Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Studies

The Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Studies (CADES) was founded and is directed by Dr. Maurice Dennis (retired). The CADES focuses on solving problems caused by the irresponsible use of alcohol and other drugs. The Center provides a central resource for collection and distribution of a wide range of literature related to alcohol and drug education and engages in research to identify and evaluate approaches to prevention of use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs by various segments of soc ...

Center for Sport Management Research and Education

The Center for Sport Management Research and Education was formally approved by Texas A&M as a research center in December of 2006.  The Center was designed to be a collaborative venture between the Division of Sport Management and the Department of Athletics, in conjunction with faculty in numerous other academic departments on the Texas A&M campus. The CSMRE is a standalone organization intended to develop the Sport Management program into a national and international leader ...

Center for the Study of Health Disparities

The challenge before us is to develop effective tools, programs, and services that will have an impact on health disparities and provide opportunities for a better quality of life. The Center for the Study of Health Disparities (CSHD) is established to develop a research and education knowledge base related to reduction and elimination of health disparities. The CSHD contributes to the national research agenda related to health disparities and the existing as well as emerging health needs of eth ...

Space Life Sciences Graduate Training Program

The overall goal of the Training Program in Space Life Sciences (SLS) is to develop a cadre of scientists capable of performing the work necessary to solve the most critical problems in space life sciences that limit long duration space flight such as: 1) bone loss 2) muscle wasting 3) health effects of cosmic radiation 4) changes in metabolism and 5) the consequences of being in a catabolic state while in space. In addition, students will gain the specific training in either nutritional and/or ...

Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine

With a $2.5 million dollar endowment, the Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance was created to facilitate an active interchange of information and research findings among strength and sport conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, health and wellness coordinators, clinicians, sports physiologists, clinical physiologists, and rehabilitation specialists.  Creation of the Institute was inspired by the unprecedented interest in sports medicine and sports s ...