Texas A&M researchers Steve Sweet, researcher for the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG); Joni Kincaid, geography graduate student; and Andrew Klein, geography professor, took part in this year’s expedition to McMurdo Station, the site of the largest human presence in Antarctica. Scientists from the College of Geosciences (Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, Principal Investigator, and co-investigators Terry Wade, interim director of GERG, and Klein) oversee the long-term monitoring program for McMurdo Station. The project, which has been going on for 10 years, is to determine the human footprint associated with the station’s use. Once scientists determine the impact, they can make management decisions regarding the use of research stations in this unique ecosystem.

Texas A&M geographer Kathleen O'Reilly has received a grant to study successful sanitation practices in rural India. The grant is a first for the College of Geosciences from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

A degree from Texas A&M shows the world that you've received a world-class education. But senior geophysics student Amal Al Ebrahim has found that lessons from outside of the classroom are just as important to her goal of becoming a female leader in her home country of Saudi Arabia. Texas A&M has meant joining a diverse community, serving others, and developing leadership skills, she says. She'll continue to build on these opportunities as one of the 24 students participating in this year's Academy for Future International Leaders.