Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Conversations, such as the ones that will happen today at Hardin Simmons University’s technology summit, are important for all STEM fields. www.hsutx.edu/the-future-i... 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The @tamu.bsky.social System’s new VISION supercomputer is the most powerful university supercomputer in the United States! vision.tamus.eduvision.tamus.eduVision Supercomputer – Accelerating Research and Innovation across The Texas A&M System With a High-Performance AI Supercomputer 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 18/08/20262026 Annual Meeting Tee shirts are still available for $20, which includes shipping! If interested, contact Treasurer Kathy Wood at katewood001 [at] gmail [dot] com 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Texas high school students! The 2026 Texas JUNIOR Academy of Science will be held October 8 and 9 at @tamu.bsky.social Texas A&M University in College Station. Registration will open 31 Aug and close 11 Sep at 5pm. For more details, visit artscioutreach.tamu.edu/tjas-event-d... 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 12/08/2026University of Texas at Austin mapping microplastics www.texasscientist.cns.utexas.edu/articles/bea...texasscientist.cns.utexas.eduBeachcombing Goes High Tech — The Texas ScientistMicroplastics — tiny fibers, flakes and pellets — on beaches prove challenging to monitor. Since they release toxic chemicals into marine organisms and up the food chain into humans, the world needs s... 021
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The Texas Journal of Science Volume 77 (2025) includes 6 research articles and 1 invited article from 2025 Texas Distinguished Scientist Jingbo Liu. Read it at tjs.kglmeridian.com 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 05/08/2026UTSA researchers lead global tree census www.texasscientist.cns.utexas.edu/articles/glo...texasscientist.cns.utexas.eduGlobal Tree Census — The Texas ScientistBrian Sedio, assistant professor of integrative biology, is conducting a census of trees at sites across the Texas Field Station Network, including the newest addition, the Hill Country Field Station... 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The UT San Antonio robotics team behind RoboRowdy wins global competition sanantonioreport.org/utsa-san-ant...sanantonioreport.orgUT San Antonio robotics team wins global engineering competitionThe all-freshman, multidisciplinary team from UTSA, had been named the sole finalist to represent the U.S. in the engineering competition. 020
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Mourning the loss but celebrating the career of TAS Fellow Dr. Robert Charles Ivey www.reporternews.com/obituaries/p...reporternews.comDr. Robert Charles Ivey Obituary - Abilene Reporter NewsDr. Robert Charles Ivey, 82, of Abilene, passed away on July 11, 2026, in Abilene, Texas. Private family burial service will be held at Elmwood... 020
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 22/07/2026For larger donations, please contact President Craig Younce (president [at] texasacademyofscience.org) or Development Chair Gerald Mulvey (development [at] texasacademyofscience.org) Vendor exhibitions and professional/academic recruitment tables are also available at the 2027 meeting!texasacademyofscience.orgHome 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 22/07/2026As your summer research is in full swing and you begin to plan for our 2027 Annual Meeting, we want to remind you that it is time to think about supporting the Texas Academy of Science! For online giving visit us at www.texasacademyofscience.org/donate.texasacademyofscience.orgSponsor Page 200
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The Texas Academy of Science has been promoting science excellence in the state of Texas since it was founded in 1880. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we depend on the support of our members to achieve that mission.texasacademyofscience.orgSponsor Page 110
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Congratulations to Dominic Pruss of Baylor University, whose poster "Differential gene expression in human bronchial cells after exposure to 3D-printer emitted aerosols" tied for first place in the Cell & Molecular Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Congratulations to Heaven Eskandar of Southwestern University, who won first place for their presentation "Bobbing for apple snails: detecting Pomacea maculata in San Antonio waterways using environmental DNA" in the Freshwater Science Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Congratulations to Gustavo Zamora of Texas Lutheran University, whose poster "Dimethyl terephthalate effects on adipogenesis in an OP9 cell model" tied for first place in the Cell & Molecular Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Congratulations to Jordan Ruppert of @sfasu.edu whose poster "Shifting geometries: octahedral geometry and electron count affect electronic communication" tied for third place in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Reposted by Texas Academy of ScienceMatthew A. Barnes @drbarnes.org · 26/06/2026Do I have any Gulf of Mexico phycologists in my network? Please let me know! 001
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Congratulations to Hadley Watts of @sfasu.edu, who won second place for their presentation "Redox cooperativity analysis with computational chemistry: role of 3d versus 4d/5d metals" in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Congratulations to Perla Tovar of @sfasu.edu, who won second place for their presentation "Protective effects of mint extracts against oxidative stress in human serum albumin protein" in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Congratulations to Ryan Trevino of Texas Lutheran University, who won third place for their poster "Mouse stem cell differentiation when treated with two specific types of PFHxS (PFAS)" in the Cell & Molecular Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Trinh's poster was titled "Investigation of the role of Drosophila gene CG12299 in the circadian controlled locomotive activity in fruit flies" 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Congratulations to Annie Trinh of University of Houston - Downtown, who tied for first place for their poster in the Neuroscience Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 120
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Congratulations to Kiera Griffin of @baylor.bsky.social, who won first place for their presentation "Cytotoxicity of freebase nicotine and its analogs using cellular and statistical methods" in the Biomedical Sciences Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 020
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026From SU to WashU: TAS Member Amanda Mejia doing great science across the country! www.southwestern.edu/live/news/17...southwestern.eduFrom SU to WashU: How Southwestern Sparked Amanda Mejia’s Passion for Aerospace EngineeringAs part of Southwestern’s dual degree engineering program partnership with Washington University in St. Louis, Amanda Mejia ’27 will be heading to Was... 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Congratulations to Michaela Stelzer of Temple College, who won first place for their poster "Under the soil: effects of Diquat herbicide on tomato root complexity and AM fungi symbiosis" in the Plant Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 020
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Robles' poster was titled "Modest increase in photosynthetic heat tolerance occurs across leaf developmental stages in Johnson Grass (Sorghum halepense)" 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Congratulations to Mary Robles of University of Houston - Downtown, who won second place for their poster in the Plant Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 100
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Congratulations to Kylie Allemeier of Southwestern University, who won first place for their presentation "Wanted dead, not alive: using eRNA:eDNA ratios to assess viability of invasive apple snail (Pomacea maculata)" in the Conservation Ecology Section at our 2026 Meeting! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Congratulations to Jiva Desai of University of Houston - Downtown, who won second place for their poster "Screening compounds for their potential to inhibit growth of leukemia cells (Molt-4)" in the Biomedical Sciences Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Congratulations to Robert Albin of McMurry University, who won first place for their poster "Using grass shrimp to evaluate mercury concentrations of Texas lake systems" in the Freshwater Science Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Congratulations to Jaalah Shand of @utaustin.bsky.social, who won second place for their poster "Thermal sensitivity patterns in urban and rural Austin streams" in the Freshwater Science Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Wooten's poster was titled "Arachnid diversity at Firebase Libby and Callahan County" 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Miller's poster was titled "Nasal botfly prevalence in the 2025 hunting season of white-tailed deer" 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Congratulations to Tyler Miller of Temple College and Jacob Wooten of McMurry University, whose posters tied for first place in the Terrestrial Ecology & Management Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 200
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Congratulations to Gloria Dominguez of McLennan Community College, who won first place for their poster "A longitudinal study: the abundance and disease status of starlet corals in Roatán, Honduras" in the Marine Sciences Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Congratulations to Kimble Gould of Southwestern University, who won second place for their poster "Staging the embryogenesis of male-pregnant Gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli) using optic development" in the Marine Sciences Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Yuliana's poster was titled "Comparative study of male aggression of food generalists and specialists in Drosophila species" 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Congratulations to Yuliana Santos Ventura of University of Houston - Downtown, who won second place for their poster in the Systematics & Evolutionary Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 100
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Congratulations to Lila O'Donnell of Temple College, who won first place for their poster "Bringing biochemistry into organic chemistry through an LLPS-based CURE module" in the Science Education Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The title of Guerrero's presentation was "Gene flow between ‘races’ of the annual wildflower Mentzelia pectinata (Loasaceae) based on multiple microsatellite loci" 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Congratulations to Gisela Guerrero of @acuedu.bsky.social, who won first place for their oral presentation in the Plant Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 100
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Congratulations to Yamilex Hernandez of Temple College, who won second place for their oral presentation "Diquat herbicide-induced effects on cherry tomatoes" in the Plant Biology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026New TAS-Supported Publication Alert! Lead author Erin M. Keenan Early of @utaustin.bsky.social won a TAS research award in 2019! www.nature.com/articles/s41... 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Congratulations to Mercy Nnaeme of @uttyler.bsky.social, who won first place for their poster "Foraging responses of hummingbirds to nectar concentration in an Andean cloud forest" in the Conservation Ecology Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Blanton's talk was entitled "A longitudinal study of macroorganism associations and health status of Demospongiae species in Roatán, Honduras" 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Tejada's talk was entitled "Abundance and disease status of starlet corals in Roatán, Honduras" 010
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Congratulations to Ashley Tejada and Cambria Blanton, both of McLennan Community College, who won first and second place in the Sammy Ray Marine Science award competition, respectively, for their oral presentations at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 210
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Parrish's talk was titled "Vocalization signatures of frog species: a study of call patterns for species identification and biodiversity monitoring in a temperate wetland ecosystem" 000
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Congratulations to Sunshyne Parrish of McMurry University, who won first place for their oral presentation in the Terrestrial Ecology & Management Section at the 2026 Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! 100
Texas Academy of Science @txacsci.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Jones' presentation was titled "The crystal clear truth about salts: a dive into characterization of global salt samples" and Zepeta-Rodriguez' presentation was titled "Coumarin-enamine derivatized cascade fluorescent sensor for multianalytes" 000