Texas A&M College of Arts & Sciences

Today marks #ScienceFictionDay, which commemorates the birthday of Isaac Asimov, one of the genre’s most iconic writers. TAMU English professor Dr. James Francis weighs in on the impact SciFi has had across disciplines & among society! tx.ag/SciFiDay2025

Dr. Kelly Núñez Ocasio's (Atmospheric Sciences) groundbreaking study of the West African monsoon system and the Intertropical Convergence Zone is essential for understanding the impact of climate change on tropical global weather, from rainfall patterns to extreme high-impact weather events! https://tx.ag/ATMOTropical

Inspired by her Texas A&M classes and family stories, former sociology and anthropology student Dr. Myeshia Babers '07 '14 '17 led a heartfelt campaign to honor her grandmother's legacy and cement the history of Calvert Colored High School with a historical marker. tx.ag/CalvertMarker

From first-generation student to animal advocate, Megan Dabney ’24 overcame challenges to graduate summa cum laude and pursue a mission of change -- starting with leading the recent graduation procession with the gonfalon! tx.ag/MeganDabney

Congratulations to Dr. Jin Zhang (Texas A&M University Department of Geology & Geophysics) for being elected president-elect of American Geophysical Union (AGU) Study of the Earth’s Deep Interior (SEDI) section for the 2025-26 term! Following her two-year term as president-elect, she will serve as president from 2027-2029. tx.ag/ZhangAGU

The right opportunity often appears where it's least expected, and for Aggie senior Jewel Fanyui, that opportunity was found 7,000 miles from her home in Cameroon in Texas A&M Geography's #GeographicInformationSystems (#GIS) program! tx.ag/FanyuiGEOGStudent

For Kailey Rettmann ’26, (Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography) there's a sea of possibilities 🌊 As the recipient of the SMART Scholarship-for-Service award, which offers full tuition, stipends, and a guaranteed job with the Department of Defense upon graduation, we are so proud of her & are excited to see the impact she continues to make both at Texas A&M and in the field of oceanography! tx.ag/RettmannOCNG

On the last iteration of #ThankfulThursday for the semester, we are celebrating Matthew A. '82 and Patricia J. Harthcock and the impact they make to the College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Chemistry!

A gift from English former student Susan V. Fontaine ’77 will establish a lab in the Department of English where students and faculty explore AI technology, the future of writing and the relationship between the two — talk about #GoodBull! tx.ag/FontaineLab

Twelve years after earning her Ph.D. at Texas A&M, Dr. Jessi Halligan has returned as an associate professor in the Anthropology Department, bringing her expertise in Ice Age archaeology and submerged history to the Center for the Study of the First Americans — #whoop! 👍 Tx.ag/TAMUAnthHalligan