Texas A&M at Galveston researchers were part of an international team that discovered a rare new crustacean species that lives only in saltwater caves. By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications; and Bob Wright, Texas A&M University at Galveston Marketing & Communications An international team consisting of scientists…
By Bob Wright, Texas A&M University at Galveston The Texas A&M University at Galveston’s Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education aims to enable and facilitate constructive dialogue and interaction about enhancing inclusion and diversity efforts in higher education. It is being held April 3 and 4 at…
Aerial view of the Galveston campus. By Texas A&M University-Galveston Staff Texas A&M University at Galveston is now offering a concentration in the field of Maritime Public Policy and Communication within the University Studies major. The course prepares students for the unique challenges and opportunities of an increasingly globalized media, economy,…
By Bob Wright, Galveston Campus of Texas A&M University Flooding has always been a growing concern in the Houston/Galveston region as well as in other cities around the nation. It seems to worsen as cities develop without consideration for flood planning as they grow. Dr. Sam Brody, professor of…
Artist’s rendering of the Academic Complex project at Texas A&M-Galveston. By Bob Wright, Texas A&M University at Galveston Groundbreaking has started on phase 2 of the Academic Complex project at Texas A&M University at Galveston. This is the fourth groundbreaking of a major building on the ocean campus of…
Captain Joseph J.W. Klenczar (on the left) Texas A&M University at Galveston announces the passing of Captain Joseph J.W. Klenczar. Capt. Klenczar was the Master of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy training ship General Rudder. He died as a result of complications from surgery on Monday evening, Jan. 30 at…
Capt. Michael J. Rodriguez has been named as the 15th superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston, effective immediately, announced Dr. Douglas Palmer, interim chief operations officer of Texas A&M-Galveston. Rodriguez has been the deputy maritime administrator with the U. S. Maritime Administration…
Colonel Michael E. Fossum Colonel Michael E. Fossum, former astronaut and a 1980 Texas A&M University graduate, has been named a vice president of Texas A&M, chief operating officer of Texas A&M University Galveston Campus, effective March 1, announced Texas A&M Provost and Executive Vice President Karan Watson. “I…
Seaweed on Goyave, Guadeloupe. Dr. Alain Mermet, the scientific attaché at the General Consulate of France in Houston, visited Texas A&M University at Galveston to plan a research program that will improve the ability to predict the movement and severity of seaweed landings on beaches from the Caribbean islands…
