Texas A&M AgriLife Research

09/12/2026

September is PCOS/PMOS Awareness Month.

Polycystic o***y syndrome affects an estimated 170 million women and adolescents worldwide, but researchers say the name never told the full story. The new name, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), reflects just how much this condition goes beyond the ovaries.

Read more: tx.ag/PMOSResearch

Texas A&M University - Department of Nutrition

09/11/2026

Farms.com United States featured Amir Ibrahim, an AgriLife Research wheat breeder in the Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, for receiving the International Crop Science Award. The honor recognizes his global contributions to crop science and innovation in wheat breeding. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/4xJc2Br

09/11/2026

AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service leadership visited El Paso this week to see how Texas A&M AgriLife faculty and staff are making an impact across water, health and agriculture in the region. The visit included a water desalination plant, meetings with community leaders and a stop at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El Paso.

09/11/2026

09/10/2026

What if light could fight bird flu? 💡 🐓

Researchers in the Texas A&M University Poultry Science department are testing far-UVC light inside commercial poultry houses to see if it can knock down airborne pathogens like HPAI without harming the birds.

Read more at: tx.ag/HPAIPreventionChicken

Texas A&M University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | U.S. Department of Agriculture | USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

09/09/2026

Getting a gene edit right is only the first step. Scientists also have to grow a full plant from those edited cells, and for some species, that part can be slow or nearly impossible. 🍊 🍓

Researchers from AgriLife Research, the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture developed CRISPR-Combo, a system that speeds up that process by activating a plant's own growth genes.

Learn more about the CRISPR-Combo system at: tx.ag/CRISPRComboSystem

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco

09/08/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Lina Bernaola, a Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist and assistant professor in Texas A&M Entomology, on being named a 2026 U.S. Department of Agriculture E. Kika De La Garza Science Fellow!

She leads an AgriLife Research program at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Beaumont, tackling rice delphacid and other pest threats in Texas rice. As a Science Fellow, she'll work directly with USDA researchers to strengthen collaboration and open new research opportunities.

Read more about Dr. Bernaola and her research at: tx.ag/LinaBernaola

09/05/2026

When a pregnancy ends early and unexplained, most research starts with the mother. Dr. Lacey Luense, assistant professor in Texas A&M Animal Science, is looking at a piece of the puzzle that's often overlooked: the father's s***m.

Nearly half of cattle pregnancies end early, and Luense is working with Dr. Ky Pohler, administrator for the Texas A&M AgriLife Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center, to find out why, with hopes that her findings could also point to answers for human fertility.

Read more at: tx.ag/LuenseCattleResearch

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

09/04/2026

Turns out that trip you've been dreaming about does more than give you a break; it might help you be your most authentic self. ✈️ Dr. James Petrick, professor and associate department head for research in the Arch H. Aplin III '80 Dept. of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism, is featured in The Wall Street Journal on the surprising mental health benefits of travel.

Read more: https://on.wsj.com/4zSIRgW

09/03/2026

Saving our citrus farms. 🍊 🧪