September 2015 NEWS

Houston Advanced Research Center ready to build new Woodlands campus

The Woodlands-based Houston Advanced Research Center is expected to break ground on its 3.5-acre headquarters in March. The nonprofit research center, which was founded by the late George P. Mitchell, originally announced a groundbreaking for this year. Construction of the... Read More >

Halcyon days for astronomy in the state of Texas

As their football teams clashed across the state this weekend, astronomers from 18 Texas institutions gathered inside a shiny new building on the Texas A&M University campus to make common cause. Armed with laptops, tablets and even pen and paper, several dozen astronomers spoke of dark matter... Read More >