Robert Smith III

An international research consortium led by Dr. Sam Brody, Professor in the Department of Marine Science and Director of the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores (CTBS) at Texas A&M University at Galveston was awarded a prestigious Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) $3.6 million grant by the National Science Foundation’s Office of International Science and Engineering.

The College of Engineering at Texas A&M University has announced the establishment of the Department of Ocean Engineering, a department that combines two existing programs within Texas A&M University — one on the campus in College Station, Texas, and one on the marine-oriented campus in Galveston, Texas.

Texas A&M University President Michael Young was met Wednesday at the Galveston airport for his first visit to campus by Admiral Robert Smith and Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough.

Texas A&M University at Galveston has just taken delivery of a new $2.5 million dollar research vessel: the R/V Trident. The new research vessel was recently featured in several television news stories.

(Galveston, Texas—January 16, 2015) — Texas A&M University at Galveston and the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark have signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will allow between 15 and 25 students to attend classes at each university.

Dr. Jay Rooker, professor of Marine Biology and the McDaniel Chair of Marine Fisheries at Texas A&M University at Galveston was named a Regents Professor by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents at their November meeting.

A research consortium led by Dr. Antonietta Quigg, Professor of Marine Biology and Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at Texas A&M’s Galveston campus, was awarded $7.25 million by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) http://gulfresearchinitiative.org/ to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and public health.

Texas A&M University at Galveston takes the issues raised about Chartwells dining services seriously, as we do all concerns voiced by students. We are confident, especially after the public meeting with Chartwells on November 13, that they will work swiftly to address and correct these issues.

Houston area residents interested in the maritime and logistics fields will have greater education training and opportunities through a partnership between Houston Community College (HCC) and Texas A&M University at Galveston The two schools formalized an agreement on May 22 by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding that will provide HCC students with a clear pathway to a four-year degree and training in the maritime industry.

Led by the Farm Foundation president Neil Conklin, more than 75 members of the Foundation’s Round Table visited TAMUG January 8.