5 Things You Need To Know — Week Of Oct. 30

1. NIH, Ford Foundation Honor Texas A&M Postdoctoral Researcher With Grant And Fellowship

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Ford Foundation have selected Alfredo Erazo-Oliveras, a postdoctoral research associate in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, to receive an NIH research award and a Ford fellowship.

2. Texas A&M Mays Business School Reveals 13th Annual Aggie 100

The Texas A&M Mays Business School’s McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship announced Friday night the businesses from across Texas and around the world that are part of the 13th Annual Aggie 100, the fastest-growing Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses.

3. Bush School, College Of Education To Partner On Collaborative Master/PhD Degree

The Bush School of Government and Public Service and the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University have partnered to offer a collaborative master’s and PhD degree that will prepare individuals to work in the field of education policy.

4. Texas A&M College Of Dentistry Dedicates Site For New Clinical Facility In Dallas

Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Chairman Charles Schwartz, Chancellor John Sharp, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Senior Vice President Carrie L. Byington, MD, College of Dentistry Dean Lawrence Wolinsky, PhD, DMD, along with state officials, dedicated a new Clinic and Education Building in Dallas.

5. Texas A&M To Host 2017 Nobel Prizes Symposium Nov. 3

Three Texas A&M University colleges are teaming up this week to present an exclusive educational opportunity for audiences across Aggieland — a Texas A&M take on the 2017 Nobel Prizes and the intellectual work behind each.