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Is This a Dream or Is It Real?
A place comprised of the perfect mesh of the “real world” and a virtual reality created by computer programmers is currently under construction.
Dr. Shulan Lu, associate professor of psychology, and Dr. Derek Harter, associate professor of computer science and…
The Line Up
At nearly 50, Texas leads the nation in the number of convictions overturned as a result of DNA evidence, where 80 percent of those wrongful convictions were, in part, the result of eyewitness misidentification. In the research project “The Influence…
Miracles of the Heart
Dr. Larry Lemanski's interest in embryonic cardiac development initiated his study of the Mexican axolotl, an aquatic salamander with a cardiac lethal mutation that can cause its heart to fail to beat. Through experimentation, Lemanski, Distinguished Research Professor and head…
Detecting Danger
For many people, conversations over coffee are for small talk—the weather, dinner plans, the humdrum details of daily life. For Drs. Nikolay Sirakov and Salvatore Attardo, oftentimes conversations over coffee are for exploring how computers can recognize weapons and assess…
Plasma on the Rise
Dr. Ben Jang holds the distinguished honor of being the first person in A&M-Commerce's history to receive a U.S. patent for his work with RF non-thermal plasma techniques to modify catalyst materials for industrial processes. After five years of determination…
A&M-Commerce Ranked No. 9 for Social Work Program
A&M-Commerce placed at No. 9 in the Online College Database's recent ranking of “Top Colleges in Texas: Fighting for Families and Children.” The list of 51 schools orders the institutions' social work programs by the number of graduates, affordability, quality…
Richard Miller encourages students and faculty to be engaged and be engaging — yes — but, Be Interested
Rutgers University professor Richard Miller poses a question to his audience of literature and languages students and faculty members: “In a world of superabundant information, how do we train students to engage in this world?” By “this world,” he means…
Michael Farris Smith and R. Flowers Rivera continue Author Series Southern Style
A&M-Commerce's Literature and Languages Department welcomed two southern writers as part of the author series initiated by Department Head Hunter Hayes last year. Novelist Michael Farris Smith and poet R. Flowers Rivera read from their works and chatted with students…
Language of Learning
According to the Texas Education Agency, more than two-thirds of the instruction English Language-Learners (ELL) in Texas receive is delivered by individuals not certified to teach bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum. While demand for certified bilingual…
University Planetarium to Hold Grand Reopening
By Dr. Cheri Davis
Texas A&M University-Commerce Planetarium is pleased to announce the “Grand Reopening” premier of its newest show, Dinosaurs at Dusk. The Grand Reopening event will run from 6-9:00 p.m., Friday Jan. 31, 2014 and is free for…
DISD Superintendent Mike Miles Shares 2020 Vision for Education
On Tuesday, Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles visited A&M-Commerce to speak with university officials and faculty about teacher education and the status of K – 12 instruction. Miles also presented the district's new plan for evaluating the teachers who will…
In Search of Heroes
Taking notes in history class and reading a textbook are not enough for the six original student interns of the East Texas War and Memory Project (ETWMP). They are passionate about learning history through the first-hand perspectives of military veterans…
DISD Superintendent Mike Miles to Visit University
Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles will visit the A&M-Commerce campus on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 11:00 a.m. to speak about the importance of excellence in teacher education.
Miles will meet with university officials including President Dan R. Jones, Provost Adolfo…
Thank Your QEP Representatives
The following individuals have contributed a great deal of time and energy into the creation of the A&M-Commerce Quality Enhancement Plan: Preparing Students for an Interconnected World.
Adeyinka Akeju: Graduate Research Assistant, Marketing Communications
Dr. Carla Asbill: Clinical Instructor, Social…
A&M-Commerce Ranked No. 6 in Texas for Shaping the Next Generation
The Online College Database placed A&M-Commerce at No. 6 in its “Top Colleges in Texas: Shaping the Next Generation” rankings. The list consists of post-secondary institutions in Texas with the “highest number of graduates in 2012 in the fields of…
How Are We Doing?
The QEP committee wants your feedback! Do you know about the QEP? Do you know what your role is in the execution of the QEP? These questions will all prepare the university for a successful site visit with the Southern…
Here On Earth
Dr. William G. Newton—assistant professor of physics—spends his time researching nuclear physics, astrophysics and the connections between the two. He is also a great example of faculty extending a hand to students and inviting them to join the research process.…
Fearless Investigation
When you think of research, you may have a mental picture of a cloistered library, a pile of musty books and the card catalog. But the truth is that even library research is a digital wonderland these days, and research…
Dr. Steve Williams Named Dean of Business & Entrepreneurship
Dr. Steve Williams has been named Dean of the College of Business & Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University-Commerce, effective Jan. 6, 2014.
President Dan R. Jones said, “Dr. Williams brings to our university a wealth of experience and an impressive…
McKinney Avenue Contemporary to show Believe It Anyway!
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) will show “Believe It Anyway!”—five stories from the Christian Bible presented in a series of silent short films—on Jan. 11 at 8:15 p.m. in the Heldt/Hall Theater. The films were created by A&M-Commerce Marketing…