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Conserving The Catch Of Tomorrow

Feb 27, 2025 • 7 min read

Texas A&M’s Gulf Research Institute for Highly Migratory Species is working to maintain sustainable fisheries in the Gulf, which contribute $11 billion annually to the region’s Blue Economy.

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Brewing A Better Tomorrow

Feb 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Texas A&M University is redefining the coffee industry, from soil to sip.

Leading Innovations in Agriculture, the Blue Economy and Space

As one of the nation’s few land-, sea- and space-grant institutions, Texas A&M University is leading the way in research that will benefit not only the people of Texas, the U.S. and beyond, but support our economy and prepare the next generation of Aggie leaders.

Equipping communities near and far with impactful solutions, agricultural insights and scalable sustainability to cultivate a prosperous future

Navigating the future of the open ocean, charting a course for economic prosperity through thriving marine ecosystems and maritime innovation

Exploring the vastness of the universe to propel discovery, economic growth and the advancement of humanity

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Blue Economy

From the Texas A&M Maritime Academy to the sea turtle hospital, Aggies lead on, above and below the ocean.

Sea turtle being released into the ocean

Researchers from Texas A&M University’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research work year-round to save sea turtles, some of the world’s most endangered species, and essential to ocean health.

Group of students in a ship's engine room during Summer Sea Term.

Lance Johnson ’27, a marine engineering technology sophomore at Texas A&M’s Galveston Campus, chronicled life at sea during a semester onboard the Texas A&M Maritime Academy’s training ship.

Texas A&M’s newest academic college will prepare students to enter a $1.5 trillion industry essential to the nation’s economic prosperity, national security and environmental protection and conservation.

Effective Sept. 1, students from 12 states, plus Puerto Rico and Panama, will see their tuition costs cut.

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Agriculture

Reaching beyond the food on your plate and the clothes on your back, Texas A&M’s efforts in agriculture shape how we cultivate the world.

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The CEO and co-founder of NovoThelium credits her Texas A&M University education with helping her become the scientist she is today.

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Texas A&M University researchers are transforming agriculture with data-driven insights that optimize crop management, enhance efficiency and promote sustainability.

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BattleGround to Breaking Ground helps veterans establish a foothold in the agriculture industry and ease the farmer shortage across the U.S.

Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences former student confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

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Space

Texas A&M University has astronauts at the helm of critical research and educational programs and labs that support space pioneering from ground control to the stars.

Portrait of Col. (Ret.) Mike Fossum

Former astronaut Col. (Ret.) Michael E. Fossum ’80 made his dreams of traveling to the stars a reality with hard work, a little bit of luck and a whole lot of Aggie Spirit.

Space food researchers hold sorghum clippings in a lab

Texas A&M University and NASA have collaborated for decades to create new menu items and produce food for astronauts to take on their space missions.

A person in full astronaut gear rides a space-terrain vehicle at the Texas A&M Space Center groundbreaking

The cutting-edge facility will propel groundbreaking research, fuel industry collaborations and prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers to lead humanity’s next great frontier.

Ph.D. student Lauren Berger is studying Mars’ dune formations to uncover secrets about the planet’s environment and wind patterns.

The exploration of icy ocean worlds across the solar system represents a new frontier in planetary science.

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