Dr. Deborah Thomas, Dr. Philip Matich, holding his award, and Kyle Easley standing on a stage

Marine Biology’s Dr. Philip Matich Receives College Level Teaching Award

On August 23, Dr. Philip Matich, an instructional assistant professor in the College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies marine biology department, received the College-Level Teaching Award at the annual Academic Affairs Forum. Dr. Debbie Thomas, chief academic officer of ... Read More

More Awards for Texas A&M-Galveston Faculty

The Department of Marine Biology's Dr. Anna Armitage and the Department of Maritime Business Administration's Dr. Cassia Bomer Galvao are celebrating after being named distinguished award winners. Read More

National Academies’ Gulf Research Program to Assist Texas A&M Galveston Researcher Studying the Impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced 11 grant awards totaling $341,283 to assist in the recovery of Gulf Coast scientific research efforts impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Read More

An Ecological Mystery Black Mangroves: Are They Good or Bad for Texas Coastal Wetlands?

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and Florida International University, and led by Principal Investigator Dr. Anna Armitage, associate professor of marine biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston, will use part of $1.7 million in grants from Texas Sea Grant to solve this mystery. Read More

World Wetlands Day Q&A with Dr. Anna Armitage

Dr. Anna Armitage is an associate professor and head of the Coastal and Wetlands Ecology Lab at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Read More

Texas A&M Galveston Researchers Receive Grants to Study the Effects of Hurricane Harvey

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced awards totaling more than $1.2 million to support 13 research projects throughout the Texas A&M University System whose aim is to understand the effects of natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey. Read More

Texas A&M Galveston researchers seeking to improve life in coastal regions.

Their names are Alicia, Rita and Ike. There’s even one known by the number 1900. These and other hurricanes have killed thousands of people, destroyed scores of buildings and wreaked havoc on Texas and the nation. Read More