Dr. Huda Zoghbi, professor of neuroscience, pediatrics, molecular and human genetics and neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, will receive the 2014 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology, an award given annually to investigators whose research has profoundly advanced the science that underlies the understanding of birth defects. Read more about Dr. Zoghbi and her research…

In a new drought report by the Texas Water Development Board, the state saw worsening conditions that now affect two thirds of Texas. About 25 percent of the state is suffering under "extreme" or "worse" drought conditions and two-thirds of Texas suffers from "moderate" or "worse" drought conditions. Read more about the continuing Texas drought…

Texas A&M University’s Wind Energy Center has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF). The award will support a collaborative project that will bring researchers together from across the state to develop and increase the capacity of offshore wind energy technology. Read more about the grant awarded to Texas A&M University’s Wind Energy Center…