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.