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		<title>Lithium may help curb impulsive decisions tied to suicide risk, study finds</title>
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		<title>New study busts myths about reading struggles in kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The largest analysis of its kind reveals which cognitive skills shape how children learn to read.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The commitment to affordability and student success sets one university apart in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Federal report shows Texas A&#038;M University graduates earn well above the national median.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Civil Discourse Symposium encourages Texas A&#038;M students to think, engage and lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 20:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Speakers encouraged students to pursue productive dialogues that honor their core values while listening to others and searching for common ground.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas A&#038;M University System regents unanimously appoint Dr. Susan Ballabina as president of Texas A&#038;M University</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Shucking for safety: Galveston team helps keep processed oysters off the danger list</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seafood Safety Lab tests thousands of oysters each year to protect consumers from deadly bacteria.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Digital use linked to higher employment and earnings for women, global study finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new World Bank analysis shows women see outsized gains from digital skills, but access and policy gaps remain.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Modernized greenhouses support innovative plant science</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 20:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Investment in the Borlaug Center greenhouses enhances Texas A&#038;M’s capacity to conduct innovative research, directly supporting the development of solutions for global challenges in crop resilience and food security.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Researchers uncover brain mechanism that may help slow Parkinson’s disease, curiously only in females</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By boosting nicotine responsive receptors — without using nicotine itself — scientists protected brain cells from degeneration.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas A&#038;M to award more than 13,000 diplomas at spring commencements</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spring graduations will be celebrated May 6-9 across 10 ceremonies at Reed Arena.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Researcher envisions future in which extended reality revolutionizes everyday life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Edgar Rojas-Muñoz explores how merging digital and physical worlds can transform work, education and mental health for social good.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas A&#038;M AgriLife study reveals why food waste rises, falls as incomes grow</title>
		<link>https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/04/30/texas-am-agrilife-study-reveals-why-food-waste-rises-falls-as-incomes-grow/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Emiliano Lopez Barrera looked at patterns that shape how households buy, use and discard food.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>For older adults with mild cognitive impairment, exercise can be crucial to sleep quality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![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.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Coffee doesn’t just wake you up — it may help protect your body from aging</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![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>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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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Angela K. Wilson brings extensive experience to guide Texas A&#038;M’s billion-dollar research enterprise.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Your P@ssw0rds! no longer have to cause anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An innovative browser extension creates a new password for each site visit, on the fly, and without the need to store it anywhere.]]></description>
		
		
		
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