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$3.75 million grant awarded to Texas A&M, UT and Rice to form NSF node

$3.75 Million has been awarded to Texas A&M, UT, and Rice to form the Southwest Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation Node.

Device for detecting dark matter gets funding from Energy Department

Summary: The US Department of Energy is investing $460,000 in research at Texas A&M University to develop a device to detect and confirm the existence of dark matter. Physicists are unsure exactly what particles to look for, so they have agreed upon several possibilities. Among them is a particle known as a weakly interacting massive…
Education

Team-based education helps future health professionals, research shows

Team-based education at Texas A&M is helping our future health professionals to hone their communication skills before reaching the industry.
Energy

Law scholar opens conversation with Argentina about energy resources

Gina Warren travels to share her research on sustainable energy development
Business

‘Cash for Clunkers’ stimulus program actually hurt automakers, study says

U.S. government program suffered by having more than one goal, economists at Texas A&M say.
Engineering

Laser-guided system can detect dangerous materials half-mile away

System developed at Texas A&M also offers agricultural applications and forensic capabilities
Biology

Policies, economics and social norms contribute to antibiotic resistance

Researchers at Texas A&M study social psychology of how, when and why veterinarians administer antibiotic drugs
Agriculture

Inefficient irrigation systems may cost producers as much as $100 per acre

Eight-year study determines which systems will deliver the most water to the roots of crops
Environment

Texas A&M oceanographer leads global effort to preserve Antarctica

Integrity of the Antarctic is suffering from increases in research expeditions as well as tourism, international report says