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In 1938, Brad Craig (Richard Quine), the son of a famous Army colonel, starts his freshman year at the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). After spending the past four years in the Philippines , he has acquired both an intimate knowledge of Japanese culture and a desire to invest in the modernization of Asia.
Students at Texas A&M originated The Big Event, which according to their website is the largest one-day student-run service project in the nation. [94] The annual event began in 1982 after the Texas A&M Student Government Association passed a resolution encouraging students to show their gratitude to the community by giving of their time.
Texas A&M has led the world in several fields of cloning research. Scientists at the university's College of Veterinary Medicine created the first cloned pet, a cat named "cc", on December 22, 2001. [135] Texas A&M was also the first academic institution to clone six species; cattle, a Boer goat, pigs, a cat, a deer, and a horse. [136]
The 2019 edition of the U.S. News & World Report ranks the Texas A&M University College of Engineering graduate program 15th and the undergraduate program 14th. [6] Individual engineering programs as ranked among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report: [7] Aerospace: 10th graduate (2019), 9th undergraduate (2019)
Texas A&M–Central Texas primarily serves non-traditional students: The average age of the student body is 34, 40% of students are affiliated with the US military, and most students attend part-time. [4] Texas A&M–Central Texas' students are known as the Warriors, and the school colors are navy blue, maroon, and silver. [5]
Agriculture and the Life Sciences have been part of the university since its founding in 1876 as the "Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas." The college was formally recognized in 1911. A part of the land grant university system, the college offers more than 80 undergrad and grad degree programs across 15 departments.
East Texas A&M University (ETAMU; formerly Texas A&M University–Commerce) is a public university in Commerce, Texas, United States. With an enrollment of over 12,000 students as of fall 2017, the university is the third-largest institution in the Texas A&M University System . [ 3 ]
Bryan–College Station is a metropolitan area centering on the twin cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas, in the Brazos Valley region of Texas. The 2010 census placed the population of the three-county metropolitan area at 255,519. [3] The 2019 population estimate was 273,101.