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International cultures take spotlight at Worldfest celebration
Texas A&M University and the city of College Station are setting aside a day to celebrate international diversity, but one need only stroll around College Station, Bryan, A&M, Blinn College or any of our public or private school campuses to see that every day our cultural diversity proudly shines.
Texas cattle industry groups meet to discuss tick fever prevention
" Representatives from Texas' cattle industry recently discussed future research and educational partnerships related to fever ticks at a summit hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
1. Soldiers killing soldiers rare, but not unheard of
Soldiers slaying fellow soldiers may be rare, but it is as old as the history of the U.S. military itself.
KISD, CTC discuss college culture
By Rebecca LaFlure Killeen Daily Herald Killeen Independent School District and Central Texas College officials met Thursday to discuss their ongoing efforts to create a college-going culture on local campuses.
From college cash to beach access, 11 amendments pass
Texas voters on Tuesday approved 11 state constitutional amendments, including one intended to help lift more of the state's public universities into the ranks of major national research institutions.
Texas A&M's McFerrin Athletic Center Not Built To Code
An engineering firm hired by Texas A&M University to study its tentlike athletic complex says the facility wasn't built to withstand the maximum winds prescribed by the building code.
Study: Texas' teacher merit pay program hasn't boosted student performance
For the $300 million spent on merit pay for teachers over the last three years, Texas was hoping for a big boost in student achievement.
Eminent domain, top-tier research fund, other propositions passed
Proposition 4, a heavily pushed constitutional amendment to help create more top-tier research universities, has won approval from Texas voters.
BULLETIN: Texas voters OK all propositions
Texas voters on Tuesday passed a proposition limiting the government's eminent domain powers and another creating a fund for more top-tier research universities, along with nine other constitutional amendments on the ballot.
Texas proposition advocates make final push before Election Day
Supporters of 11 propositions on the Texas ballot - including one to fund more top-tier research universities - made their final plea Monday for voter passage in what's shaping up as a low-turnout election.
Experts at FSU offshore drilling symposium say risk is low
Tanker collisions and coastal storage facilities susceptible to hurricane storm surges are more threatening than drilling rigs and pipelines, the experts said.
Researchers to perform sex change operation on papaya
The complicated sex life of the papaya is about to get even more interesting, thanks to a $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
One year ago, U.S. President Barack Obama was swept into the White House by voters who sought a clean break from the Bush era and hoped the Democratic candidate could transform U. S. politics.
Defense Secretary Gates to speak at IU graduation
BLOOMINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit Indiana University in December to speak at the school's winter commencement.
Ags saluted for service in armed forces
Air Force JROTC cadets march into Kyle Field on Saturday as part of Military Appreciation Day.
Eleven proposed constitutional amendments go before Texas voters in the Nov. 3 election.
TAMU Fit-to-Finish Show Cattle Camp Dec. 12-13
The TAMU Fit-to-Finish Show Cattle Camp is scheduled Dec. 12-13 at the Pearce Pavilion on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station.
New Technology May Cool The Laptop
Sinova and colleagues from Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, Institute of Physics ASCR, University of Cambridge and University of Nottingham have had their research published in the renowned journal Nature Physics.
Farmers prevail over US's most expensive pest; boll weevil gone from 98 percent of US cotton
This photo provided by Texas A&M University shows a boll weevil trap that allows cotton producers to monitor the whereabouts of the pests.
Obama has Capitol Hill visit on busy agenda Wed.
President Barack Obama speaks this morning at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of former Massachusetts Sen.
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