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News from West Texas A&M University, highlighting academic excellence, research, student achievements, athletics, and community engagement.

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WT to Build Beef Cattle Research Facility with $9.75 Million USDA Grant

West Texas A&M University has received a $9.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture—the largest federal award in University history—to fund what promises to be the most advanced cattle feedlot research facility in the world.

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Search Committee Named for Next West Texas A&M University President

The Texas A&M University System has named an 11-member search advisory committee and retained Parker Executive Search to help identify the next president of West Texas A&M University.

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Neil Terry Selected as Interim President of West Texas A&M University

Neil Terry, a longtime academic leader at West Texas A&M University, was approved today to serve as the university’s interim president by The A&M University System Board of Regents.

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West Texas A&M University Announces Retirement of President Walter V. Wendler

West Texas A&M University announced today that President Walter V. Wendler will retire as president effective September 1, 2026, ten years to the day after he began his service as WT’s president.

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Texas A&M University System Launches Statewide Effort to Help Students Lead—and Disagree—Better

Preparing students for leadership has always been central to The Texas A&M University System’s mission. This spring, the A&M System is taking that work in a new direction — one shaped by a simple reality: too many conversations today turn into unruly arguments, and too few people take the time to understand what they actually believe.

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Regents Approve Plan to Build 10 Stormproof Community Shelters Worth $254.5 million

Texas A&M University System Regents today approved a plan to build 10 storm shelters worth $254.5 million across the state.

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Land Swap Helps Bring Mental Health Hospital to Amarillo

Regents voted unanimously today to approve a land deal in Amarillo that will help to build the only state hospital for inpatient mental health care in the Panhandle.