McDaniel Charitable Foundation gives $1 million endowment to TAMUG
Texas A&M University at Galveston has received its first $1 million endowed chair, from the McDaniel Charitable Foundation for a professorship in sustainable marine fisheries.
Firefighters from two of world's largest nuclear facilities attend TEEX training
Firefighters from two of the world’s largest nuclear energy facilities, in the United Kingdom, spent three weeks training at the Texas Engineering Extension Service’s Disaster City®, learning the techniques and procedures for rescue in a contaminated environment.
More Hispanics choosing West Texas A&M
West Texas A&M University experienced an overall student body increase of 30 students this spring—less than 1 percent—but the number of Hispanic students increased by 92, or 9 percent over spring 2006. The university’s 1,080 Hispanic students make up 15.4 percent of the student body.
Prairie View A&M band to be featured in Honda Battle of the Bands first-ever DVD
The Prairie View A&M University marching band’s performance at the invitational Honda Battle of the Bands competition in Atlanta on Jan. 27 will be featured on the first-ever Honda Battle of the Bands DVD.
Texas medical schools, teaching hospitals make major economic impact
A new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges reveals its member medical schools and teaching hospitals, including the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, had a combined economic impact of $451 billion on their states and the United States in 2005.