TAMUK in the News, 11-11-06

The Huntsville Item has a story on President Rumaldo Juarez’s address to Huntsville High School and Sam Houston State University students Wednesday as part of the Student Advising and Mentoring Center’s Grassroots speaker series focusing on leadership in diverse communities. The link is http://www.itemonline.com/local/local_story_314011839.html.

The discovery and donation of the rare Amazon darner dragonfly to the insect collection at Texas A&M-Kingsville is covered by United Press International wire service at http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/
article_1219017.php/Rare_bug_caught_by_Texas_fifth-grader and the Caller-Times at http://www.caller.com/ccct/
local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_5122047,00.html.

In situ leech mining of uranium is discussed in a Caller-Times story that includes comments from Kim Jones, assistant professor of environmental engineering, at http://www.caller.com/ccct/
local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_5120518,00.html.

Sports Illustrated profiles former Javelina Roberto Garza, now an offensive right guard with the Chicago Bears, and his ties to South Texas at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/preview/
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