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Preserving Places

Associate professor Andrea Roberts heads the Texas Freedom Colonies Project in an effort to preserve the heritage of Texas's all-Black communities.

College to honor eight outstanding former students at annual event

Eight former college students who have distinguished themselves as leaders in their fields will be honored as Outstanding Alumni at a Feb. 11, 2021 banquet.

Dean Jorge Vanegas takes lead of Institute for Sustainable Communities

College of Architecture Dean Jorge Vanegas begins immediately as the new head of the Texas A&M Institute for Sustainable Communities, a position he will hold in tandem with his deanship, which is scheduled to conclude in summer 2021.

Improving veterans’ job interview experience

CoSci professor Amir Behzadan is part of an N.S.F. project to create a job interview training system for vets, who often face biases when looking for civilian jobs.

Architecture department head elevated to AIA College of Fellows

Exceptional contributions to architecture, design education, and society have elevated Greg Luhan, head of the Texas A&M Department of Architecture, to membership in the prestigious American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows, a distinction held by only three percent of AIA members.

Researching a better way to evaluate job site natural hazard risk

Because fast-forming storms like Laura pose great risks to construction sites, CoSci prof Youngjib Ham is developing an automated site risk assessment procedure in a 50K National Science Foundation-funded study.

First responders tout AI-based flood app created in part by COSC prof

As Hurricane Laura’s march to the Gulf Coast continues, first responders tout an app created in part by COSC prof Amir Behzadan that provides flooding facts.

Visualization grad students animate moments of “discovery”

This summer, graduate viz students worked alongside mentors from renowned animation studios to create four short, animated videos.

Job site safety improvements sought in VR research project

Ryan Ahn, a construction science prof, is developing a virtual reality training environment to reduce workers’ underestimation of job site hazards.

Planning prof assesses implications of crowdsourced disaster rescue

Urban planning prof Michelle Meyer considers crowdsourced natural disaster rescue and its impact on emergency management planning.