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Scaling success: How Texas A&M engineers workforce readiness at ChronFest
At the 2025 Chronicle of Higher Education ChronFest — a premier event that brought together more than 5,000 influential leaders on Day 3 alone — Texas A&M University took center stage among thought leaders.
Moments of Magnitude: The Legacy of Gen. Earl Rudder
Gen. James Earl Rudder’s legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of Texas A&M University. His bravery on D-Day exemplified selfless service and integrity, the same values he carried into civilian life as president of the university. This connection between a pivotal moment in world history and Texas A&M underscores the university’s enduring commitment to service and in shaping national leaders through values-based education and civic-minded responsibility.
Four cybersecurity technologies, concepts can reduce industrial network risk
Learning Objectives Operational technology (OT) systems are more vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. A zero-trust approach is very demanding, particularly for brownfield applications, but it is also the most secure. Active and passive network monitoring, principle of least privilege and SIEM integration also can help keep OT networks secure.
Protecting the power grid through cyber-physical threat response
Current methods of defending critical energy infrastructure from multistage, cyber-physical threats remain largely dependent upon human intervention and compartmentalized monitoring with an emphasis on prevention. But how can electric power utilities quickly and effectively respond to anomalous cyber and physical events as early as possible?
How software in the supply chain is an insider threat to ICS networks
The media focuses most of its attention on information security threats that originate outside of an organization. Whether it is the discovery of a new advanced persistent threat (APT) or a company breach, generally one considers this to be a threat from someone from outside of the company, an outsider. And it is true, there are many outsider threats in any secured environment – natural disasters, hackers, terrorists, hacktivists, organized crime groups, etc.
Protecting the power grid through cyber-physical threat response
Dr. Katherine Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, and her research team are utilizing cyber and physical information alongside models with artificial intelligence to provide a solution that helps energy management systems protect themselves with semi-automated, real-time data analysis.
Protecting The Power Grid Through Cyber-Physical Threat Response
Current methods of defending critical energy infrastructure from multi-stage, cyber-physical threats remain largely dependent upon human intervention and compartmentalized monitoring with an emphasis on prevention. But how can electric power utilities quickly and effectively respond to anomalous cyber and physical events as early as possible?
Texas A&M Establishes Doctoral Nursing Program
The first cohort of students will begin their Doctor of Nursing Practice coursework at the start of the fall 2022 semester. Texas A&M Health Science Center With nationally ranked undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, Texas A&M University College of Nursing has expanded degree options to include the college’s first doctoral program, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
College Of Nursing Collaborates On Federally Funded Vaccine Education Efforts In Rural Communities
A Texas A&M College of Nursing students at the COVID-19 vaccination hub in Bryan, Texas. Mark Guerrero/Texas A&M Division of Marketing & Communications The Texas A&M University College of Nursing was recently awarded $50,000 in federal grant funding as a collaborative partner with the B.I.S. Community Clinic to provide COVID-19 vaccine education, training and administration in 12 counties within the greater Brazos Valley.
Study identifies risk factors for standard motorist injuries, deaths
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When a person involved in a motor vehicle crash is brought to an emergency department, the details surrounding their injuries are documented from the perspective of treatment. Details of how the injury occurred usually are not.
Study Identifies Risk Factors For Standard Motorist Injuries, Deaths
Researchers partnerned with trauma centers and medical examiner’s offices to analyze risk factors associated with motor vehicle crash injuries. Getty Images When a person involved in a motor vehicle crash is brought to an emergency department, the details surrounding their injuries are documented from the perspective of treatment. Details of how the injury occurred usually are not.
Federal Funding Awarded For Texas A&M Substance Use Disorder Recovery, Outreach Program
A team of researchers at Texas A&M University College of Nursing recently received a $1 million, three-year federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that extends ongoing efforts to address the challenges of substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) in the rural Golden Crescent Region of Texas.
Federal Funds Awarded To Nurse-Led Project Combatting Opioid Crisis
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, Assistant Professor Jodie C. Gary, Associate Professor Nancy Downing and Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Thomas J. Engels.
Texas A&M College Of Nursing Earns National Award As Center Of Excellence
The college joins 16 nursing schools across the nation this year to attain a Center Of Excellence award. Texas A&M Division of Marketing & Communications The Texas A&M University College of Nursing has earned the National League of Nursing’s (NLN) prestigious designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education™ (COE) in Creating Environments that Enhance Student Learning and Professional Development for 2020–2024.
Does A Cloth Mask Protect Me From COVID-19?
Wearing a face covering is critical in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Sam Craft/Texas A&M Division of Marketing & Communications As leaders at the local, state and national levels implement the mandatory use of face coverings in public areas as a direct response to increased cases of COVID-19, understanding the what, how and why behind the use of a cloth face mask can help each of us reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.
$1.5 Million Grant To Establish Academic-Practice Partnership With Rural Health Care Providers
The collaboration offers an innovative approach to addressing health care disparities by using nurses to the fullest extent of their education and licensure while also providing nursing students with firsthand clinical experiences. Texas A&M Marketing & Communications Texas A&M University College of Nursing researchers are working with rural health care providers to increase access to quality care in Central Texas.
Remaining Positive As Life Returns To 'Normal'
A store manager rings up a drink order at a coffee shop in Boca Park Fashion Village as some businesses that were closed to fight the spread of the coronavirus were allowed to reopen on May 9, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images As life beings to return to a version of normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Texas A&M University mental health expert offers advice for reducing stressing and anxiety as outings and social gatherings increase.
Stopping The Spread
Staying at home directly correlates to a reduced opportunity for additional people to contract the virus. Getty Images Many states across thenation have issued shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders. Why is it so important for us to follow these guidelines? Cindy Weston, assistant professor and associate dean for clinical and outreach affairs at the Texas A&M University College of Nursing, explains whyit is up to each of us to do our part to reduce the risk of further spread in our communities.
Texas A&M Establishes Center Of Excellence In Forensic Nursing
Forensic nursing is a specialty focused on the intersection of health care, criminal justice and the legal systems. The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents this month formally approved and established the Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing, transitioning the Texas A&M College of Nursing forensic nursing program into a state- and federally funded center.
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