Aggies teamed up with the Department of Defense, the Texas Department of State Health Services and others to provide free medical and veterinary care to underserved populations.

By the end of the week, the team had completed a record 1,022 veterinary visits at its South Texas base of operations in Willacy County.

The Texas A&M Colonias Program recently teamed up with the Department of Defense to offer free medical and veterinary care in the Corpus Christi area, including the county’s 38 colonias.

Students from around the state joined hosts of the Nat Geo show for the “Vet for a Day” program to learn what being veterinarian is like.

Ten teams were given top honors for their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas at the Texas A&M McFerrin Center competition.

MSC Town Hall is hosting a free concert series for the campus and local community.

University President M. Katherine Banks spoke at the annual chamber banquet on collaborations to create opportunity, share solutions and enrich lives in the Brazos Valley.

Texas A&M is supporting more than 80 urban search and rescue dogs, who can be at risk due to contaminated flood waters, among other hazards.

As the only two land-grant universities in the state, officials say increased collaborative efforts hold great promise for students and faculty at both campuses, as well as the citizens of Texas.

Designed by landscape architecture students, the new playground at the Texas A&M Becky Gates Children’s Center is dedicated to active learning.