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department of geography creates new feature of aggie map: move-in day parking mapwith more than 11 000 students moving in to the residence halls across the texas a&m university campus navigating the complex drive-in move-in logistics can be a challenge especially for those with disabilitiesaug 17 2018unloading area near the north side residence hallsdr dan goldberg of the department of geography and his team have – once again - created a new feature on the aggie map that will help students and their families navigate campus efficiently on their move-in day this new tool allows students to indicate when and where they need to be for move-in day and the new feature identifies areas to park loading entrances trash and recycling bins and areas to avoid due to construction and congestion and has navigation assistance for special parking and disability access the college of geosciences was approached by texas a&m transportation services to help build a tool to provide a better move in experience this collaboration allowed us to leverage the power of aggie map to facilitate a more effective and enjoyable introduction to living on campus it will help texas a&m students and family find parking navigate campus find information and provide a safe and efficient convenient move in experience golderg said using cutting edge web technologies provided by esri we created a mobile-friendly and ada-compliant tool to help students navigate the 5200 acres of campus efficientlymove-in day parking map on aggie maptexas a&m is committed to maintaining an accessible campus community and complying with americans with disabilities act (ada) and now the official map of campus also reflects the important features that make aggieland and the residence halls accessible to all https://aggiemaptamuedu/movein catherine mccarthy ‘19
dr dan goldberg of the department of geography and his team have – once again - created a new feature on the aggie map that will help students and their families navigate campus efficiently on their move-in day this new tool allows students to indicate when and where they need to be for move-in day and the new feature identifies areas to park loading entrances trash and recycling bins and areas to avoid due to construction and congestion and has navigation assistance for special parking and disability access the college of geosciences was approached by texas a&m transportation services to help build a tool to provide a better move in experience this collaboration allowed us to leverage the power of aggie map to facilitate a more effective and enjoyable introduction to living on campus it will help texas a&m students and family find parking navigate campus find information and provide a safe and efficient convenient move in experience golderg said using cutting edge web technologies provided by esri we created a mobile-friendly and ada-compliant tool to help students navigate the 5200 acres of campus efficiently
texas a&m is committed to maintaining an accessible campus community and complying with americans with disabilities act (ada) and now the official map of campus also reflects the important features that make aggieland and the residence halls accessible to all https://aggiemaptamuedu/movein catherine mccarthy ‘19
august 2018 graduationcongratulations to all the students who graduated this august 2018 from the department of geology & geophysics!aug 13 2018congratulations to all the undergraduate and graduate students who graduated august 10 2018 at 2pm from the department of geology and geophysics! special congratulations to the following students who received these awards: college of geosciences medallion milestone scholars program gold kalain luke hosein shawn garrison miller nicholas hunter smart bronze cassidy rae brueggeman devin gold harris jeffrey sawyer kohlenberg undergraduate students graduate students view photos from the graduation brunch and graduation here: txag/by3kxcx
congratulations to all the undergraduate and graduate students who graduated august 10 2018 at 2pm from the department of geology and geophysics! special congratulations to the following students who received these awards: college of geosciences medallion milestone scholars program gold kalain luke hosein shawn garrison miller nicholas hunter smart bronze cassidy rae brueggeman devin gold harris jeffrey sawyer kohlenberg undergraduate students graduate students view photos from the graduation brunch and graduation here: txag/by3kxcx
water! preserve our greatest good reads a banner in fortaleza brazil (photo by flavia bonolo dantas texas a&m geography graduate student)
water insecurity is a reality for vulnerable households everywhere from flint michigan to são paulo brazil from the texas-mexico border colonias to cape town south africa water security means adequate reliable affordable water for a healthy life said dr wendy jepson professor in texas a&m universitys department of geography in the college of geosciences household water insecurity can result when those conditions are not met and can happen almost anywhere to address the complex and global problem of water insecurity the national science foundation (nsf) recently awarded a $500 000 grant to jepson and several collaborators for the formation of the household water insecurity (hwise) research coordination network (rcn) jepson will lead the five-year project along with co-investigators dr justin stoler at university of miami dr amber wutich at arizona state university and dr sera young at northwestern university we will be consolidating our research resources and looking for new ways to study household water insecurity and impacts on health well-being and livelihoods jepson said well be developing a geospatial perspective and using the toolkit weve taken abroad we will take a harder look at water insecurity in the us and canada even in highly developed counties household water insecurity can result from aging infrastructure poverty or other systemic problems the flint water crisis was not an anomaly water insecurity is experienced in many communities jepson said water insecurity among the homeless has been documented by dr wutich and my previous research on texas colonias underscored that despite massive investments low-income families face hard choices about paying water bills going to the grocery store or putting gas in the car
rethinking household water insecurity: methods and metrics hwise workshop participants at texas a&m university in september 2016 (photo courtesy of dr wendy jepson)
the rcn will create research infrastructure working groups and engagement and participation training the researchers are also planning to develop and test a water security metric – an analytical framework that could streamline water security measurements globally how do you measure this jepson said thats a key question because once you measure it you can look at causes and consequences in a more systematic way thats less anecdotal collaborating for solutions to water insecurity this group of household water insecurity researchers in the us has been collaborating since 2014 jepson said they have held three workshops and developed a proposal led by young on household water security metric development current hwise collaborators now include over 40 scholars from 24 us and international institutions spanning a variety of careers and social science disciplines their effort to-date is only the beginning of a productive collaborative research network to advance conceptual and methodological frontiers in water security and environmental social science jepson said now were building a global network she said the rcn will be developing new approaches for studying these questions and finding the causes and consequences we have outlined three major workshops including engagement with various stakeholders in the international water sector we are also developing tools webinars podcasts and a data platform for our research community texas a&m water management and hydrological sciences masters student amy truong will also be the program coordinator for the entire rcn in the end the research coordination network is an investment in research infrastructure and that infrastructure is human capital because ideas and creativity and problem solving happen in collaboration jepson said the nsf is not just funding three workshops it is about fostering organic growth collaboration and mentoring in a community of practice to advance discovery and research the team will also include practitioners who have doctorates but work outside of academia and the rcns steering committee will include diverse professionals from multiple countries as well more than just a flowing tap water security is a complicated concept to measure and study jepson said because it means that water is available for various activities for personal hygiene cultural practices not just for biophysical we have to recognize that it means more than just drinking water its about how water is part of our daily cultural activities we try to think water not as a thing but how we can secure ways people interact with water the rcn will include experts in political science nutrition geography anthropology and more equipping them to study these complex water security problems jepson said she is excited to see how the rcn grows and informs water policy and practice around the world this is just the beginning by leslie lee 09
new fisheries specialist joins texas sea grants extension teamaug 1 2018the texas sea grant college program recently welcomed a new fisheries specialist to its extension team laura picariello is headquartered at texas sea grants office on the texas a&m university-corpus christi (tamucc) campus in her new role picariellos focus is on helping commercial and recreational fishermen understand and take advantage of the latest available fisheries technologies and on research to develop and apply solutions to the common problems they face i am so excited to be joining the amazing team of extension agents and specialists here at texas sea grant she said im looking forward to working hands-on with the members of our coastal fishing industries to address current challenges and strengthen our fishing communities picariello has already begun working closely with the texas shrimp fleet to help captains and crew members install and maintain federally mandated turtle excluder devices (teds) and bycatch reduction devices (brds) which are designed to reduce the accidental capture of non-target species she continues texas sea grants longstanding tradition of supporting both the texas shrimp industry and marine conservation begun by gary graham the states first-ever fisheries specialist who recently retired from texas sea grant after earning national and international recognition for his work over the course of his almost 50 years with the program before coming to texas sea grant picariello who has a masters degree in marine conservation and policy was director of the audubon nature institutes gulf united for lasting fisheries (gulf) a regional sustainable seafood program that supports fisheries in the gulf of mexico where she worked to expand the programs reach from louisiana into texas florida mississippi and alabama she also led the development and operation of the gulf responsible fisheries management (rfm) certification program a voluntary third-party certification to help gulf fisheries demonstrate responsible fishing practices and collaborated with gulf fishermen seafood distributors and fisheries managers to develop fishery improvement projects (fips) to increase the sustainability and promotion of gulf seafood texas sea grant is really fortunate to bring on ms picariello as our new fisheries specialist said heather wade texas sea grants senior associate director for planning and extension her professional experience in the gulf of mexico and passion for sustainable fisheries brings much value to our extension program it is an exciting time for the gulf of mexico fisheries industries and she will lead texas sea grant in addressing their changing needs by alex hood
the texas sea grant college program recently welcomed a new fisheries specialist to its extension team laura picariello is headquartered at texas sea grants office on the texas a&m university-corpus christi (tamucc) campus in her new role picariellos focus is on helping commercial and recreational fishermen understand and take advantage of the latest available fisheries technologies and on research to develop and apply solutions to the common problems they face i am so excited to be joining the amazing team of extension agents and specialists here at texas sea grant she said im looking forward to working hands-on with the members of our coastal fishing industries to address current challenges and strengthen our fishing communities picariello has already begun working closely with the texas shrimp fleet to help captains and crew members install and maintain federally mandated turtle excluder devices (teds) and bycatch reduction devices (brds) which are designed to reduce the accidental capture of non-target species she continues texas sea grants longstanding tradition of supporting both the texas shrimp industry and marine conservation begun by gary graham the states first-ever fisheries specialist who recently retired from texas sea grant after earning national and international recognition for his work over the course of his almost 50 years with the program before coming to texas sea grant picariello who has a masters degree in marine conservation and policy was director of the audubon nature institutes gulf united for lasting fisheries (gulf) a regional sustainable seafood program that supports fisheries in the gulf of mexico where she worked to expand the programs reach from louisiana into texas florida mississippi and alabama she also led the development and operation of the gulf responsible fisheries management (rfm) certification program a voluntary third-party certification to help gulf fisheries demonstrate responsible fishing practices and collaborated with gulf fishermen seafood distributors and fisheries managers to develop fishery improvement projects (fips) to increase the sustainability and promotion of gulf seafood texas sea grant is really fortunate to bring on ms picariello as our new fisheries specialist said heather wade texas sea grants senior associate director for planning and extension her professional experience in the gulf of mexico and passion for sustainable fisheries brings much value to our extension program it is an exciting time for the gulf of mexico fisheries industries and she will lead texas sea grant in addressing their changing needs by alex hood
geography graduate student awarded glasscock research fellowshipaaron liras graduate research focuses on oregon farmers and water jul 31 2018photos courtesy of aaron lirathe glasscock research center at texas a&m university annually funds up to ten graduate research fellowship grants of $2 000 each and aaron lira a graduate student in the texas a&m department of geography in the college of geosciences was among the 10 students to receive the grant for the 2018-2019 school year his research centers around agricultural water use and governance in central oregon what i am doing is looking into the changing livelihood of farmers specifically with modernization and new limitations on water resources in that region and how they are moving forward and what kind of new stressors are being put on them lira said the politics of water in oregon where irrigation districts can operate with few checks and balances can result in exploited farmers he said the grant money was used for my living expenses in central oregon and it sustained me for that whole time he explained during his time as an undergraduate at texas a&m after taking a class with his now-advisor dr kathleen o'reilly he realized that he wanted to go to graduate school ive always had a passion for learning and for helping people and i didn't really know where to put that passion or how to exercise that he said i want to be a voice for people that don't have a voice so i hope to do that in my research now and moving forward after discussing graduate school possibilities with oreilly lira chose to put his attention toward water farmers and irrigation districts in oregon at the end of his project lira hopes the information that he finds will be put to use i would like to impart what we find the new stressors and everything to the irrigation districts he said the fact that the decisions that the irrigation districts make affect the everyday lives of people is really important people fall through the cracks very easily after graduating in may of 2019 lira hopes to get his phd by taylor fuechec ‘18
the glasscock research center at texas a&m university annually funds up to ten graduate research fellowship grants of $2 000 each and aaron lira a graduate student in the texas a&m department of geography in the college of geosciences was among the 10 students to receive the grant for the 2018-2019 school year his research centers around agricultural water use and governance in central oregon what i am doing is looking into the changing livelihood of farmers specifically with modernization and new limitations on water resources in that region and how they are moving forward and what kind of new stressors are being put on them lira said the politics of water in oregon where irrigation districts can operate with few checks and balances can result in exploited farmers he said the grant money was used for my living expenses in central oregon and it sustained me for that whole time he explained during his time as an undergraduate at texas a&m after taking a class with his now-advisor dr kathleen o'reilly he realized that he wanted to go to graduate school ive always had a passion for learning and for helping people and i didn't really know where to put that passion or how to exercise that he said i want to be a voice for people that don't have a voice so i hope to do that in my research now and moving forward after discussing graduate school possibilities with oreilly lira chose to put his attention toward water farmers and irrigation districts in oregon at the end of his project lira hopes the information that he finds will be put to use i would like to impart what we find the new stressors and everything to the irrigation districts he said the fact that the decisions that the irrigation districts make affect the everyday lives of people is really important people fall through the cracks very easily after graduating in may of 2019 lira hopes to get his phd by taylor fuechec ‘18
tune in to on the ocean the aggie oceanography podcastphd student james fiorendino hosts the department of oceanographys podcast on kamu-fmjul 24 2018did you know that the department of oceanography at texas a&m university has a podcast dedicated to oceanography on the ocean is a 2-minute radio show created in august 2015 by faculty in the department of oceanography and broadcast through kamu-fm this radio program highlights oceanographic research conducted by texas a&m scientists regarding the biology chemistry and physical processes in the worlds oceans every month listeners are introduced to a different ocean science topic typically broken into 4-week segmentsjames fiorendino in the radio recording room (photo courtesy of bumsoo kim)james fiorendino and mark edwards recording the show (photo courtesy of bumsoo kim)james fiorendino hosts the show and is a graduate student in the department of oceanography at texas a&m studying phytoplankton dynamics in the gulf of mexico and working in the laboratory of dr lisa campbell her laboratory supports jims participation in this important outreach effort i have always been interested in communicating science said fiorendino that is why i volunteered when this position opened up he develops each episode of the show by interviewing professors in texas a&m universitys department of oceanography and reducing the information from each interview into short weekly segments mark edwards radio traffic director at kamu-fm helps record the show and he says jim does a fabulous job with the program personally i really appreciate the opportunity to meet and talk to all the other professors in the department; which is an opportunity i might not have otherwise i enjoy this position and learn a lot when interviewing the professors plus it helps me to understand the other types of research going on said fiorendino but then i get to condense this information about ocean science and share it with a larger audience i think it is important to introduce people to the research conducted by oceanographers how they do it and why that research matters said fiorendino on the ocean is broadcast every tuesday at 8:30 am ct on kamu-fm all recordings and scripts are available on the shows website by bumsoo kim
did you know that the department of oceanography at texas a&m university has a podcast dedicated to oceanography on the ocean is a 2-minute radio show created in august 2015 by faculty in the department of oceanography and broadcast through kamu-fm this radio program highlights oceanographic research conducted by texas a&m scientists regarding the biology chemistry and physical processes in the worlds oceans every month listeners are introduced to a different ocean science topic typically broken into 4-week segments
james fiorendino in the radio recording room (photo courtesy of bumsoo kim)james fiorendino and mark edwards recording the show (photo courtesy of bumsoo kim)
james fiorendino hosts the show and is a graduate student in the department of oceanography at texas a&m studying phytoplankton dynamics in the gulf of mexico and working in the laboratory of dr lisa campbell her laboratory supports jims participation in this important outreach effort i have always been interested in communicating science said fiorendino that is why i volunteered when this position opened up he develops each episode of the show by interviewing professors in texas a&m universitys department of oceanography and reducing the information from each interview into short weekly segments mark edwards radio traffic director at kamu-fm helps record the show and he says jim does a fabulous job with the program personally i really appreciate the opportunity to meet and talk to all the other professors in the department; which is an opportunity i might not have otherwise i enjoy this position and learn a lot when interviewing the professors plus it helps me to understand the other types of research going on said fiorendino but then i get to condense this information about ocean science and share it with a larger audience i think it is important to introduce people to the research conducted by oceanographers how they do it and why that research matters said fiorendino on the ocean is broadcast every tuesday at 8:30 am ct on kamu-fm all recordings and scripts are available on the shows website by bumsoo kim
permafrost peatland mackenzie river basin northwestern territories canada (photo by: dr julie loisel)