With a lofty goal and the support of the Texas Legislature, the Texas A&M Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) launched an initiative called the Digital Risk Infrastructure Program (DRIP) in 2022 to provide under-resourced Texas communities that experience chronic and acute flood events with better tools and training to help local leadership reduce future losses.
As temperatures dropped earlier this week, many sea turtles found themselves struggling in the frigid water, some even stranded along the Texas coastline.
As academic programs continue to expand, Texas A&M University at Galveston has several ongoing and upcoming building projects essential to accommodating the rising need for space.
Digital Risk Infrastructure Program's (DRIP), mission is to empower under-resourced Texas communities with digital tools and training to make informed disaster mitigation decisions, secure funding, and reduce future losses.
How do fishes use these habitats, and how are fish populations connected across the ecosystem? A team of researchers led by Dr. Jay Rooker at Texas A&M University at Galveston is using sophisticated tracking techniques to investigate these questions.