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Texas A&amp;M University System | 25,470 followers on LinkedIn. The A&amp;M System is one of the largest systems in higher ed with a network of 11 universities &amp; 8 state agencies. | The Texas A&amp;M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $4.55 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities and seven state agencies, the Texas A&amp;M System educates more than 152,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $972 million in FY 2016 and helped drive the state’s economy.

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Transformative Philanthropic Gift for Texas A&M College of Medicine: Entrepreneur and former student, Mr. Naresh K. Vashisht ’72, has made the largest philanthropic college endowed gift in College of Medicine history! This significant investment will fund full-tuition scholarships for medical students, support our pioneering rural medicine program, and drive innovation in medical research. This gift strengthens our commitment to compassionate healthcare, groundbreaking research, and the next generation of Aggie Doctors. Thank you, Mr. Vashisht, for your generosity! 👍 tx.ag/MedicineHistoricGift

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The regents voted today to make Juan J. Castillo interim president of Texas A&M International University . Castillo had previously been appointed as acting president by Chancellor John Sharp after the death of President Pablo Arenaz Oct. 3: tx.ag/BOR110724TAMUI

Regents approved more than half-a-billion dollars in construction projects across the A&M System, including a space research facility in Houston, a hypersonic wind tunnel at Texas A&M-RELLIS , and a new Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences teaching and research complex: tx.ag/BOR110724TAMUS

Regents agreed to notify regulators at the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it has potential sites available at Texas A&M-RELLIS for nuclear power companies to test and construct the next generation of nuclear reactors: tx.ag/BOR110724RELLIS

News from today's Board of Regents meeting: the Board voted to change the name of Texas A&M University-Commerce to East Texas A&M University, effective immediately. Read more: tx.ag/BOR110724ETAMU

Roderic I. Pettigrew, vice chancellor for health and strategic initiatives at the A&M System, will be recognized with the 2024 Research Achievement Award at the American Heart Association 's Scientific Sessions 2024. Read more about Dr. Pettigrew, his career, and this award: tx.ag/TAMUS110624

Coming this week on "Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp:" we travel to West Texas A&M University to learn about a for-profit corporation that exists within the university's College of Engineering that invents new technologies, patents them, and then puts the profit back into the school. Next, we'll return to Aggieland to follow the U.S. Paralympics Cycling team on their way to Paris as they cycle through Texas A&M-RELLIS . Where you can watch, starting this Thursday: https://lnkd.in/gBiRtGzS

Stream this week's episode of "Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp" online now! We travel to Tarleton State University to meet the Purple Poo and then head back to Aggieland to learn how Texas A&M University is preserving the legacy of President George H.W. Bush.

Happy #TexasArborDay ! Our friends at the Texas A&M Forest Service visited System offices this week to bring by a few of the 8,000 seedlings they are giving away to communities across the state of Texas to celebrate today! Learn more about today's festivities and how you can celebrate: https://lnkd.in/gpmJcXH

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