TAMU | Science Science-related news from Texas A&M University. http://www.science.tamu.edu/ 2009 Texas A&M University, College of Science. Why Do We Choose Our Mates? Ask Charles Darwin, Prof Says COLLEGE STATION -- Charles Darwin wrote about it 150 years ago: Animals don't pick their mates by pure chance, but rather, by a deliberate process that involves numerous factors. After decades of examining his work, experts agree that he pretty much ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/667 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT 1st PERSON INTERVIEW: Physics Ph.D. Student Shares CERN Experience "My name is <a href="http://hepr8.physics.tamu.edu/freddy06/">Alfredo Gurrola</a>. I am a 25-year-old doctoral candidate from Texas A&M University. I have been stationed at <a href="http://public.web.cern.ch/public/">CERN</a> (the European Organizati ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/666 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT Astronomy Open House Set for Friday COLLEGE STATION -- The <a href="http://astronomy.tamu.edu">Astrophysics Group</a> in the Texas A&M University Department of Physics is hosting its final Astronomy Open House of the 2008-09 academic year Friday (May 29) from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/665 Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT A DREAM DEFERRED: Mom, Son Set to Share Aggie Ring Experience COLLEGE STATION -- It's perhaps the one defining moment that young Texas A&M University students look most forward to other than graduation itself, the distinctly Aggie rite of passage that instantly and eternally links them to thousands of other for ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/663 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT Science Graduate Students Recognized for Achievement COLLEGE STATION -- Several graduate students in the College of Science at Texas A&M University have been honored by the Texas A&M Graduate Student Council for their leadership and achievement during the 2008-09 academic year. Students were recogni ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/664 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT Refined Hubble Constant Narrows Possible Explanations for Dark Energy BALTIMORE -- Whatever dark energy is, explanations for it have less wiggle room following a landmark Hubble Space Telescope observation that has refined the measurement of the Universe's present expansion rate to a precision where the error is smalle ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/662 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT CLASS ACT: 9-Year-Old Gets Jump-Start on Lifelong Learning at Texas A&M COLLEGE STATION -- When it comes to explaining cosmology and other dynamics of the Universe, <a href="http://www.physics.tamu.edu/people/showpeople.php?name=David%20Toback&userid=toback">Dr. David Toback</a> can hold his own. As an associate professo ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/660 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT How Do You Get Kids Interested in Science? Bug Them, Researcher Says COLLEGE STATION -- Getting kids interested in science today can be no easy trick, but Craig Wilson, senior research associate in the <a href="http://cmse.science.tamu.edu/">Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE)</a> at Texas A&M Universi ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/661 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT Munnerlyn Named Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Charles R. Munnerlyn, Class of 1962, of San Jose, Calif., has been recognized by Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students as one of six recipients of the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Munnerlyn, consid ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/659 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT Texas A&M Astronomer to Headline Evening of Astronomy in Dallas DALLAS -- As part of a statewide celebration of astronomy in commemoration of 2009 as the official <a href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/">International Year of Astronomy</a>, the <a href="http://www.natureandscience.org">Dallas Museum of Nature & Sc ... http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/657 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CDT