This Thanksgiving, Aggieland became home for over 100 students, faculty and staff from the College of Arts and Sciences as they gathered for the "If You Can't Be Home, Be Here" lunch. For those who joined, it was a chance to celebrate the season together, create memories, build community and strengthen the bonds that make Aggieland feel like home.
For the second consecutive year, three faculty members in the Department of Biology have received National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators’ Research Awards (MIRA) recognizing their sustained research potential in bacterial and applied phage biology, neurobiology, and behavioral and evolutionary biology.
Thirty-four faculty who are newly appointed or reappointed to endowed chairs and professorships were recognized with one of the highest honors in academia and also presented with commemorative bronze medallions.
Kailey Rettmann’s SMART Scholarship-for-Service award, offering full tuition, stipends and a guaranteed job with the Department of Defense, has made a significant change in her life. Paired with hands-on experience in Texas A&M's Department of Oceanography, it’s setting her on a promising path in the world of oceanography.
Abbi Evans '26 overcame a serious spinal cord injury suffered as a junior in high school and is now conducting research on that very topic in the lab of Texas A&M biologist and former TIRR Foundation Fellow Dr. Jennifer Dulin '05.
A gift from English former student Susan V. Fontaine ’77 will establish a lab in the Department of English where students and faculty explore AI technology, the future of writing and the relationship between the two.
