A $100 million, state-of-the-art research ship will give Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi scientists and their students the shared ability to conduct a wide range of research projects on the seagoing laboratory. Read More...

Scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi spent 14 days at sea aboard the R/V Pelican surveying dozens of offshore artificial and natural reef sites in search of a controversial and iconic sportfish species. The August research cruise was a critical component of the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation’s Great Red Snapper Count, an independent effort to estimate the number of red snapper in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Read More...

An American hero, medical doctor, civil rights activist, and distinguished humanitarian, Dr. Hector P. Garcia (1914-1996) ranks among the most prolific figures in Mexican American history. To celebrate and remember his life, the Mary and Jeff Bell Library Special Collections and Archives at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, along with support from the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation, created the inaugural Dr. Hector P. Garcia Fellowship. Read More...

In a whirlwind of intense activity, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi researchers, students, and an army of volunteers set out to catch everything living in our coastal waters. The effort, known as the summer 2019 Bioblitz, was part of a collaboration with the Smithsonian’s Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI), and six other institutions with the goal of understanding the causes and consequences of rapidly changing marine ecosystems. Read More...