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new geographic monitoring technique detects early covid-19 casesa texas a&m geography professor is part of a research team that found efficient ways to track the virus and pinpoint spreading clustersjan 22 2021 this scanning electron microscope image shows sars-cov-2 (yellow) also known as 2019-ncov the virus that causes covid-19 isolated from a patient in the us emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab (niaid-rml) a team of national researchers that includes a texas a&m university professor believes it has found a way to track clusters of covid-19 using geographical techniques the research from dr daniel goldberg associate professor in the department of geography at texas a&m and colleagues is published in nature scientific reports the findings are significant because researchers believe the real-time monitoring of the spread of covid-19 is much needed due to its high level of transmissibility the team has come up with a new method it calls geomedd to identify hotspots and covid-19 clusters it uses health systems records and data to focus on a geographic region from a single household to a housing complex to a neighborhood and analyzes each using real-time data and this information can provide a more precise way of tracking the virus goldberg said that previous efforts that used precise tracking (usually called spatial epidemiology) and similar methods focused more on what happened in the past and why but this new approach could be more efficient he said without methods that can determine emerging hotspots as they are unfolding the disease can run rampant in housing such as nursing homes and other high-density housing sites goldberg said so by the time people are symptomatic and more and more test positive the disease is likely already spreading uncontrollably leading to health systems becoming more and more overwhelmed as we have seen in the recent months any clusters are identified instantly as positive case data are reported resulting in the identification of critical hotspots to be targeted as the disease is still spreading together these levels of cluster data provide public health officials with the data they need in the timeframe in which they need it goldberg said this is needed to tackle a disease like covid-19 which is highly-infectious and where individuals can be actively spreading the virus without showing symptoms it enables us to implement geographically-targeted ways to blunt the spread of covid-19 as quickly as possible and save lives goldberg said the geomedd method can be tailored to identify other outbreaks beyond covid-19 such as flu epidemics severe cases of overdoses other types of pandemics or possible bioterror or radiological outbreaks it gives decision-makers and public health professionals the information they need to take immediate action to prevent current disease spread and to save lives in the future he said by keith randall texas a&m university division of marketing & communications
this scanning electron microscope image shows sars-cov-2 (yellow) also known as 2019-ncov the virus that causes covid-19 isolated from a patient in the us emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab (niaid-rml)
a team of national researchers that includes a texas a&m university professor believes it has found a way to track clusters of covid-19 using geographical techniques the research from dr daniel goldberg associate professor in the department of geography at texas a&m and colleagues is published in nature scientific reports the findings are significant because researchers believe the real-time monitoring of the spread of covid-19 is much needed due to its high level of transmissibility the team has come up with a new method it calls geomedd to identify hotspots and covid-19 clusters it uses health systems records and data to focus on a geographic region from a single household to a housing complex to a neighborhood and analyzes each using real-time data and this information can provide a more precise way of tracking the virus goldberg said that previous efforts that used precise tracking (usually called spatial epidemiology) and similar methods focused more on what happened in the past and why but this new approach could be more efficient he said without methods that can determine emerging hotspots as they are unfolding the disease can run rampant in housing such as nursing homes and other high-density housing sites goldberg said so by the time people are symptomatic and more and more test positive the disease is likely already spreading uncontrollably leading to health systems becoming more and more overwhelmed as we have seen in the recent months any clusters are identified instantly as positive case data are reported resulting in the identification of critical hotspots to be targeted as the disease is still spreading together these levels of cluster data provide public health officials with the data they need in the timeframe in which they need it goldberg said this is needed to tackle a disease like covid-19 which is highly-infectious and where individuals can be actively spreading the virus without showing symptoms it enables us to implement geographically-targeted ways to blunt the spread of covid-19 as quickly as possible and save lives goldberg said the geomedd method can be tailored to identify other outbreaks beyond covid-19 such as flu epidemics severe cases of overdoses other types of pandemics or possible bioterror or radiological outbreaks it gives decision-makers and public health professionals the information they need to take immediate action to prevent current disease spread and to save lives in the future he said by keith randall texas a&m university division of marketing & communications
new research by atmospheric scientists evaluates how much global warming is already in the pipeline from past emissions (photo by istock) dr andrew dessler (photo by chris mouchyn texas a&m geosciences)
the planet is committed to global warming in excess of 2 degrees celsius (36 degrees fahrenheit) just from greenhouse gases that have already been added to the atmosphere according to new research by scientists from texas a&m university lawrence livermore national laboratory (llnl) and nanjing university published in the latest edition of nature climate change the team used observations and climate model simulations to re-evaluate how much warming is already in the pipeline from past emissions their estimate is higher than previous estimates because it accounts for changes in the geographic pattern of surface warming typically committed warming is estimated assuming that changes in the future will pretty much follow changes in the past said llnl atmospheric scientist dr mark zelinka a co-author of the paper but we now know that this is a bad assumption while most of the planets surface has warmed several important regions like the southern ocean have not the researchers said the lack of surface warming favors the buildup of low-level clouds over these regions which reflect sunlight back to space and strongly cool the planet eventually these regions will warm up when they do the low clouds will decrease which will allow more sunlight to be absorbed by earth and give the world additional warming the important thing to realize is that this has not yet happened it is not in the historical record said lead author dr chen zhou a researcher at nanjing university after accounting for this effect the estimated future warming based on the historical record would be much higher than previous estimates specifically the team found that future warming with radiative forcing fixed at present-day levels (equivalent to freezing the atmospheric composition as it is today) has a most likely value of +23 degrees c (41 degrees f) above pre-industrial levels this exceeds the limits set in the paris agreement in which the worlds countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees c (36 degrees f) above pre-industrial temperatures while pursuing efforts to limit warming to 15 degrees c (27 degrees f) "the bad news is that our results suggest that we have most likely already emitted enough carbon dioxide to exceed 2 degrees c said dr andrew dessler professor of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m and co-author of the study but he pointed out that there is good news once net emissions get to near zero the rate of continued committed warming will be very slow so if we can get net emissions to near zero soon it may take centuries to exceed 2 degrees c the uncertainty on estimates of committed warming is large but we can have high confidence that committed warming is larger than one would expect based on assuming the past is prologue zelinka added this finding increases the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to achieve the paris agreement targets the llnl portion of the research was funded by the department of energys office of science for more information about this research including the full paper and an explainer video see this web page originally published by lawrence livermore national laboratory
anglers invited to provide critical input on how offshore energy affects recreational anglingresults of the citizen science data will help determine the fate of oil rigs in the gulf aug 3 2022oil and gas rigs can serve as artificial reefs and provide habitat for ecologically and economically significant fish species such as red snapper and amberjack in the early 2000s over 4 000 oil rigs were present in the gulf of mexico today fewer than half this number of active and decommissioned oil rigs are present in the gulf of mexico scientists with texas a&m university and lgl ecological research services are seeking input from recreational anglers in texas and louisiana to fully understand the impacts of this decrease in oil rigs on fish populations and recreational angling in the gulf this study which is supported by the national sea grant college program and the bureau of safety and environmental enforcement could inform future tools to readily identify the environmental and economic impacts of removing an oil rig it will allow decision makers to include impacts on recreational fishing when they make choices on whether to remove a rig or turn the rig into an artificial reef anglers can help by completing a 15-minute survey online on their fishing habits and destination preferences or by using the fishverify smartphone app to provide detailed information about a single fishing trip survey participants are eligible for a 1 in 50 chance of winning $100 app users are eligible for a 1 in 25 chance of winning $500 all data obtained from participation in the study is confidentialonly aggregate results will be shared publicly to participate or learn more visit txag/recfishing media contacts: sara carney communications manager texas sea grant 713-435-9585 scarney@tamuedu dr richard woodward professor texas a&m university 979-845-5864 r-woodward@tamuedu
oil and gas rigs can serve as artificial reefs and provide habitat for ecologically and economically significant fish species such as red snapper and amberjack in the early 2000s over 4 000 oil rigs were present in the gulf of mexico today fewer than half this number of active and decommissioned oil rigs are present in the gulf of mexico scientists with texas a&m university and lgl ecological research services are seeking input from recreational anglers in texas and louisiana to fully understand the impacts of this decrease in oil rigs on fish populations and recreational angling in the gulf this study which is supported by the national sea grant college program and the bureau of safety and environmental enforcement could inform future tools to readily identify the environmental and economic impacts of removing an oil rig it will allow decision makers to include impacts on recreational fishing when they make choices on whether to remove a rig or turn the rig into an artificial reef anglers can help by completing a 15-minute survey online on their fishing habits and destination preferences or by using the fishverify smartphone app to provide detailed information about a single fishing trip survey participants are eligible for a 1 in 50 chance of winning $100 app users are eligible for a 1 in 25 chance of winning $500 all data obtained from participation in the study is confidentialonly aggregate results will be shared publicly to participate or learn more visit txag/recfishing media contacts: sara carney communications manager texas sea grant 713-435-9585 scarney@tamuedu dr richard woodward professor texas a&m university 979-845-5864 r-woodward@tamuedu
recent graduate jose martinez (second from the right) graduating with friends image credit: jose martinez
jose martinez 22 had a mind for engineering coming out of high school after applying to multiple schools he settled on texas a&m university however he realized quickly that engineering wasnt the best match for him while he truly enjoyed upper-level math and knew he wanted to be in a stem field he just didnt feel the same fascination with some other aspects of engineering like his peers a change in heading after some conversations with a friend in the the department of oceanography martinez decided to investigate changing majors i always wanted to do something ocean or coastal related like ocean or coastal engineering martinez said it was important to me to graduate on time but still with a stem degree related to the oceans upon finding that the oceanography degree plans synced up well with his existing course credits without delaying graduation he took the plunge and signed up for the introductory oceanography class i took that first oceanography course and absolutely loved it martinez recalled i remember thinking ‘this is for me i found my niche
jose martinez (top left) attending the schade cruise of 2021 image credit: dr chrissy wiederwohl
unique experiences martinez counts the schade cruise for undergraduates as one of his most memorable experiences even without aspirations of becoming a full-time researcher he credits the experience for showing him the field work side of research he also appreciated the closer connections with students and faculty he was able to forge on the cruise it was amazing martinez reminisces the other undergrads and i bonded really well and were still really good friends and try to hang out regularly shortly before the covid-19 pandemic started he joined the ocean club which led to more opportunities for new experiences during a graduate student speaker event he had an epiphany of what his education was still missing i asked one of the graduate students ‘what is the one thing you would keep on your resume if you had to throw everything else out they replied simply ‘research martinez recalled it wasnt long before he would be working as a lab assistant in dr kathryn shambergers lab ive worked in dr shambergers lab since january of 2021 and its been great martinez said ive learned so much and its right in the field i love: chemistry martinez would eventually end up writing a thesis on the work he assisted with in shambergers lab he credits shamberger for her up-front and honest support that helped him improve his research and writing skills
eyes on the horizon and parting advice martinez highly praised the career center for helping him prepare for the future im always looking at what job opportunities this degree can provide martinez said it seemed that a masters degree significantly increased the likelihood of more opportunities with higher salaries and benefits looking to continue studying chemical oceanography martinez has been accepted into the university of puerto rico he is originally from puerto rico making this next step another good fit he hopes to one day work in environmental policy to help affect positive change the advice he leaves for incoming freshmen is to actively seek out research opportunities do research even if thats not what you want as a career martinez said dont be afraid to ask your professors they will more than likely want to help you and will be very forthright with you
texas sea grant to fund nearly $20 thousand to 10 graduate studentstexas sea grants grants-in-aid of graduate research program provides grants to students conducting marine or coastal researchjul 6 2022by alli dickey college station texas the texas sea grant college program at texas a&m university (tamu) will award $19 978 in research grants to 10 graduate students at two texas a&m university system institutions the students are funded through texas sea grants grants-in-aid of graduate research program which provides small two-year grants to students enrolled at texas a&m university (tamu) texas a&m university at galveston or texas a&m university-corpus christi (tamucc) funded projects must be marine- or coastal-related research and relevant to texas though not necessarily based in texas the grants are awarded after a competitive proposal review process and are designed to promote scientific excellence and achievement the grants-in-aid of graduate research program encourages research activities and supports students in their early careers enabling the development of their research skills and learning to navigate the grant proposal process awarded grants provide opportunities for the student to also develop presentation skills and thesis development said mia zwolinski assistant director research administration at texas sea grant the texas sea grant grants-in-aid of graduate research program fy2022-2024 recipients their institutions and projects are listed below kayla dye pursuing a masters in marine biology at tamucc conservation genomic assessment of imperiled freshwater fishes endemic to the pecos and devils rivers jennifer gilmore pursuing a masters in coastal and marine system science at tamucc ecosystem recovery from the 2021 cold air outbreak in baffin bay texas yerim kim pursuing a doctorate in chemical oceanography at tamu lead isotopes in galveston bay and the gulf of mexico samantha mcclain pursuing a doctorate in chemical oceanography at tamu the effects of changing wastewater discharge on coral reef water chemistry and health eliza mills pursuing a masters in marine biology at tamucc theodolite tracking movement and behavior of bottlenose dolphins in the corpus christi ship channel jacob oster pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at tamucc spatial and temporal variability of trophic connections and niche space in hypoxia exposed fish of the gulf of mexico ronnakrit rattanasriampaipong pursuing a doctorate in oceanography at tamu beyond tex86: evaluating archaeal evolution coupled with oceans and climate changes using tetraether lipids jacquline rich pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at tamucc impact of salinity temperature and ph on dolphin sperm quality matthew varas pursuing a masters in oceanography at tamu removal of carbon tetrachloride in coastal seawater: chemical and biological rates d nick weber pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at tamucc effect of tissue type on epigenetic age estimation in wild-caught fishes media contact: sara carney texas sea grant communications manager scarney@tamuedu 713-435-9585
by alli dickey college station texas the texas sea grant college program at texas a&m university (tamu) will award $19 978 in research grants to 10 graduate students at two texas a&m university system institutions the students are funded through texas sea grants grants-in-aid of graduate research program which provides small two-year grants to students enrolled at texas a&m university (tamu) texas a&m university at galveston or texas a&m university-corpus christi (tamucc) funded projects must be marine- or coastal-related research and relevant to texas though not necessarily based in texas the grants are awarded after a competitive proposal review process and are designed to promote scientific excellence and achievement the grants-in-aid of graduate research program encourages research activities and supports students in their early careers enabling the development of their research skills and learning to navigate the grant proposal process awarded grants provide opportunities for the student to also develop presentation skills and thesis development said mia zwolinski assistant director research administration at texas sea grant the texas sea grant grants-in-aid of graduate research program fy2022-2024 recipients their institutions and projects are listed below kayla dye pursuing a masters in marine biology at tamucc conservation genomic assessment of imperiled freshwater fishes endemic to the pecos and devils rivers jennifer gilmore pursuing a masters in coastal and marine system science at tamucc ecosystem recovery from the 2021 cold air outbreak in baffin bay texas yerim kim pursuing a doctorate in chemical oceanography at tamu lead isotopes in galveston bay and the gulf of mexico samantha mcclain pursuing a doctorate in chemical oceanography at tamu the effects of changing wastewater discharge on coral reef water chemistry and health eliza mills pursuing a masters in marine biology at tamucc theodolite tracking movement and behavior of bottlenose dolphins in the corpus christi ship channel jacob oster pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at tamucc spatial and temporal variability of trophic connections and niche space in hypoxia exposed fish of the gulf of mexico ronnakrit rattanasriampaipong pursuing a doctorate in oceanography at tamu beyond tex86: evaluating archaeal evolution coupled with oceans and climate changes using tetraether lipids jacquline rich pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at tamucc impact of salinity temperature and ph on dolphin sperm quality matthew varas pursuing a masters in oceanography at tamu removal of carbon tetrachloride in coastal seawater: chemical and biological rates d nick weber pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at tamucc effect of tissue type on epigenetic age estimation in wild-caught fishes media contact: sara carney texas sea grant communications manager scarney@tamuedu 713-435-9585
new community engaged intern joins texas sea grantpeter gibson will be mentored and gain valuable field experience through the texas sea grant community engaged internship programjul 5 2022by corley-ann parker texas sea grant welcomes undergraduate student peter gibson as a summer intern through the community engaged internship program the community engaged internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students from underrepresented and/or indigenous communities to gain experience and mentorship in an area of interest specific to each student this internship is part of a national sea grant effort to broaden participation in marine and coastal professions to the next generation of scientists and decision-makers gibson an undergraduate student majoring in marine biology at texas a&m university-corpus christi is especially excited to help with community outreach and education events on marine biology topics one of the first projects he will be involved with in this internship will be helping texas sea grant distinguished extension agent julie massey with outdoor summer camp activities in galveston state park through mentorship from texas sea grant professionals and by participating in community engagement activities gibson will gain experience and further knowledge on how to get involved in local coastal community projects he will also complete a professional development series that focuses on networking and building relationships with local community members i think its very important that i will be able to supplement the learning i get in a classroom with hands-on experience said gibson i feel like an internship like this is incredibly valuable for someone like me looking to start a career in science the internship also requires completion of a project that extends the knowledge of community stakeholders to address coastal issues of environmental economic and social importance gibson will plan to present on his project at the end of the internship term in august media contact: sara carney texas sea grant communications manager scarney@tamuedu 713-435-9585