Christine Ayala

Founders of some of the largest technology companies – Google, Facebook, eBay, Napster and Netscape – are now using their wealth and knowledge to spur advancements in biomedical research.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Anka Vujanovic, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

The Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola from the nation’s first patient to die of the disease remains locked in a legal battle with her hospital employer.

At a recent women’s health symposium in Dallas, preventive heart specialists said that even genetic risk factors do not trump choices such as a healthy diet when it comes to determining overall health.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Sharlene Leurig, a water planning expert and producer of Our Desired Future, a multimedia storytelling project about water conditions in Texas.

Family Water Festival, a free event, will be held April 12 with more than 30 water-awareness activities to connect families with their local water sources, particularly the Colorado River.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Water to the Angels.

High school graduation rates are at record highs, but dropout prevention programs are still working to effectively target those students most at risk for dropping out.

The U.S. Department of Education will begin accepting applications for its i3 program, which provides small development grants that support innovative improvements, with priority given to rural schools.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview John Fitzpatrick, the executive director of Educate Texas.