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

TAMUG Scientist Talks Harvey, Microbes at Texas City Petroleum Refinery

On Wednesday, April 4th, Texas A&M University at Galveston professor, Dr. Jessica Labonté, spoke at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City at a “Lunch and Learn” event to raise awareness of local environmental issues. Read More

Six Texas A&M Galveston Staff Members are Recognized with a Texas A&M President’s Meritorious Service Award

A team of six employees from Texas A&M University at Galveston will receive a 2018 President’s Meritorious Service Award from Texas A&M University in the team category. Read More

Dr. Brody and CTBS Lead Response to Hurricane Harvey

By the time Harvey hit the Houston and Galveston area, it had ceased to be the monstrous category 5 hurricane that seemed to erase the entire Gulf of Mexico from radar maps. 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 professor warns of beach erosion from Harvey

Hurricane Harvey left its mark on much of the Texas coast, leaving at least $100 billion in damages, but it very likely worsened a problem that has been plaguing the coast for years – beach erosion. Read More