Agricultural Economics

Patranella, Zacek, Abele inducted into Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry

22 May 2012

COLLEGE STATION – Mark Patranella, John Zacek and Ted Abele have been inducted into the Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University The three former students were honored at a reception and dinner at the Best Western Atrea recently featuring keynote speaker John Sharp, chancellor of The [...]

Sichuan Agricultural University and BGI to unravel the relation between DNA methylomes and obesity

22 May 2012

In a highlighted paper published online in Nature Communications, researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University and BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, reported the atlas of DNA methylomes in porcine adipose and muscle tissues, providing a valuable epigenomic source for obesity prediction and prevention as well as boosting the further development of pig as a model animal for human ...

Who is in the news? Ken McMillan

21 May 2012

Professor Ken McMillan, Monmouth (Ill.) College’s Pattee Chair in Political Economy and Commerce, has been presented with an Award of Merit by the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Alumni Association.