Heyman has been involved in helping to create marine protected areas in Belize since 1994. Working under the Nature Conservancy, Heyman collaborated with local fishermen and other stakeholders to understand that Gladden Spit, a reef off the coast of southern Belize, hosted multispecies spawning aggregations (SPAGs) that were a major draw for whale sharks to feed.

Wilheit Honored with Verner E. Suomi Award

The award is given in the form of a medallion and was created in honor of Dr. Verner E. Suomi, widely considered the father of satellite meteorology. In announcing the award recipients. Wilheit was cited for “extraordinary advances in the field of microwave remote sensing, including the development of space borne microwave radiometry and supporting algorithms for rainfall and surface properties.” The award will be presented to Wilheit at the AMS Annual Meeting in January.

Waters to Speak at Professor Emeritus Lecture

Waters’ lecture, titled “The Earliest Texans: Geoarchaeological and Archaeological Investigations of the Gault and Buttermilk Creek Sites,” will explore Waters’ research into the early prehistory of Ice Age Texas. Waters has been conducting research at these two important central Texas sites for the last decade, uncovering evidence that humans may have inhabited the Americas 16,000 years ago – more than 3,000 years earlier than previously thought.

A&M Geographer Featured on The History Channel

“They filmed me trekking through Central Park on an Indiana Jones-style ‘treasure hunt’ looking for the old survey monuments from the grid plan of 1811,” Rose-Redwood said.

Texas A&M Will Be Closed Friday Because Of Hurricane

All campus offices will be closed and classes cancelled, meaning only essential personnel—those involved in security and preparing the campus for the adverse weather — are to report for work Friday.

Career Center to Hold Sciences Career Fair

Between 10am and 3pm on September 18th, world leading companies and agencies like Chevron, Clean Air Engineering, Maersk Oil, the Naval Oceanographic Office, Enbridge Energy, Environmental Resources Management, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, will be anxious to talk with, answer questions, and take resumes from students intent on securing jobs and internships.

Quiring says Long-Range Weather Forecasts are Risky Business

Some publications, such as several agricultural almanacs, have recently predicted record cold for the 2008-2009 winter – a forecast that is often made up to two years in advance, according to the publications.

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