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Secret Walls and Texas A&M team up to paint mural for modular medical clinic at South by Southwest
April 20, 2026 • 4 min. readVolunteers closed out the festival by painting a mural for a BUILD Texas Aggie Medical Clinic — turning art into selfless service and bringing hope, comfort and care to communities in need.
Texas A&M Distinguished Professor Stephen Safe recognized as 2026 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner
March 30, 2026 • 6 min. readSafe, a leading figure in molecular toxicology whose influence spans institutions and disciplines, traveled from the mines of Canada to the halls of Oxford and Harvard before arriving at Texas A&M.
Texas A&M University named one of the world’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company for the second straight year
March 24, 2026 • 5 min. readTexas A&M joins Adidas, Door Dash, OpenAI and Starbucks on the list of companies turning big ideas into reality.
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine rises to No. 3 in US, No. 5
The veterinary program earned top marks for education, research and service as a national leader in training, affordability and impact on animal and human health. According to new rankings released from Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is ranked No. 3 veterinary school in the United States and the No. 5 veterinary school in the world.
Learn more about the QS rankingsThe Best University For The World
From innovative, impactful research to educating the next generation of leaders, Texas A&M is making a difference in people’s lives across the state, nation and world.
Texas A&M joins Adidas, Door Dash, OpenAI and Starbucks on the list of companies turning big ideas into reality.
Texas A&M is the only university in the nation on the list, which recognizes brands that connect purpose, creativity and culture in ways that make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
Ranks No. 8 among all U.S. universities and No. 13 worldwide in American Caldwell’s Global University Visibility Rankings.
Impact At Scale
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.
At Texas A&M University, breakthrough research is shaping the future of food, energy and medicine. Together, we stand to serve for the good of Texas, the nation and beyond.
Striving to be the best university for the world
Supporting veterans as scholars for success in the classroom and beyond
Cultivating the future with cutting-edge solutions in farming
From ground control to the stars, Aggies are shaping the future of space
Driving transformative change through immersive technology and its uses across industries
Recent Stories from the Newsroom
Light-powered propulsion expands space exploration possibilities
April 27, 2026 • 3 min. readMicron-scale “metajets” reveal a scalable approach to optical propulsion, using metasurfaces to control motion with light in multiple directions.
Texas A&M opens world’s largest academic controlled-explosions lab
April 24, 2026 • 7 min. readWith its ribbon now cut, Texas A&M’s colossal detonation lab officially opens, igniting explosions to reveal the secrets of combustion, materials, aerospace, and even dying stars.
What if humans could regrow tissue? Texas A&M study moves science closer
April 23, 2026 • 5 min. readResearchers have successfully regenerated skeletal and connective tissue — even if not perfectly formed — demonstrating the next, critical step in limb regeneration.
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