Dr. Dimitra Smith's book proposal was accepted for publication by IGI Global, an international academic publisher headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The title of the book will be “Role of Community Colleges in Developing a Skilled Workforce.” Smith is a professor…

Dr. David Tan published an article in the February 2019 publication of Inside Higher Ed. His article, “Helping Students Develop Competencies, Teachers Hone Their Own,” discusses significant issues related to competency-based education in higher education. Tan is a professor and…

Dr. Kurtis Williams, associate professor of physics and astronomy at A&M-Commerce, received a $273,424 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund his study titled, “Using a Large Sample of White Dwarf Stars to Study Stellar Evolution.” According to the…

Dr. Tracy Henley, professor of psychology and special education at A&M-Commerce, recently published “Hergenhahn's Introduction to the History of Psychology, 8th edition” with Wadsworth-Cengage. The publication marks Henley's fifth textbook. The book is student-friendly, including over 100 historical photographs and…

A&M-Commerce's NSF-I-Corps team, led by Dr. Larry Lemanski, received a $50,000 NSF grant for a project titled “Regeneration of Cardiac Muscle using Cardiac Inducing RNA (CIR) Treated Stem Cells.” The NSF-I Corps program will begin in San Antonio in September…

The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) celebrated its third annual awards ceremony on March 13. The ceremony recognized new Global Scholars, Global Fellows and Distinguished Global Fellows. The recipients are students, faculty and staff who have engaged in global activities on…

Dameon White, A&M-Commerce rodeo coach, was named Coach of the Year for the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. White also received this honor last year. The Southern Region has 14 colleges and universities in Texas and Louisiana.…

Lydia Carrascosa, graduate admissions specialist for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received the Graduate Enrollment Management Certificate while attending the National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals 2019 Annual Conference in Toronto. This year marked the association's first…

Dr. Edgar Manton, retired regents professor of the A&M-Commerce Department of Economics and Finance, served as the keynote speaker at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines meeting on April 13 in Dallas. Manton's speech, “Launching the Saturn/Apollo…

Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, A&M-Commerce distinguished professor of digital humanities and history, was recently invited to speak on the 2019 Organization of American Historians Woman Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Panel. The meeting was held in Philadelphia April 4-7. According to its website,…

A tribute concert featuring the works of Dr. Theodore Hansen, longtime faculty member in the Department of Music and a former department head, will be held May 4 at 5 p.m. in the A&M-Commerce Music Building's Finney Concert Hall. “Ted…

Dr. Andrew Baker, assistant professor of history, has been awarded the 2019 Mary M. Hughes Research Fellowship in Texas History by the Texas State Historical Association. The $2,000 fellowship is awarded annually for the best research proposal on twentieth-century Texas…

Dr. Larry Lemanski, director of the Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Research at A&M-Commerce, was recently featured in Greenville's Herald-Banner newspaper. The article highlights the ground-breaking research of Lemanski and his colleagues who aim to use a patient's cells to create…

Dr. Christian Hempelmann, associate professor of literature and languages at A&M-Commerce, was recently cited in an Associated Press article that was picked up by The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Dallas Morning News. Published around April Fools'…

An article co-authored by Dr. Bao-An Li, regents professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was featured on the cover of the March issue of The European Physical Journal A. The article is titled “Extracting Nuclear Symmetry Energies at…

Middle and high school teachers from around the Dallas Independent School District learned about the design, fabrication, customization and operation of small robotic aircraft during the Teachers Take Flight workshop. Guest speakers from multiple industries, including Dr. Burchan Aydin, assistant…

Dr. Sang Suh, computer science and information systems professor at A&M-Commerce, was named a Regents Professor for 2017-2018. Suh was one of 15 A&M System faculty members to receive the honor. According to A&M Chancellor John Sharp, “These outstanding individuals…

Dr. Carlos Bertulani, professor of physics & astronomy, attended the 2019 Congressional Visits Day (CVD) in Washington, D.C., to represent the American Physical Society (APS) as a unit leader for Texas. During the visits, APS unit leaders and volunteers advocated…

The Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) recognized 10 A&M-Commerce faculty during the Eminent Faculty Scholars award ceremony held February 26 in the Rayburn Student Center. “[The] Eminent Faculty Scholars program is a very important and meaningful…

Josephine Durkin, associate professor of art, was featured in the November/December issue of Luxe Interiors + Design, a national magazine that covers the design industry and connects the country's leading architects, interior designers, builders and home design professionals. The article…