Defense Bill Passes, Includes Ike Dike
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On Friday, December 23, 2022, fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through the Texas coast, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 into law. The annual defense bill, totaling $847 billion, includes the approval of the $34 billion proposal for the Texas coastal barrier project, with $16 million allocated to the colossal concrete gate system colloquially known as the Ike Dike.
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First Stop: Galveston, Next Stop: The World
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In his commencement speech, Anthony Feghali ‘22 gave his classmates three words to live by: shift your perspective. This approach allows him to experience his life and the world a little differently, a world, according to him, “where there are no boundaries but, in fact, an abundance of information and opportunity.”
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| A childhood visit to SeaWorld sparked Rhiannon Nechero's love for marine mammal conservation. Now, that love is leading her there again.
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| Turtle Talk: An Update on the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research Patients
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When temperatures plummeted in late December, volunteers and staff braved the sub-freezing weather in search of cold stunned turtles along Texas shores. The turtle search and rescue crew found five cold stunned green sea turtles, all of which are now in the care of the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research.
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As we dive into 2023, take a look back into Texas A&M University at Galveston's stories of the past year.
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| Only four more sunsets until the spring semester. We are looking forward to having you back on campus!
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