Environment Archives - Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Uvalde

Wildlife disease ecology specialist joins AgriLife center in Uvalde

November 28, 2018

UVALDE — Dr. Tammi Johnson has joined the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde as its new Texas A&M AgriLife Research specialist in wildlife disease ecology.

Johnson, who began working at the center Oct. 1, will investigate various aspects of wildlife diseases, including disease vectors and bacterial pathogens, in addition to species distribution modeling and spatial ecology.

Dr. Tammi Johnson is the new wildlife disease specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife center in Uvalde. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo by Paul Schattenberg)

Incredible Edible Insect Event in San Antonio a ‘tasteful’ experience

October 29, 2018

SAN ANTONIO — More than 300 people attended the recent Incredible Edible Insect Event held in the culinary garden area of the San Antonio Botanical Garden.

The event, which included a four-course tasting of foods made with insect-based ingredients, was presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County in collaboration with the botanical garden and other nature-oriented organizations.