April 20th, 2012
The Saddle & Sirloin Club is hosting a series of events during the 2012 Parents’ Weekend. The weekend promises to be full of great food and a lot of fun! The schedule is as follows: Friday, March 30Little Southwestern – 5 p.m. at Pearce PavilionBBQ Dinner – 6:30 p.m. at Pearce PavilionHam Auction – 7… Read More →
April 3rd, 2012
Writer: Lindsay Garrett, Texas A&M Senior, agriculture communications and journalism COLLEGE STATION — Students in the Animal Science Department and others from across the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (COALS) are putting the “A” back in Texas “A&M” University. Not enough people know where their food comes from and so do not appreciate the… Read More →
April 3rd, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Animal Science faculty are part of a group of scientists at Texas A&M University leading the Whole Systems Genomics Initiative. These scientists are committed to applying genomics research to improve the overall wellbeing of humans and animals, as well as environmental stewardship. What is the Whole Systems Genomics Initiative?Whole Systems Genomics for… Read More →
March 29th, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Several students in the Department of Animal Science were recognized and inducted into the Texas A&M University Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, on March 28, 2012 at the Kleberg Animal and Food Sciences Center. Catherine Moore, a junior animal science major, was awarded Outstanding Junior; and Henry… Read More →
March 20th, 2012
Erin Morrow Hawley has been busy since graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in Animal Science in 2002. A 2005 graduate of Yale Law School, Erin joined the University of Missouri School of Law in 2011 following several years as an associate in the national appellate practice at King & Spalding LLP in… Read More →
March 13th, 2012
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M Wool Judging Team wrapped up the competition season with first place at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo followed by a fifth place finish at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. In a close contest, the Aggies edged out Texas Tech University by five points in San Antonio on… Read More →
March 13th, 2012
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team closed out the 2012 spring competition season with a pair of first place wins from the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Aggies competed in San Antonio on Feb. 25 and came out ahead of Texas Tech University,… Read More →
March 4th, 2012
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M University Meat Judging Team won fourth place at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest on March 3. Texas Tech University, Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University came out ahead of Texas A&M. Texas Tech also finished in fifth. Texas A&M’s Kevin Doonan won fourth high… Read More →
February 24th, 2012
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Dr. Michael Tomaszewski has been named the 2012 Outstanding Dairy Industry Educator/Research of the Year by Western DairyBusiness magazine. Tomaszewski was honored on Feb. 23 during the Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference in Tempe, Ariz. According to a letter by Ron Goble, editor of Western DairyBusiness, Tomaszewski has made major contributions that… Read More →
February 22nd, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Grace Glenn, senior administrative coordinator in the Department of Animal Science, is a recipient of the President’s Meritorious Service Award. The award was presented during the 25th annual President’s Meritorious Service Awards program at Texas A&M University on Feb. 21. Glenn is among 28 employees from Texas A&M selected for special Aggie… Read More →
