Governor names A&M System to lead statewide effort to pursue national bioenergy center
The Texas A&M University System will lead the state’s effort in pursuing one of two U.S. Department of Energy bioenergy research centers that will accelerate basic research and development of ethanol and other biofuels.

Prairie View A&M named a partner in one of five NSF Engineering Research Centers
Prairie View A&M University will be a partner in one of five new Engineering Research Centers funded by the National Science Foundation to develop cross-disciplinary research programs that will advance technologies and provide the basis for new industries.

Study shows men's attitudes toward executive women are "overly rosy"
Research by Texas A&M University professor Dwayne Whitten, published in this month’s Harvard Business Review, suggests that acceptance of the female executive may not be as widespread as most men attest.

Federal grant will boost biofuels research
A Texas Agricultural Experiment Station-led collaborative team has been awarded a federal grant of $800,000 to conduct genomic and genetic research of sorghum for use as a biofuel.

Study finds parental time to be key in fight against childhood obesity
A multi-year study by researchers from Texas A&M University has found that the amounts and quality of time parents spent with their children has a direct effect on children's rates of obesity.