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August 15, 2018Takin’ it easy: How to not sweat the small stuff
By Haley Venglar ’19 In less than two weeks, the fall semester will begin and the first round of exams will be around the corner. But don’t stress out just yet because the College of Liberal Arts has got you covered. In honor of today being National Relaxation Day, we sat down with Mary Meagher, […]
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July 30, 2018Who’s to say?
The line between what falls under the protection of the First Amendment and what doesn't can be difficult to discern. What were the founders intending when they secured Americans’ freedom of speech?
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July 24, 2018Egyptian ship model sheds light on bronze age warfare and religion
Anthropology professor Shelley Wachsmann wrote a blog for the Getty Museum on the subject of one of his recent books: an ancient ship model from Egypt.
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July 17, 2018Two sides of the same coin: History and science fiction
Ian Boley, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of History, earned a piece of the battleship USS Constitution for his work bringing a livestream of a Naval Academy conference on science fiction to Texas A&M University.
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July 16, 2018Eckel named among top 25 behavioral economists
Department of Economics' Catherine C. Eckel was recognized among the top 25 behavioral economists by website, The Best Schools.
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July 13, 2018The spirit of entrepreneurship
Professor of sociology and entrepreneurship Patricia Thornton is the newly-elected chair-elect of the Organization and Management Division (OMT) for the Academy of Management (AOM).
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July 12, 2018The top 5 ways the psychopathic will try to manipulate you
Department of Psychology's Shannon Kelley and colleagues (2017) investigated, using a college sample, the agreement between ratings by individuals of their own psychopathic traits and ratings of them by their roommates. Their findings were published in Psychology Today.
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July 5, 2018Texas A&M study: Ancient dog cancer still around today
Anthropology assistant professor Anna Linderholm participated in a new study that shows that the ancestors of dogs in the Americas likely came from Siberia. While these early dog populations almost totally disappeared, they left a cancerous tumor that is still found in their canine descendants today.
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July 2, 2018Undergrad thesis asserts teaching children philosophy can strengthen democracy
Cora Drozd, a recent philosophy graduate of Texas A&M University, is the first student to pilot a collaboration between LAUNCH: Undergraduate Research and Philosophy for Children.
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June 27, 2018PTSD Awareness Day: Seeing the invisible illness
The College of Liberal Arts sits down with psychology professor Steve Maren to discuss National PTSD Awareness Day--a disorder that affects an estimated 13 million people.
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June 25, 2018Have fellowship, will travel
Grad student from the Department of Anthropology receives fellowship to conduct research in Mongolia
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June 20, 2018Kids engage with deep questions at Texas A&M University’s philosophy summer camp
Questions are encouraged at Texas A&M University's Philosophy for Children summer camp, which closed out its third year Friday. During the course of the week, 50 middle school and high school students discussed and considered various philosophical topics from politics and government to education.
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June 19, 2018Montana Burial Site Answers Questions About Early Humans
By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing And Communications Scientists have shown that at the Anzick site in Montana – the only known Clovis burial site – the skeletal remains of a young child and the antler and stone artifacts found there were buried at the same time, raising new questions about the early inhabitants […]
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June 18, 2018CRL taking a shot at cannon restoration
The Conservation Research Laboratory (CRL) at Texas A&M University is restoring cannons from the Castillo de San Marcos—the oldest masonry fort built in the continental United States.
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Let freedom ring
Juneteenth, a merger of "June nineteenth," commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas and much more, according to college's history professor.
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June 14, 2018George Bass: It’s about “Time”
George Bass, professor emeritus and pioneer of nautical archaeology, was recognized by Time magazine in their recent special edition, “Great Scientists."
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June 8, 2018Minnie Piper, huge recognition
Reuben A. Buford May, a Presidential Professor in sociology, was recently given the distinguished recognition of a Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.
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June 7, 2018Follow along
Do you read the news on your phone? Department of Communication professor, Johanna Dunaway thinks you might not be retaining information as well as you think.
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May 29, 2018Something to Tweet about
In the wake of social trends, the Department of Communication is adding a new social media course and certificate this fall.
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May 14, 2018Just say “no” to closing rehabilitation facilities
Jason Lindo from the Department of Economics is researching drug-induced mortality rates—exactly when we need it the most.
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Uncovering a new frame of mind
Professor of philosophy, José Luis Bermúdez, has been named a 2018 ACLS Fellow and is a recipient of an NEH summer stipend.
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May 4, 2018A family affair
Abigail Peralta's parents came from the Philippines in the 1980s to receive their Ph.D.'s from Texas A&M University. Years later, she followed in their footsteps.
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May 2, 2018Study Abroad While Broadening Study
The No. 1 public university for study abroad poises its students to be active in a global society.
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April 17, 2018Why the Pulitzer Prize committee keeps ignoring women’s history
Women's work hasn't been hidden. It just hasn't been seen.
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April 16, 2018Aggie blood
Senior economics major Jack Milligan embodied the Aggie value of selfless service when he helped save the life of a stranger as a blood donor.
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April 10, 2018Sail away to shipwreck weekend
For 28 years, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA), in partnership with the Nautical Archaeology Program from Texas A&M University, has opened its doors to the Bryan-College Station community for Shipwreck Weekend to introduce the public to nautical archaeology and showcase their important research.
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April 5, 2018Board of Regents takes Initiative
Texas A&M University’s Board of Regents has approved the Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture to be rebranded as the Center for Digital Humanities Research (CoDHR), with Dr. Laura Mandell serving as director.
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April 4, 2018Texas A&M names five faculty members Distinguished Professors
Texas A&M University today recognized five of its most outstanding faculty members with one of its highest honors: the title of University Distinguished Professor.
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April 3, 2018Texas A&M Study: Spear Points Prove Early Inhabitants Liked To Travel
Researchers found that early settlers in the emerging ice-free corridor of interior western Canada were traveled north to Alaska, not south from Alaska, as previously interpreted. The study shows that early humans in western Canada and Alaska were descendant of Clovis (the first settlers of North America) and they used the same type of weapons to hunt for food.
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April 2, 2018Texas A&M Facilitates Philosophy For Children Movement Among Youth, Teachers
Undergraduate and graduate students of professor of philosophy Claire Katz’s Philosophy for Children (P4C) class and laboratory are helping to lead thoughtful philosophical discussions and interactive activities among youth in local schools, after-school programs and summer camps.