Regents approve patents and commercialization of research as new consideration for faculty tenure
The A&M System Board of Regents voted unanimously at its May meeting to allow commercialization of faculty research, where applicable, to be added as a criterion in the awarding of faculty tenure.

Texas A&M to partner in NSF research center to revolutionize sensor technology
Texas A&M University is one of six core partners in a new multi-million-dollar National Science Foundation center expected to revolutionize sensor technology and yield devices capable of transforming aspects of various industries ranging from health care to environmental quality.

TTI research helps make signalized intersections safer and more efficient
A Texas Transportation Institute project called Cost Effective Technologies for Advance Detection at Signalized Intersections investigated which technologies might be most useful and cost effective when feeding data to algorithms developed by TTI.

Space Engineering Institute helps Aggies shoot for the stars
Building and launching real satellites, designing high-altitude imaging probes and interning at NASA's Johnson Space Center are just some of the projects the 61 students in Texas A&M Engineering's Space Engineering Institute are involved in this year.

The truth about bats: Strange creatures benefit mankind
Bats are very shy and misunderstood creatures that have a tremendous ability to control insect populations, and they account for one-fourth of the animal population in the world, according to Texas A&M University researcher Missy Young.