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	<title type="text">Texas A&amp;M Stories</title>
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	<updated>2026-04-30T16:01:34Z</updated>

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M AgriLife study reveals why food waste rises, falls as incomes grow]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333959</id>
		<updated>2026-04-30T16:01:34Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-30T16:01:02Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Agriculture" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="College of Agriculture and Life Sciences" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="food security" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Texas A&amp;M AgriLife" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Emiliano Lopez Barrera looked at patterns that shape how households buy, use and discard food.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[For older adults with mild cognitive impairment, exercise can be crucial to sleep quality]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333938</id>
		<updated>2026-04-30T15:57:33Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-30T15:57:33Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="aging" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="cognitive decline" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="dementia" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="School of Public Health" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Study finds that while both light and vigorous activity can reduce sleep disturbances, high-intensity workouts provide the greatest benefit — offering new hope for quality rest and dementia prevention.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Coffee doesn’t just wake you up — it may help protect your body from aging]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333915</id>
		<updated>2026-04-29T15:23:38Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-29T15:00:28Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="aging" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="coffee" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[New research identifies a key biological pathway that could explain how coffee helps protect against aging and chronic disease.
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M’s new vice president for research is poised to take the university to the next level]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=story&#038;p=333887</id>
		<updated>2026-04-28T19:46:36Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-28T19:19:01Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Campus Life" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Dr. Angela K. Wilson brings extensive experience to guide Texas A&#038;M’s billion-dollar research enterprise.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Your P@ssw0rds! no longer have to cause anxiety]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333844</id>
		<updated>2026-04-30T14:11:31Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-28T14:47:57Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Science &amp; Tech" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="College of Engineering" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="cybersecurity" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Department of Computer Science and Engineering" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Research Impact" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[An innovative browser extension creates a new password for each site visit, on the fly, and without the need to store it anywhere.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Casting new light on recreational fishing along the Gulf Coast]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333872</id>
		<updated>2026-04-28T15:38:19Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-28T14:30:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="artificial intelligence" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Computer Science and Engineering" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="fisheries" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="gulf coast" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="ocean" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="sustainability" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M researchers are using mobility data to learn when, where and how anglers fish, opening the door to more sustainable management.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Light-powered propulsion expands space exploration possibilities]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333825</id>
		<updated>2026-04-27T15:21:39Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-27T15:18:50Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Science &amp; Tech" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Electrical and Computer Engineering" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Materials and Manufacturing" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="mechanical engineering" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="space" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Micron-scale “metajets” reveal a scalable approach to optical propulsion, using metasurfaces to control motion with light in multiple directions.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[BUILD meets MrBeast: The big ask that became a force for good]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=story&#038;p=333763</id>
		<updated>2026-04-27T21:53:12Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-26T16:24:58Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="BUILD" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M BUILD’s efforts to convert shipping containers into portable medical clinics for communities in need get a major boost from the world’s biggest content creator.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M opens world’s largest academic controlled-explosions lab]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333622</id>
		<updated>2026-04-24T14:56:38Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-24T14:56:37Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Science &amp; Tech" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="College of Engineering" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="science and technology" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[With its ribbon now cut, Texas A&#038;M’s colossal detonation lab officially opens, igniting explosions to reveal the secrets of combustion, materials, aerospace, and even dying stars.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[What if humans could regrow tissue? Texas A&#038;M study moves science closer]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333724</id>
		<updated>2026-04-23T14:11:42Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-23T14:11:41Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="bone regeneration" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers have successfully regenerated skeletal and connective tissue — even if not perfectly formed — demonstrating the next, critical step in limb regeneration.  ]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Competing memories in the brain drive relapse and recovery from alcohol addiction]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333702</id>
		<updated>2026-04-22T15:15:38Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-22T15:15:37Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="addiction" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="alcohol" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M study uncovers distinct brain cell networks that promote or suppress relapse, offering promising strategies for more effective alcohol use disorder treatments.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The future of sports is data driven, and analytics is reshaping the game]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333679</id>
		<updated>2026-04-27T17:24:04Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-22T14:33:23Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Culture &amp; Society" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="sports" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="sports management" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[From recruiting to game-day decisions, the rapid rise of sports analytics is changing how teams, athletes and organizations compete.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M students to gain hands-on experience at NFL draft]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333630</id>
		<updated>2026-04-21T16:23:58Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-21T15:32:15Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Culture &amp; Society" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="NFL draft" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="sports" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Eight students from the College of Education and Human Development will help with fan activities, media and talent at one of the nation’s biggest sporting events.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Secret Walls and Texas A&#038;M team up to paint mural for modular medical clinic at South by Southwest]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=story&#038;p=333520</id>
		<updated>2026-04-22T13:56:09Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-20T21:37:20Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Culture &amp; Society" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="BUILD" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="sxsw" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Volunteers closed out the festival by painting a mural for a BUILD Texas Aggie Medical Clinic — turning art into selfless service and bringing hope, comfort and care to communities in need.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Human space research gets a boost from retired NASA centrifuge]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333601</id>
		<updated>2026-04-20T12:11:43Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-20T12:14:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Science &amp; Tech" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Aerospace Engineering" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="health care" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="space" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[A NASA centrifuge finds a new home at Texas A&#038;M’s Anthony Wood ’87 Artificial Gravity Lab, enhancing research on health impacts of human space travel.]]></summary>

		
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[‘Forever chemicals’ detected in dolphin milk]]></title>
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		<id>https://stories.tamu.edu/?post_type=news&#038;p=333577</id>
		<updated>2026-04-17T17:28:37Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-17T16:34:03Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="Health &amp; Environment" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="forever chemicals" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="oceans and marine life" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="PFAS" /><category scheme="https://stories.tamu.edu" term="research" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M Superfund Research Center study reveals early life exposure to persistent contaminants in marine mammals, raising concerns about global environmental health.]]></summary>

		
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