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Hala Ballouz ’89 transformed a small firm into an industry-leading power engineering company, and now she’s using her skill set to elevate student success at her alma mater.

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Bright Ngozichukwu gained valuable insight into how scientific discoveries can move from the lab to real-world technologies through the Dow BEST Symposium.

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Researchers from the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are working to improve community resilience against hurricanes, from preparation to recovery.

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Aggie researchers have created a new noninvasive method to monitor the health of 3D-printed and natural tissues in real time, empowering experts to design better disease treatments and print more complex tissues — potentially paving the way for printed organs.

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The 2025-26 year marked the largest fundraising year in Texas A&M University College of Engineering history, with philanthropic support advancing student scholarships and fellowships, faculty excellence and innovative research.

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Tom Bundy ’78 and Craig Clark ’79 have set up a fundraising dollar matching program for the Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Council scholarship.

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Several chemical engineering undergraduates discussed gaining hands-on research experience while working alongside faculty mentors on challenging projects.

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Dr. Khan Zahid establishes endowed scholarship for Texas A&M University chemical engineering students in honor of his father, Dr. M.A. Naser ’67.

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A new international joint program between Texas A&M University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece offers graduate students the opportunity to earn two master’s degrees at once.

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Making a case for connection

Aug. 27, 2026 • 3 min. read

Engineering faculty member Dr. Noemi Mendoza Diaz aims to improve college student mental health by bringing The Connection Project to Texas A&M.