FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Texas A&M University is offering in-state tuition for all incoming U.S. undergraduate students who select a U.S. Coast Guard license program offered at its Galveston Campus beginning the 2025 fall semester. The move aims to offset the national shortage of maritime professionals in fields critical to national security and economic prosperity.

Dr. Ashley Ross ’03, ’10 is dedicated to safeguarding communities in the face of disaster. The Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science professor’s work, situated at the intersection of community resilience and social identity, explores how people react to disasters and what informs those behaviors and attitudes. 

Kelly Teichman ‘91 will be honored at Texas A&M University at Galveston’s 10th Annual Mardi Gras Parade Viewing Party, celebrating her contributions to the Galveston Campus, maritime industry and community as a whole.

Over the last several weeks, local social media groups have seen an influx of questions about the appearance of balloon-like creatures on Galveston area beaches. These animals are known as the Portuguese man o’ war (Physalia physalis).

On February 7 and 8, Texas A&M University at Galveston Department of Counseling, Career & Ability Services hosted the Blue Economy Leadership Institute.

The brand new TS Lone Star State, NSMV IV, was floated from the building blocks of Dry Dock No. 5 at Hanwha Philly Shipyard on Friday, January 24. 

Scientists at the Gulf Research Institute for Highly Migratory Species have been tracking fishes in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary to understand how different species use these habitats.

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