Our Aggie Spirit is Here!

Liberal arts students in search of creative muse find inspiration in a new campus building, researchers focus on faster computers and junior DeAndre Ward '14 looks to become the first in his family to graduate from college.

Read about all of these stories and more in the spring 2013 issue of Spirit magazine.

Please, Don’t Bite Me

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:21 +0000

COLLEGE STATION – Malaria is responsible for about 700,000 deaths annually in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and a team of Texas A&M University researchers is doing their best to help stem this perpetual tide of human suffering. Dr. Giridhar “Giri” Athrey, post-doctoral associate with Texas A&M’s department of entomology vector biology group, is the lead author [...]

Recent Rains Aren’t Enough

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:44 +0000

WESLACO – Despite drenching rains April 28, drought-stricken row crops growers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley may be in for another disastrous year, possibly doubling their $50 million drought losses of 2006, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts in Weslaco. “Reports of failed acres of cotton, grain sorghum and corn have not [...]

Continuous Commissioning Cutting Costs

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:32 +0000

A building energy “tune-up” procedure developed by researchers at the Texas A&M University’s Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) has so far yielded more than $100 million in energy savings from little more than 300 client buildings, said Charles Culp, professor of architecture, ESL associate director and leader of the team that developed the diagnostic software used [...]

Blown Away

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:48 +0000

Storm Resistant Systems (SR Systems LLC) of Linden, Ala., headed by CEO Scott Drummond and General Manager Steve Zimmerman, blew into College Station in April with a special request. The company manufactures components designed to help structures withstand hurricanes and tornadoes, and wanted to test its products in an F5 tornado. But who could create [...]

A Small Part in the Big Plan

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:52 +0000

He’s come a long way from mowing lawns. By the time Chuck Konderla ’95 was 13, he was working any odd job he could find to make a buck or two. The opportunity to work at a retail jewelry store 20 years ago is one he’s still thankful for. (ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN [...]