Dr. David Scott was recipient of the Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt Research Award. This award is the most prestigious research award in parks and recreation. He was also inaugurated as President of the Academy of Leisure Sciences.
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AgriLife Today
- New AgriLife Extension state turf specialist hiredMay 21
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Casey Reynolds, casey_reynolds@icloud.com Dr. Travis Miller, 979-845-4808, td-miller@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Casey Reynolds has been named the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service state turf specialist and will begin July 1, according to Dr. Travis Miller, Texas A&M University soil and crop sciences associate department head in [...]
- Texas A&M graduate student honored with Ecological Society of American policy awardMay 15
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Matt Berg, mattberg@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Matt Berg, a Texas A&M University ecosystem science and management student, was recently recognized by the Ecological Society of America as a Graduate Student Policy Award winner. Berg is a doctoral student under Dr. Bradford Wilcox, a professor in hydrology, and Dr. Sorin [...]
- Study compares recent drought to 1950s on woody plant diebackMay 09
Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Bill Rogers, 979-845-0317, wer@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Scientists with Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research had a unique opportunity to compare recent patterns of drought-induced woody plant mortality on the Edwards Plateau in Texas to the extended drought of the 1950s. Dr. Bill Rogers, an associate [...]
- Research studies show mango may help prevent breast cancerMay 08
Texas A&M researchers investigate cancer-fighting properties of mango COLLEGE STATION – In addition to being one of the most important tropical fruits consumed worldwide, recent studies by researchers at the Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation at Texas A&M University in College Station have shown that mangos also may help prevent breast cancer. “We [...]
- Recently published research targets malaria mosquito control woesMay 06
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Giri Athrey, 979-845-1885, gathrey@tmail.com 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 [...]
- New AgriLife Extension state turf specialist hired