After months of preparation, the College of Geosciences will finally launch the Investigate Geosciences (iGeo) Fall Weekend Program this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-21. The new weekend program will introduce a select group of underrepresented junior and senior students from across Texas to the field of geosciences through a carefully tailored curriculum. During the overnight program, students will attend classes, tour labs, meet with professors, advisors, and students, and experience college life at Texas A&M.

New SACNAS Chapter Offers Free Tutoring Services

The Texas A&M University chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) is offering free tutoring every Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. in room 109 of the Eller Oceanography and Meteorology (O&M) building. The free tutoring sessions are open to all undergraduate students.

Geosciences Students Share Their Cultures & Experiences

11/11/09 - The College of Geosciences will host a booth at Brazos Valley Worldfest this Saturday (November 14) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater in College Station. Geography graduate students Ashley Pipkin, Sandra Metoyer, and Nikki Williams are organizing a college display featuring traditional dress, folk music, photographs, maps, keepsakes, and games representing Colombia, India, Bhutan, Ireland, and other countries from around the world. Geoscience students and faculty from diverse backgrounds or who conduct research in areas around the world will be on hand to share their cultural heritage and world experiences.

Tice's Study Shows Early Life May Have Developed More Quickly Than Thought

11/11/09 – The Earth’s climate was far cooler – perhaps more than 50 degrees cooler – billions of years ago, which could mean conditions for life all over the planet were more conducive than previously believed, according to a research team that includes a Texas A&M University expert who specializes in geobiology.

Prof To Predict Weather On Mars

11/04/09 - Is there such a thing as “weather” on Mars? There are some doubts, considering the planet’s atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as that of the Earth. Mars, however, definitely has clouds, drastically low temperatures and out-of-this-world dust storms, and Istvan Szunyogh, a Texas A&M associate professor of atmospheric sciences, has been awarded a NASA grant to analyze and forecast Martian weather.

Geography Graduate Students Win Top Paper, Poster Awards

11/4/2009 - Three Geography graduate students won top paper and poster awards at the Southwestern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SWAAG) conference in North Little Rock, Arkansas, last week (October 29-31). Twenty-two graduate students and faculty from the department attended the SWAAG conference to view, present, and discuss research from member university geography programs.

UCLA Professor to Give 2009 Haynes Lecture

11/2/2009 - UCLA Geography Professor Glen MacDonald will present the Texas A&M University Department of Geography’s 2009 Haynes Lecture at 4:00 pm on November 6th in room 208 of Scoates Hall. MacDonald holds a University of California presidential chair and is director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment.

Oceanography Celebrates 60 Years Today

The Department of Oceanography is commemorating its 60th anniversary with a symposium and celebration today and Saturday (November 6 & 7) for all former students, current students, colleagues, stakeholders, faculty and staff at the College Station Hilton. This 60th anniversary celebration also honors the life and work of Professor Robert O. Reid, a founding member of the department who remained active on the faculty as a distinguished professor emeritus until his death in January, 2009, at age 87.

Eight Geosciences Faculty, Staff Honored

11/2/2009 - Eight College of Geosciences faculty and staff members were recognized for their achievements Thursday, October 29th, at an annual college reception in the Halbouty Building. Dean Kate Miller presented the 2009 Dean’s Distinguished Achievement Awards. Association of Former Students (AFS) Director of Campus Programs Kelli Hutka, ’97, assisted in presenting the 2009 AFS College Level Teaching Awards.

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