Tag: AgriLife Center Dallas
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Looking for Green Stormwater Infrastructure? Visit these Texas A&M AgriLife spots
Here are some places you can see green stormwater infrastructure in action around Texas A&M AgriLife facilities around the state.
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Turfgrass Field Day showcases field advancements
Ambika Chandra, Ph.D., at the 2024 Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day Research and experiments are exciting to read about, but even more fun to see up close and personal. Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife scientists working in turfgrass recently gave people that chance at their Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day. Hosted this year…
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Study to measure rain garden water quality impacts
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw Gardens provide many benefits to both owners and communities: cleaner air, increased wildlife and produce, if food is planted. But what about rain gardens? Rain gardens are generally landscape areas that collect water and have a lower elevation than the surrounding area. Berms are part of the rain garden…
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Wendy Jepson named 2022 AAAS Fellow
Wendy Jepson, Ph.D., Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) associate director, has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most prestigious honors in science. She is among the 506 scientists, engineers and innovators who have been elected 2022 Fellows for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout…
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New staff members join Texas Water Resources Institute urban water team in Dallas
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Over the last few months, the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has added two new research scientists to the team: Sayd Randle, Ph.D., and Bardia Heidari, Ph.D. Both Randle and Heidari will be joining a growing interdisciplinary team at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas, also called the Dallas…
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Dr. Becky Bowling on the future look of urban Texas
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay “I saw a really neat opportunity in this new role to explore some ideas in urban landscape management that maybe have not been fully explored yet and to engage with parts of the population that we may not currently have a relationship with.” “Dallas is a really great place…
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AgriLIfe Center Dallas, Dallas Center
In our November 2019 Conservation Matters, our program spotlight focused on the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas, or Dallas Center. The Dallas Center, known for its urban water conservation work, was recently renovated and serves as a demonstration of green infrastructure and native plants for sustainability in urban development. Two 30,000-gallon display cisterns and one…
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ICYMI: Dallas Center program spotlight
In our November 2019 Conservation Matters, our program spotlight focused on the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas, or Dallas Center. The Dallas Center, known for its urban water conservation work, was recently renovated and serves as a demonstration of green infrastructure and native plants for sustainability in urban development. Two 30,000-gallon display cisterns and one…
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Meet a scientist: Genhua Niu
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Dr. Genhua Niu is always on the lookout for the next agricultural innovation. As a professor of urban agriculture at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas, she studies how growing environments can be adjusted to enhance plant growth and quality in urban settings, such as by manipulating the light…
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txH2O highlight: Home sweet home
Did you know that Texas A&M AgriLife opened the first WaterSense-labeled house in the Dallas-Fort Worth region? We spotlighted the home in our Fall 2013 issue of txH2O and you will find it on page 12 in the issue’s pdf. According to the article, Dallas AgriLife staff started a major overhaul of the home in 2012. They replaced fixtures…
