike on being named the 2025-2026 Professional Technologist of the Year by the NSBE Professionals | National Society of Black Engineers.

The award recognizes Dr. Ufodike's technical achievement, professional impact, mentorship and service in the areas of AI-enhanced additive manufacturing, digital manufacturing, engineering education, mentorship and STEM pipeline development.

Throwing it back to where it all began—METM’s very first cohort.

Success is built through commitment, leadership and going the extra mile. During the 2025–26 season, Texas A&M Sport Clubs traveled 202,468 miles across 319 trips, representing the Aggie spirit at competitions nationwide. 

How many Aggies does it take to see every inch of Earth

Ashutosh Agrawal, PhD, studies how forces at the cellular scale shape biological function.

His research challenges long-held assumptions about electric fields in membranes and explores how geometry can improve material performance.

The Class of '88's Thanksgiving tradition #TAMU88

Camp SOAR is officially underway after a friendly Aggie welcome from professor Dr. John Valasek and Dr. Darren Hartl, incoming associate department head. Sixty high school rising seniors and juniors from across the country will get to live on campus for six days of hands-on aerospace engineering experiences.

Smarter predictions can help drive better outcomes in livestock production.

Dr. Karun Kaniyamattam, an AgriLife Research artificial intelligence modeling scientist and assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Animal Science, is creating tools that help producers make informed decisions about animal health, efficiency and profitability.

Isabella Chapa '27, a BBA student in Mays Department of Management with a focus in entrepreneurship, is spending her summer as a sponsorships and events intern with Lucchese Bootmaker. Chapa took extra initiative to earn the role, connecting with Lucchese employees on LinkedIn and even mailing a personal pitch letter.