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We congratulate Lyda Hill on her inclusion in the TIME100 Philanthropy list. Her support through Lyda Hill Philanthropies funds the Hill Prizes at TAMEST, accelerating high‑risk, high‑reward research in Texas toward real‑world impact: time.com/collection/tim…

TAMEST Member Vicki Hollub (NAE), CEO of @WeAreOxy, will retire next month after a decade leading the company. Vicki Hollub, who became the first woman to head a major U.S. oil producer in 2016, concludes more than 40 years of service at Oxy: cnbc.com/2026/05/01/occ…

Researchers at @UTArlington and @RiceUniversity are teaming up to build a cutting‑edge flood warning system designed to predict water depth and movement across the Hill Country. Read More: cbs19.tv/video/news/loc…

Last week, TAMEST Executive Director Terrence Henry visited @TTUHSC to meet with research leadership, learn about their expanding research enterprise and tour the Pediatric Cancer Research Center. Read more: dailydose.ttuhsc.edu/2026/may/tames…

The @TAMUSystem Board of Regents has unanimously appointed Dr. Susan Ballabina as the 28th president of @TAMU, following more than 30 years of leadership and service across the Texas A&M System. Read More: stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/05/0…

ICYMI: @TAMU Press has released Advancing Excellence, a book exploring the development and influence of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study. Learn More: buff.ly/mYR4Ks8

@TAMU has unveiled the Detonation Research Test Facility (DRTF) — a nearly 500‑foot structure allowing researchers to capture the split‑second physics of detonations at an unprecedented scale, enabling insights that were previously impossible to obtain: buff.ly/BJHqIw7

Researchers at @TXBioMed are developing a next‑generation flu vaccine that may offer protection for several years. The flu virus changes quickly, driving the need for yearly shots, and this work could meaningfully change future vaccination strategies: buff.ly/Vqtb0hI

Applications are now open for the 2027 Hill Prizes, funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies. Apply today to be recognized as one of Texas’ leading innovators and researchers and receive $500k in non-dilutive funding to accelerate your work. Learn More: buff.ly/ZpgUjlu

Save the date for the TAMEST 2027 Annual Conference: Frontiers of Discovery – Exploring from the Quantum to the Cosmos, taking place February 1–3, 2027, at the InterContinental Houston in Houston, Texas. Learn More: tamest.org/2027

We are thrilled to announce the election of 120 members and 25 international members to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continued achievements in original research. Congratulations to our new #NASmembers and welcome to the Academy! 🎊

TAMEST celebrates the election of four Texas researchers to the @theNASciences in 2026, including a past TAMEST protégé and our seventh past O’Donnell Award recipient to be elected to multiple national academies. Read More: nasonline.org/news/2026-nas-…

Congratulations to TAMEST Board Member Kim Orth, Ph.D. (NAS), @UTSWMedCenter, for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the most prestigious honorary societies in the world. Read More: newswise.com/articles/ut-so…

Last night, @RiceCompSci University Professor Lydia Kavraki added her name to @theNASciences “Registry of Membership.” A member of all three national academies, she is honored for her pioneering work in robotics, AI and computational biomedicine. #NAS163 youtube.com/watch?v=uA_poC…

There are only a few days left to nominate for the 2027 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship. Don't miss this opportunity to highlight an early career woman scientist in Texas whose bold ideas are shaping the future of cancer research. Learn More: buff.ly/9g4UvY9

Applications for the 2027 Hill Prizes, funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, open next week on Friday, May 1, 2026. Don’t miss this opportunity to apply and be recognized as one of Texas’ leading innovators and researchers. Learn More: tamest.org/hill-prizes

Michael and Susan Dell are now @UTAustin’s first billion‑dollar supporters, enabling the UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research and the UT Dell Medical Center. This investment strengthens innovation, human health, and the future of Texas: news.utexas.edu/2026/04/21/mic…

Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM, NAS), an internationally recognized expert in the fields of genetics and infectious diseases who will be joining @UTSWMedCenter, has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25 million: buff.ly/ghRDkio

Researchers from @MDAndersonnews including TAMEST Board Member David R. Piwnica-Worms, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM), have developed a first-in-class antibody that targets a protein overexpressed in many cancer types: buff.ly/uDf74bF

TAMEST Member Charles “Charley” Taylor, Ph.D. (NAE), @UTAustin, has been elected as a Corresponding Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious scientific societies. Read More: buff.ly/GT1sMl3