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CBS 11 I-Team Puts Mosquito Repelling Products To The Test

Would you stick your arm in a cage filled with 150 hungry Southern House mosquitoes, which are the very that carry the West Nile virus? Thankfully you don’t have to, because researchers did just that to help the CBS 11 I-Team.

CBS 11–2013/05/22

An exterior view of Kyle Field at Texas A&M University in College Station. (credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Bomb Threat Investigation At A&M’s Kyle Field

Texas A&M University is investigating a bomb threat at Kyle Field that prompted the school to issue a “code maroon” safety advisory and close the stadium and nearby buildings.

2013/02/20

Students at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas,

Texas A&M Aims To Up Engineering Enrollment

Texas A&M University is promising to increase its enrollment of students studying engineering from around 11,000 to 25,000 by 2025.

2013/01/23

2 Brothers Charged With Aggie Dorm Burglaries

Texas A&M University police say two brothers who are former Corps of Cadets band members have been charged with burglarizing unoccupied dormitories during football games.

2012/12/12

Texas A&M Makes Millions By Outsourcing Services

Texas A&M University has already received $40 million by outsourcing 1,000 food and other service jobs to Compass Group USA, Inc. and could save millions more over the contract’s 10-year life.

2012/11/19

Make Your Garden Green & Save Some Green

A research horticulturist for Texas A&M developed the idea of Earth-Kind Landscaping. The goal is to use less water, less fertilizer and less pesticides, and have plants thrive.

2012/11/05

Texas A&M Student Hit & Killed By Train

Police said that a Texas A&M student was struck and killed by a freight train. Officials in College Station identified the victim as 19-year-old Garrett Cole Luce of College Station.

2012/11/05

Suspect Charged In Texas A&M Campus Bomb Threat

Police are investigating whether a man charged in a Texas A&M bomb threat knows a woman accused of a similar hoax at another university.

2012/10/30

Texas State University's Old Main building (Courtesy txstate.edu)

Suspect Arrested In Texas State Bomb Threat

A woman has been arrested and charged with phoning a bomb threat that forced evacuation last week of three buildings on the Texas State University campus in San Marcos.

2012/10/25

A researcher extracts DNA from samples for AIDS vaccine testing. (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Report: Texas Public Research Universities In Peril

They’re doing essential research and educating en masse the next generations of scientists and engineers. But a new report argues the mission of the country’s 101 major public research universities is imperiled by budget cuts.

2012/09/25

Perry: A&M’s Move To SEC Good For Aggies, State

Governor Rick Perry says Texas A&M’s move to the Southeastern Conference is good for the school and the state of Texas.

2012/09/10

Texas A&M Billboard Taken Down In Gainesville

A billboard touting Texas A&M athletics and academics has been taken down in Gainesville, Florida, ahead of the Aggies road football game against the Florida Gators, scheduled for Saturday, September 8.

2012/09/05