Texas A&M University
 Texas A&M University  (University)   | |
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| Formation | 1871 |
| Headquarters | College Station, Texas, USA |
| Type | • Public • Land-grant • research • space grant • sea grant • senior military college |
| Member of | Alliance for Biosecurity |
| Texas university close to Big Pharma and other corporations | |
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas, founded in 1876. As of Fall 2021, Texas A&M's student body is the largest in the United States.[1] Texas A&M is the only university in Texas to hold simultaneous designations as a land, sea, and space grant institution. The school's students, alumni and sports teams are known as Aggies.
The University is a member of the Alliance for Biosecurity.
The main campus spans is home to the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Research
Texas A&M has an extensive research program in various academic, scientific, and commercial fields, with total expenditure of $905.5 million.[2] The Texas A&M University System, in 2006, was the first to explicitly state in its policy that technology commercialization was a criterion that could be used to decide on faculty tenure (permanent job).
Texas A&M has led the world in several fields of cloning research.
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Alles | 1954 | US | Spook Soldier Pilot | American law enforcement officer and government official. | |
| Harvey Bright | 6 October 1920 | 11 December 2004 | Businessperson | ||
| Britt Harris | 16 April 1958 | US | Financier | US financier | |
| Jorge Quiroga | 5 May 1960 | Engineer | Bolivian President close to all aspects of United States regional power, including coca policies, water privatization, World Bank and IMF | ||
| Catherine Smith | A "trusted advisor to the US Secretary of Agriculture", attended at least 6 Brussels Forum meetings. |
