On Campus

Affirmation for progress
The IDEA Committee recently received a $65,000 diversity award from Texas A&M University. Read More
Congratulations, Class of 2020!
A heartfelt message to our graduates from Dean Lawrence Wolinsky Read More

A day in their scrubs
Hometown: I was born and raised in Odessa, Texas, which can be summarized by Friday Night Lights, oil and tumbleweeds. However, my parents moved to San Antonio six years ago, and wherever they are is what I call home. Undergrad ... Read More

Surreal double quarantine
Ph.D. student Yongxi Liang’s Chinese New Year celebration quickly went from a cherished holiday to a vexing multicountry, two-quarantine odyssey. Just two weeks into her 2020 semester at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Liang caught a flight Jan. 22 ... Read More

The bright side, Part 7
While our faculty and staff adjust to working remotely and staying close to home, their fuzzy friends like Bode have no complaints. Read More

The bright side, Part 6
Jason Vaughn, clinical information technology operations manager As a new member of the IT staff in Dallas, I didn’t have a lot of time to get settled in the office before the stay-at-home orders were issued. I joined the ... Read More

The bright side, Part 5
Dr. Burt Bryan ’77, ’79, clinical assistant professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry I have been doing some chainsaw art with rough cuts of wood. I work with native oak and cedar that I cut in East Texas. I shape mainly ... Read More

The bright side, Part 4
Dr. Mark Gannaway ’81, clinical associate professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry This update is brought to you by my family’s favorite canines. Walker and Vaughn say, “Our pet humans have been home all month, while we all feel like we ... Read More

The bright side, Part 3
Diane Chen ’18, research assistant in biomedical sciences I’m a research technician and still going into Dr. Jerry Feng’s lab to keep up with some projects, but with the extra time at home I’ve been able to spend more ... Read More

The bright side, Part 2
Adam Hernandez, network engineer, Office of Information Technology I’m still working from home, but my experience can be summed up in four words: "daddy daycare" and "quarantine hair." My daughter, Margot, is 10 months old and full of life. ... Read More