Talbert’s over 25 years of experience in higher education includes several high-level leadership and teaching roles.

Texas A&M researchers are helping develop an AI-powered communication device, a study is finding out how the human body reacts to spaceflight, a lab at Texas A&M-Galveston is testing whether processed oysters are dangerous for humans to eat, and a Texas A&M researcher is leading a project to make prenatal healthcare more accessible.

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The Contract Administration team is working to improve how contracts are reviewed and approved within the university.

Texas A&M has been named a 2026 Fast Company World Changing Ideas honoree for its innovative regenerative heart patch, a Texas A&M professor is working on a novel diabetic wound treatment that uses materials created by human cells, and a team of Texas A&M researchers is developing a multisensory puzzle system for people living with dementia is taking the next steps to introduce the technology to a wider audience.

Texas A&M University and Haas Factory Team will honor former President George H.W. Bush’s legacy with a NASCAR Cup Series tribute car, Texas A&M College of Nursing graduates achieved a 99.6% first-time pass rate on the national registered nurse licensure exam, a study finds a rare group of neurons can reconnect broken spinal circuits and trigger leg muscle activity after spinal cord injury­, and The Aggienauts, a team of five seniors at Texas A&M, have designed, machined and tested a device that could help maintain human health in zero gravity on a manned mission to Mars.

Representatives for four Texas A&M units will advance teaching, research and meaningful international collaborations, as Fulbright U.S. Scholars.

Texas A&M University's student-run AggieSat Laboratory has sent the AggieSat 6 satellite into Earth’s orbit, researchers discover the same biological signals that help predict lifespan in humans also appear in dogs, an aging workforce and a shift in technology is fueling an urgent demand for next-generation marine engineers, and a multidisciplinary research team has identified a faster way to determine which airborne chemicals pose a threat to human lungs.

Texas A&M researchers are working on a solution for delivering medicine into the brain past the blood-brain barrier, Richard Amato '87 will be Texas A&M's inaugural associate vice president of entrepreneurship, researchers are building a shield to protect electronics in space, and a study has found that intelligence and visual processing may not directly determine reading ability.

In this role, Amato will work to amplify and coordinate entrepreneurial activity across the university.