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Six former students and seven current students were honored at this year’s Outstanding Engineering Awards, coinciding with Texas A&M University’s sesquicentennial.

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Dr. Ravi Thyagarajan’s commitment to hands-on, sustainability-focused education has earned him the Office of Sustainability and Campus Enrichment’s Sustainability Champion Award.

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The College of Engineering and eight of its undergraduate engineering programs earned top 10 rankings among public institutions.

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Donation highlights Alamo Colleges District’s and the Engineering Academies’ dedication to providing affordable and accessible higher education for students.

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A U.S.-based advanced nuclear energy company with Japanese roots is supporting Texas A&M University by investing in students and faculty in the nuclear engineering department.

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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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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.

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Nearly two thousand students presented their senior capstone projects to industry judges and competed for awards recognizing their solutions and presentation skills at the 2026 Engineering Project Showcase.

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The college’s graduate program ranks No. 8 among public graduate engineering programs and No. 14 overall in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report rankings.

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Drs. Vanderlei Bagnato, Enrique Lavernia and Julie Schoenung in the College of Engineering were among eight faculty recognized for their contributions to cutting-edge fields.