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0	['enger said the aggies jonathan murphy a platoon leader in old guard in charge of the tomb of the unknown soldier and dustin green a government official gave him comfort in his time of need']
1	['when i saw them walk in i started to cry enger said i was alone and scared before they got there dustin and i werent close as cadets in fact we fought and i hated dustin i wrote on a piece of paper ‚Äòdustin why are you here we never got along dustin replied ‚Äòbecause when we were fish we made a promise to always be there for each other no matter what']
2	['enger said when green noticed he didnt have his aggie ring green removed his own ring and put it on engers finger']
3	['jonathan and dustin each held my hand and sang the ‚Äòspirit of aggieland to me and stayed by my side until my dad got there enger said if they hadnt been there i dont know what would have happened']
4	['enger said his stay at walter reed was dominated by the aggie spirit his doctor was an aggie who played the aggie war hymn on the operating room speakers during his first surgery he was also visited by aggie congressmen rep chet edwards class of 1974 and rep louie gohmert class of 1975 who was also a d-2 dog in the corps of cadets before enger was discharged he said he received a visit from secretary of defense robert gates who served as texas a&ms president from 2002-2006']
5	['enger was able to make a full recovery and although he was supposed to be medically retired in 2007 after his injury a mentor convinced him to become a company commander at ft hood']
6	['he tried to persuade me and said that he could see that i loved soldiers and that i had a lot of potential and needed good leaders but that i was lacking good mentorship enger said']
7	['enger had initially insisted on getting out of the army on medical retirement but had a change of heart']
8	['a couple months went by and i talked it over with friends and family who were convinced that this was god speaking to me with a second chance enger said']
9	['enger eventually made a full enough recovery two years after his severe injury to redeploy to iraq where he took command of 90 soldiers for the 2009-2010 deployment in support of operation iraqi freedom fifteen months later he was selected to command a second company of 225 soldiers and another year after that he was selected for an army fellowship to attend rice university on full scholarship for an mba program where he met his wife amanda after graduation they were married and he was stationed at ft riley kansas']
10	['when i was injured i had a massive amount of tissue damage and they essentially had to reattach my tongue enger said as a result my airway according to my doctors had anatomically changed and created sleep apnea that was so severe the army would not allow me to redeploy anymore as a result i was finally medically retired']
11	['by the end of his military career enger retired with one bronze star medal one purple heart and three meritorious service medals from three combat tours: iraq from 2004-2005 afghanistan from 2006-2007 and iraq a second time from 2009-2010']
12	['enger now a commercial real estate broker and his wife now live in houston with their son jason who is named after jason fetty the soldier who tackled the suicide bomber that so severely damaged engers jaw and injured eight others']
13	['despite all the progress in the more than 10 years after his injury enger continues to struggle with sleep apnea and insomnia']
14	['i havent slept the same or gotten really good sleep since my injury on february 20 2007 enger said i still see a therapist for ptsd on a weekly basis and im not ashamed to share that as i think most combat veterans could use the help i was always honest with my soldiers about my struggles as well so they knew they could get help and not be ashamed']
15	['enger said after getting injured and going through a such traumatic event he decided to stop drinking and get help he has been sober for 11 years']
16	['i always try to help others especially veterans who may have turned to alcohol and drugs to deal with traumatic events they have witnessed enger said']
17	['texas a&m played substantial roles in helping the nation say goodbye to the former president and first lady after their passing they were buried on texas a&ms campus on the grounds of the bush library']
18	['hundreds of aggies gathered in kyle field plaza to attend a funeral ceremony for reveille viii who passed away june 25 at age 12 reveille served as texas a&ms mascot from 2008 to 2015']
19	[]
20	['the corps of cadets took part in a changing of the guard ceremony as texas a&m returned the last of seven battle-used cannons to the alamo at the conclusion of a major conservation project conducted by the conservation research laboratory']
21	['the university community celebrated the life of mcdermott who in 2016 was named one of the worlds most influential philosophers after he passed away in october at age 86 he was honored for his more than 60 years of teaching service of which more than 40 were spent at texas a&m']
22	[]
23	['christine figgener a texas a&m university doctoral candidate who filmed the viral video of her research crew dislodging a plastic straw from a sea turtles nose was recognized by time magazine as a 2018 next generation leader time credited figgener with helping galvanize a global movement that resulted in companies eliminating the use of plastic straws from their daily operations']
24	['texas gov greg abbott was among the many state leaders on hand for the inauguration of texas a&ms new higher education center in mcallen which offers new educational opportunities for students in the rio grande valley']
25	[]
26	['aggies everywhere celebrated the 100th anniversary of the aggie war hymn which was written in 1918 by texas a&m student jv pinky wilson while serving in world war i']
27	['the texas a&m university corps of cadets and wwii aggie soldiers who liberated nazi concentration camps were awarded the 2018 guardian of the human spirit award by¬†holocaust museum houston¬†(hmh)']
28	['the presidents excellence fund the student success initiative research support and faculty hiring were presented as key initiatives for 2019 during president youngs annual state of the university address']
29	['the texas a&m student senate officially supported the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (lgbt) community on campus for the first time with the signing of two resolutions during the groups 71st session']
30	['in 2019 texas a&m university health science center will join the other founding organizations and the texas medical center (tmc) to break ground on tmc3 a 30-acre collaborative research campus']
31	['us army general john m mike murray and members of his staff at the army futures command visited aggieland to see firsthand what texas a&m university and the texas a&m university system can offer']
32	['¬†']
33	['texas a&m agrilife became just the fourth public institution to receive usda deregulation approval for an engineered crop the transgenic cotton plant has ultra-low gossypol levels in the seed that allow it to be consumed by humans the approval moved the seed one step closer to becoming a nutritious food source for millions of people']
34	['texas a&m archaeologists discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in north america the findings ancient spear points that are 15 500 years old raised new questions about the settlement of early peoples on the continent']
35	[]
36	['a visualization professor developed a technology for talking books that allows people who are blind to access more literature with increased command over their reading experiences']
37	['research from a texas a&m-led team found that dust from the vast african desert killed severe storms across the united states']
38	['a texas a&m study identified a new area in the brain involved in inhibiting fear a discovery that holds potential for clinical interventions in patients with psychiatric diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)']
39	['supercomputing scientists at texas a&m will collaborate with nine other us research universities to launch and operate one of the worlds most powerful supercomputers']
40	['a report from texas a&m and the university of maryland found that flooding caused by the severity and frequency of intense storms is a significant source of economic loss social disruption and housing inequality across the united states']
41	['the project will help african-american texans reclaim their unrecognized and unrecorded heritage and empower city planners to plan and preserve communities with unprecedented knowledge about the freedom colonies']
42	['a team of texas a&m researchers developed technology that helps power providers find the cause of outages and anticipate and predict some failures before outages occur a four-year study proved that many wildfires caused by power outages can be prevented with the new technology']
43	['researchers will be collecting important atmospheric data from a high-altitude nasa aircraft thanks to $30 million in funding received from¬†nasas earth venture program']
44	['noel jett who at age 19 is set to become the youngest phd graduate in university of north texas history this week earned her undergraduate degree from texas a&m university in 2015']
45	['the fort worth native earned a bachelors degree in psychology from the college of liberal arts as a 16-year-old before pursuing her phd and dissertation in educational psychology at unt']
46	['of the four schools a&m was the most respectful helpful and enthusiastic jett told texas a&m today in 2015 about going through the admissions process as a 13-year-old everyone i dealt with during the admissions acceptance and enrollment process was just really nice it was also the most affordable']
47	['read the full story about her time in aggieland on texas a&m today']
48	['before santa cracks his whip to get his 9-reindeer sleigh into high gear he may want to consider this: rudolph and many of his friends were likely females says a texas a&m university veterinary professor']
49	['dr alice blue-mclendon a professor in the college of veterinary medicine & biomedical sciences a deer expert and director of the winnie carter wildlife center says reindeer are the only type of deer in which both the males and females grow antlers']
50	['so according to the legend its very possible that rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was a female she said for that matter prancer dancer and all of the rest of the reindeer could have been females']
51	['blue-mclendon was part of the texas a&m team that cloned dewey the worlds first cloned deer in 2003¬† she notes that there are more than 30 different types of deer and what are commonly called caribou in north america are called reindeer in europe and scandinavia']
52	['reindeer are also are the original ‚Äòdress-in-layers animal because they have two coats a coat of fur and a woolly type of undercoat of hairs to keep them warm said blue-mclendon who has studied deer and other exotic animals for 30 years in the early days of alaskas history some mail routes were made with sleds pulled by reindeer so its likely they even delivered some christmas cards too']
53	['the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) has named six faculty-researchers from texas a&m university among its fellows for 2018 the division of research announced today']
54	['they are among 416 new aaas fellows selected in recognition of their extraordinary achievements in advancing science aaas said in a nov 27 news release formed in 1848 aaas is the worlds largest multidisciplinary scientific society with members in more than 91 nations']
55	['the diverse accomplishments of these six researchers represent the enormous range of the texas a&m research enterprise vice president for research mark a barteau said as a university we thank the aaas for recognizing their tremendous contributions which have advanced the role of science in the world while demonstrating texas a&ms mission to solve societys most challenging problems']
56	['the 2018 aaas fellows from texas a&m are:']
57	['aaas will induct the 2018 fellows during its annual meeting on feb 16 in washington dc']
58	['with its six new fellows texas a&m has 51 aaas fellows among its current faculty']
59	['texas a&m university undergraduate students join founders from cornell university new york university and others for inaugural cohort each venture will receive $10 000 grant; participate in 10-week development program with techstars mentors and support from blackstone']
60	['ben omonira and elise hackney students of texas a&m college of engineering were selected as one of seven startup teams to join the launchpad lift program their startup lazarus provides a specialty ammunition that penetrates a threat while minimizing blood loss post-penetration to preserve life texas a&ms blackstone launchpad powered by techstars is a program of the mcferrin center for entrepreneurship']
61	['the blackstone charitable foundation and techstars announced the creation of the blackstone launchpad powered by techstars launchpad lift program¬† as part of blackstone and techstars partnership to support collegiate entrepreneurs launchpad lift identifies top-performing student teams from across the launchpad global network and pairs them with resources and opportunities to help their ventures succeed']
62	['the inaugural launchpad lift cohort will provide additional support for promising student entrepreneurs through techstars proven mentor model at the start of the program launchpad entrepreneurs will identify strategic developmental milestones and receive individualized support to achieve these goals over a 10-week period']
63	['im confident the inaugural cohort will experience huge gains in their development as entrepreneurs says alisha slye global director of blackstone launchpad¬† through curated access to techstars and blackstone networks entrepreneurs will be poised to experience real traction with funding find great opportunities with competitive accelerator programs and have the opportunity to acquire new customers']
64	['david cohen co-ceo of techstars added: blackstone launchpad powered by techstars offers students valuable on-campus support during a critical time in their entrepreneurial journey launchpad lift will take this a step further ‚Äì dedicating additional targeted support to a cohort of the most promising ventures techstars wants to be a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed from inspiration to ipo and we recognize the importance of early guidance']
65	['launchpad lift ventures will each receive a $10 000 grant from the blackstone charitable foundation to support strategic efforts that grow and scale their ventures¬† the seven selected ventures for the 2019 launchpad lift cohort were selected from across the launchpad global network representing seven schools in four states and two countries additionally more than half of the startups in the 2019 launchpad lift cohort have a female founder']
66	['this new program is a continuation of blackstone charitable foundations commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs a mission they have invested over 25 million philanthropic dollars to date']
67	['the ventures accepted to the 2019 launchpad lift cohort are:']
68	['ventures were selected following the second annual launchpad training camp an event hosted by blackstone and techstars designed to supercharge top collegiate entrepreneurs from the launchpad global network¬† hosted in new york city ¬†the 2018 launchpad training camp¬†brought together a group of top performing student ventures who over the course of two days heard from experts on entrepreneurship topics and received mentoring from blackstone employees and members of the techstars global mentor network']
69	['the ventures selected for the launchpad lift cohort were chosen based on a variety of factors including mentor feedback and a review process conducted by the blackstone and techstars teams they were rated on the strength of the business model and concept coach-ability venture stage and the teams ability to fully utilize a mentor to help reach a goal']
70	['since its inception in 1999 the mcferrin center for entrepreneurship has served as the hub of entrepreneurship for texas a&m university offering more than 30 enterprising programs each year the center engages student and non-student entrepreneurs in a variety of opportunities to enhance their entrepreneurial skills from business plan competitions to entrepreneurship certificates to the startup aggieland accelerator to the entrepreneurship bootcamp for veterans with disabilities the centers programs are touted as transformative and inspiring']
71	['the blackstone charitable foundation was founded at the time of blackstones ipo in 2007 with substantial commitments from the firms employees influenced by the enterprising heritage of the firm and its founders the blackstone charitable foundation is directing its resources and applying the intellectual capital of the firm to foster entrepreneurship in areas nationwide and globally through its investment expertise across several asset classes and geographies blackstone has a unique perspective on the global economy and a heightened understanding of how entrepreneurial activity is often the crucial catalyst in the growth of successful businesses industries and communities for more information see¬†http://wwwblackstonecom/foundation']
72	['techstars helps entrepreneurs succeed through the techstars worldwide entrepreneur network founders connect with other entrepreneurs experts mentors alumni investors community leaders and corporations to grow their companies techstars operates four divisions: techstars startup programs techstars mentorship-driven accelerator programs techstars corporate innovation partnerships and the techstars venture capital fund']
73	['¬†']
74	['1 remembering 41: texas a&m leaders reflect upon president bushs bond with aggieland']
75	['2 custom union pacific 4141 locomotive takes 41st president on final trip to texas a&m']
76	['3 texas a&m varsity teams to wear president bush 41 tribute patches']
77	['4 texas a&m corps of cadets pays tribute to president george hw bush']
78	['5 photo gallery: george hw bush at texas a&m through the years']
79	[]
80	['bush found ‚Äòkindred spirits at texas a&m his final resting place ‚Äì new york times']
81	['the bond between george hw bush and texas a&m athletics ‚Äì houston chronicle']
82	['why george hw bush fell in love with texas a&m university ‚Äì wfaa ']
83	['inside the navys flyover farewell for president george hw bush ‚Äì abc news']
84	[]
85	['1 record number of aggies to receive texas a&m diplomas dec 14-15']
86	['texas a&m university will award a record 5 237 degrees during graduation ceremonies dec 14-15 the totals include graduates from the main campus in college station and the health science center texas a&m-galveston the school of law in fort worth and the campus doha qatar']
87	[]
88	['2 kags-tv feature on alamo cannon conservation at texas a&m earns regional emmy']
89	['jay obrien kags-tv anchor earned a regional emmy award in the texas heritage category from the lone star chapter of the national academy of television arts and sciences']
90	[]
91	['3 texas a&m faculty helps launch national council of faculty senates']
92	['texas a&m university faculty senate members joined 41 of their peers from universities across the united states last month to launch a national council of faculty senates (ncfs)']
93	[]
94	['4 vision 2030 transformational education town hall set for jan 22']
95	['the transformational education town hall takes place january 22 2019 from 2 pm ‚Äì 3:30 pm in 601 rudder tower']
96	[]
97	['5 texas a&m university police welcome new police officers']
98	['the five new officers were sworn in dec 10 during a ceremony at the tamu-pd']
99	['the national academy of inventors (nai) has named 148 renowned academic inventors to nai fellow status for 2018 among these are three faculty members from texas a&m university: mark a barteau m cynthia hipwell and roderic pettigrew they will be inducted at the space center houston in april at the eighth annual meeting of the nai']

0

['enger said the aggies jonathan murphy a platoon leader in old guard in charge of the tomb of the unknown soldier and dustin green a government official gave him comfort in his time of need']

1

['when i saw them walk in i started to cry enger said i was alone and scared before they got there dustin and i werent close as cadets in fact we fought and i hated dustin i wrote on a piece of paper ‚Äòdustin why are you here we never got along dustin replied ‚Äòbecause when we were fish we made a promise to always be there for each other no matter what']

2

['enger said when green noticed he didnt have his aggie ring green removed his own ring and put it on engers finger']

3

['jonathan and dustin each held my hand and sang the ‚Äòspirit of aggieland to me and stayed by my side until my dad got there enger said if they hadnt been there i dont know what would have happened']

4

['enger said his stay at walter reed was dominated by the aggie spirit his doctor was an aggie who played the aggie war hymn on the operating room speakers during his first surgery he was also visited by aggie congressmen rep chet edwards class of 1974 and rep louie gohmert class of 1975 who was also a d-2 dog in the corps of cadets before enger was discharged he said he received a visit from secretary of defense robert gates who served as texas a&ms president from 2002-2006']

5

['enger was able to make a full recovery and although he was supposed to be medically retired in 2007 after his injury a mentor convinced him to become a company commander at ft hood']

6

['he tried to persuade me and said that he could see that i loved soldiers and that i had a lot of potential and needed good leaders but that i was lacking good mentorship enger said']

7

['enger had initially insisted on getting out of the army on medical retirement but had a change of heart']

8

['a couple months went by and i talked it over with friends and family who were convinced that this was god speaking to me with a second chance enger said']

9

['enger eventually made a full enough recovery two years after his severe injury to redeploy to iraq where he took command of 90 soldiers for the 2009-2010 deployment in support of operation iraqi freedom fifteen months later he was selected to command a second company of 225 soldiers and another year after that he was selected for an army fellowship to attend rice university on full scholarship for an mba program where he met his wife amanda after graduation they were married and he was stationed at ft riley kansas']

10

['when i was injured i had a massive amount of tissue damage and they essentially had to reattach my tongue enger said as a result my airway according to my doctors had anatomically changed and created sleep apnea that was so severe the army would not allow me to redeploy anymore as a result i was finally medically retired']

11

['by the end of his military career enger retired with one bronze star medal one purple heart and three meritorious service medals from three combat tours: iraq from 2004-2005 afghanistan from 2006-2007 and iraq a second time from 2009-2010']

12

['enger now a commercial real estate broker and his wife now live in houston with their son jason who is named after jason fetty the soldier who tackled the suicide bomber that so severely damaged engers jaw and injured eight others']

13

['despite all the progress in the more than 10 years after his injury enger continues to struggle with sleep apnea and insomnia']

14

['i havent slept the same or gotten really good sleep since my injury on february 20 2007 enger said i still see a therapist for ptsd on a weekly basis and im not ashamed to share that as i think most combat veterans could use the help i was always honest with my soldiers about my struggles as well so they knew they could get help and not be ashamed']

15

['enger said after getting injured and going through a such traumatic event he decided to stop drinking and get help he has been sober for 11 years']

16

['i always try to help others especially veterans who may have turned to alcohol and drugs to deal with traumatic events they have witnessed enger said']

17

['texas a&m played substantial roles in helping the nation say goodbye to the former president and first lady after their passing they were buried on texas a&ms campus on the grounds of the bush library']

18

['hundreds of aggies gathered in kyle field plaza to attend a funeral ceremony for reveille viii who passed away june 25 at age 12 reveille served as texas a&ms mascot from 2008 to 2015']

19

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20

['the corps of cadets took part in a changing of the guard ceremony as texas a&m returned the last of seven battle-used cannons to the alamo at the conclusion of a major conservation project conducted by the conservation research laboratory']

21

['the university community celebrated the life of mcdermott who in 2016 was named one of the worlds most influential philosophers after he passed away in october at age 86 he was honored for his more than 60 years of teaching service of which more than 40 were spent at texas a&m']

22

[]

23

['christine figgener a texas a&m university doctoral candidate who filmed the viral video of her research crew dislodging a plastic straw from a sea turtles nose was recognized by time magazine as a 2018 next generation leader time credited figgener with helping galvanize a global movement that resulted in companies eliminating the use of plastic straws from their daily operations']

24

['texas gov greg abbott was among the many state leaders on hand for the inauguration of texas a&ms new higher education center in mcallen which offers new educational opportunities for students in the rio grande valley']

25

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26

['aggies everywhere celebrated the 100th anniversary of the aggie war hymn which was written in 1918 by texas a&m student jv pinky wilson while serving in world war i']

27

['the texas a&m university corps of cadets and wwii aggie soldiers who liberated nazi concentration camps were awarded the 2018 guardian of the human spirit award by¬†holocaust museum houston¬†(hmh)']

28

['the presidents excellence fund the student success initiative research support and faculty hiring were presented as key initiatives for 2019 during president youngs annual state of the university address']

29

['the texas a&m student senate officially supported the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (lgbt) community on campus for the first time with the signing of two resolutions during the groups 71st session']

30

['in 2019 texas a&m university health science center will join the other founding organizations and the texas medical center (tmc) to break ground on tmc3 a 30-acre collaborative research campus']

31

['us army general john m mike murray and members of his staff at the army futures command visited aggieland to see firsthand what texas a&m university and the texas a&m university system can offer']

32

['¬†']

33

['texas a&m agrilife became just the fourth public institution to receive usda deregulation approval for an engineered crop the transgenic cotton plant has ultra-low gossypol levels in the seed that allow it to be consumed by humans the approval moved the seed one step closer to becoming a nutritious food source for millions of people']

34

['texas a&m archaeologists discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in north america the findings ancient spear points that are 15 500 years old raised new questions about the settlement of early peoples on the continent']

35

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36

['a visualization professor developed a technology for talking books that allows people who are blind to access more literature with increased command over their reading experiences']

37

['research from a texas a&m-led team found that dust from the vast african desert killed severe storms across the united states']

38

['a texas a&m study identified a new area in the brain involved in inhibiting fear a discovery that holds potential for clinical interventions in patients with psychiatric diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)']

39

['supercomputing scientists at texas a&m will collaborate with nine other us research universities to launch and operate one of the worlds most powerful supercomputers']

40

['a report from texas a&m and the university of maryland found that flooding caused by the severity and frequency of intense storms is a significant source of economic loss social disruption and housing inequality across the united states']

41

['the project will help african-american texans reclaim their unrecognized and unrecorded heritage and empower city planners to plan and preserve communities with unprecedented knowledge about the freedom colonies']

42

['a team of texas a&m researchers developed technology that helps power providers find the cause of outages and anticipate and predict some failures before outages occur a four-year study proved that many wildfires caused by power outages can be prevented with the new technology']

43

['researchers will be collecting important atmospheric data from a high-altitude nasa aircraft thanks to $30 million in funding received from¬†nasas earth venture program']

44

['noel jett who at age 19 is set to become the youngest phd graduate in university of north texas history this week earned her undergraduate degree from texas a&m university in 2015']

45

['the fort worth native earned a bachelors degree in psychology from the college of liberal arts as a 16-year-old before pursuing her phd and dissertation in educational psychology at unt']

46

['of the four schools a&m was the most respectful helpful and enthusiastic jett told texas a&m today in 2015 about going through the admissions process as a 13-year-old everyone i dealt with during the admissions acceptance and enrollment process was just really nice it was also the most affordable']

47

['read the full story about her time in aggieland on texas a&m today']

48

['before santa cracks his whip to get his 9-reindeer sleigh into high gear he may want to consider this: rudolph and many of his friends were likely females says a texas a&m university veterinary professor']

49

['dr alice blue-mclendon a professor in the college of veterinary medicine & biomedical sciences a deer expert and director of the winnie carter wildlife center says reindeer are the only type of deer in which both the males and females grow antlers']

50

['so according to the legend its very possible that rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was a female she said for that matter prancer dancer and all of the rest of the reindeer could have been females']

51

['blue-mclendon was part of the texas a&m team that cloned dewey the worlds first cloned deer in 2003¬† she notes that there are more than 30 different types of deer and what are commonly called caribou in north america are called reindeer in europe and scandinavia']

52

['reindeer are also are the original ‚Äòdress-in-layers animal because they have two coats a coat of fur and a woolly type of undercoat of hairs to keep them warm said blue-mclendon who has studied deer and other exotic animals for 30 years in the early days of alaskas history some mail routes were made with sleds pulled by reindeer so its likely they even delivered some christmas cards too']

53

['the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) has named six faculty-researchers from texas a&m university among its fellows for 2018 the division of research announced today']

54

['they are among 416 new aaas fellows selected in recognition of their extraordinary achievements in advancing science aaas said in a nov 27 news release formed in 1848 aaas is the worlds largest multidisciplinary scientific society with members in more than 91 nations']

55

['the diverse accomplishments of these six researchers represent the enormous range of the texas a&m research enterprise vice president for research mark a barteau said as a university we thank the aaas for recognizing their tremendous contributions which have advanced the role of science in the world while demonstrating texas a&ms mission to solve societys most challenging problems']

56

['the 2018 aaas fellows from texas a&m are:']

57

['aaas will induct the 2018 fellows during its annual meeting on feb 16 in washington dc']

58

['with its six new fellows texas a&m has 51 aaas fellows among its current faculty']

59

['texas a&m university undergraduate students join founders from cornell university new york university and others for inaugural cohort each venture will receive $10 000 grant; participate in 10-week development program with techstars mentors and support from blackstone']

60

['ben omonira and elise hackney students of texas a&m college of engineering were selected as one of seven startup teams to join the launchpad lift program their startup lazarus provides a specialty ammunition that penetrates a threat while minimizing blood loss post-penetration to preserve life texas a&ms blackstone launchpad powered by techstars is a program of the mcferrin center for entrepreneurship']

61

['the blackstone charitable foundation and techstars announced the creation of the blackstone launchpad powered by techstars launchpad lift program¬† as part of blackstone and techstars partnership to support collegiate entrepreneurs launchpad lift identifies top-performing student teams from across the launchpad global network and pairs them with resources and opportunities to help their ventures succeed']

62

['the inaugural launchpad lift cohort will provide additional support for promising student entrepreneurs through techstars proven mentor model at the start of the program launchpad entrepreneurs will identify strategic developmental milestones and receive individualized support to achieve these goals over a 10-week period']

63

['im confident the inaugural cohort will experience huge gains in their development as entrepreneurs says alisha slye global director of blackstone launchpad¬† through curated access to techstars and blackstone networks entrepreneurs will be poised to experience real traction with funding find great opportunities with competitive accelerator programs and have the opportunity to acquire new customers']

64

['david cohen co-ceo of techstars added: blackstone launchpad powered by techstars offers students valuable on-campus support during a critical time in their entrepreneurial journey launchpad lift will take this a step further ‚Äì dedicating additional targeted support to a cohort of the most promising ventures techstars wants to be a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed from inspiration to ipo and we recognize the importance of early guidance']

65

['launchpad lift ventures will each receive a $10 000 grant from the blackstone charitable foundation to support strategic efforts that grow and scale their ventures¬† the seven selected ventures for the 2019 launchpad lift cohort were selected from across the launchpad global network representing seven schools in four states and two countries additionally more than half of the startups in the 2019 launchpad lift cohort have a female founder']

66

['this new program is a continuation of blackstone charitable foundations commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs a mission they have invested over 25 million philanthropic dollars to date']

67

['the ventures accepted to the 2019 launchpad lift cohort are:']

68

['ventures were selected following the second annual launchpad training camp an event hosted by blackstone and techstars designed to supercharge top collegiate entrepreneurs from the launchpad global network¬† hosted in new york city ¬†the 2018 launchpad training camp¬†brought together a group of top performing student ventures who over the course of two days heard from experts on entrepreneurship topics and received mentoring from blackstone employees and members of the techstars global mentor network']

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['the ventures selected for the launchpad lift cohort were chosen based on a variety of factors including mentor feedback and a review process conducted by the blackstone and techstars teams they were rated on the strength of the business model and concept coach-ability venture stage and the teams ability to fully utilize a mentor to help reach a goal']

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['since its inception in 1999 the mcferrin center for entrepreneurship has served as the hub of entrepreneurship for texas a&m university offering more than 30 enterprising programs each year the center engages student and non-student entrepreneurs in a variety of opportunities to enhance their entrepreneurial skills from business plan competitions to entrepreneurship certificates to the startup aggieland accelerator to the entrepreneurship bootcamp for veterans with disabilities the centers programs are touted as transformative and inspiring']

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['the blackstone charitable foundation was founded at the time of blackstones ipo in 2007 with substantial commitments from the firms employees influenced by the enterprising heritage of the firm and its founders the blackstone charitable foundation is directing its resources and applying the intellectual capital of the firm to foster entrepreneurship in areas nationwide and globally through its investment expertise across several asset classes and geographies blackstone has a unique perspective on the global economy and a heightened understanding of how entrepreneurial activity is often the crucial catalyst in the growth of successful businesses industries and communities for more information see¬†http://wwwblackstonecom/foundation']

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['techstars helps entrepreneurs succeed through the techstars worldwide entrepreneur network founders connect with other entrepreneurs experts mentors alumni investors community leaders and corporations to grow their companies techstars operates four divisions: techstars startup programs techstars mentorship-driven accelerator programs techstars corporate innovation partnerships and the techstars venture capital fund']

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['1 remembering 41: texas a&m leaders reflect upon president bushs bond with aggieland']

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['2 custom union pacific 4141 locomotive takes 41st president on final trip to texas a&m']

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['3 texas a&m varsity teams to wear president bush 41 tribute patches']

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['4 texas a&m corps of cadets pays tribute to president george hw bush']

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['5 photo gallery: george hw bush at texas a&m through the years']

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['bush found ‚Äòkindred spirits at texas a&m his final resting place ‚Äì new york times']

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['the bond between george hw bush and texas a&m athletics ‚Äì houston chronicle']

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['why george hw bush fell in love with texas a&m university ‚Äì wfaa ']

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['inside the navys flyover farewell for president george hw bush ‚Äì abc news']

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['1 record number of aggies to receive texas a&m diplomas dec 14-15']

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['texas a&m university will award a record 5 237 degrees during graduation ceremonies dec 14-15 the totals include graduates from the main campus in college station and the health science center texas a&m-galveston the school of law in fort worth and the campus doha qatar']

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['2 kags-tv feature on alamo cannon conservation at texas a&m earns regional emmy']

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['jay obrien kags-tv anchor earned a regional emmy award in the texas heritage category from the lone star chapter of the national academy of television arts and sciences']

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['3 texas a&m faculty helps launch national council of faculty senates']

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['texas a&m university faculty senate members joined 41 of their peers from universities across the united states last month to launch a national council of faculty senates (ncfs)']

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['4 vision 2030 transformational education town hall set for jan 22']

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['the transformational education town hall takes place january 22 2019 from 2 pm ‚Äì 3:30 pm in 601 rudder tower']

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['5 texas a&m university police welcome new police officers']

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['the five new officers were sworn in dec 10 during a ceremony at the tamu-pd']

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['the national academy of inventors (nai) has named 148 renowned academic inventors to nai fellow status for 2018 among these are three faculty members from texas a&m university: mark a barteau m cynthia hipwell and roderic pettigrew they will be inducted at the space center houston in april at the eighth annual meeting of the nai']