The Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven lifts off from Launch Pad 39B Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

For years, the United States has been the world leader in Ph.D. production in the fields of science and engineering. However, the United States' dominance in these fields may be waning.

Howard Hesby believed in helping students just as much outside the classroom as in it.

Therese O'Brien said that life is interesting for her right now: She's juggling two summer classes, an on-campus job and involvement at St. Mary's Catholic Center.

Thanks to the Restaurant and Hospitality Management Club, a new organization at Texas A&M, many students interested in the restaurant industry have the chance to get their feet in the door of companies through networking opportunities.

Texas A&M will join four other Texas universities in order to provide researchers, students and the general population of the state of Texas with a new academic resource - the Texas Digital Library (TDL).