A recent Water Robotics Workshop in Galveston brought robotic developers, researchers, robotics companies and users together to explore current and potential applications of marine robotics. The event was sponsored by the TEEX Product Development Center.
Thirty fire service leaders from five states have completed the capstone Fire Service Chief Executive Officer (FSCEO) program, which is a joint initiative between TEEX and the Texas A&M University Mays Business School. The certificate program is designed to provide executive level professional development for company and chief officers within the fire service.
An innovative partnership established in 2011 between Texas A&M University and the Texas Forensic Science Academy administered by TEEX provides an opportunity for 10 students seeking a FIVS degree to participate in specialized training courses taught in a “Mini-mester” format and hosted at the Texas A&M Riverside Campus.
Fourteen students will earn the Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Rescue Specialist Certificate after completing the Advanced Structural Collapse 5 course on Friday, May 16. The certificate recognizes members of US&R teams who have completed more than 300 hours of rigorous, advanced training in structural collapse, rescue operations and other specialized search and rescue training.
TEEX will award 40 full scholarships to area high school students to attend the TEEX Cybersecurity Summer Camp, either June 23 – 27 or July 28 – Aug. 1. Students must have completed 9th or 10th grade to be eligible to participate.
Nine future physicians learned about disaster medicine first-hand in a unique classroom, Disaster City®. The fourth-year Texas A&M medical students saw a new side of emergency medicine, through an “eye-opening experience” that pushed them out of their comfort zone and gave them a different perspective.
Texas A&M University – San Antonio will host a workforce education extravaganza on May 19-23 at the Infrastructure and Safety Summit, a training event sponsored by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). The summit will include reduced-cost training in code enforcement, utilities, safety and health/OSHA, disaster management, transportation and highway safety, environmental, and water/wastewater.
A recent study found a burgeoning demand for skilled workers across South Texas, including welders, pipefitters, CNC operators, quality control (QC) technicians and more. Findings will be discussed at the South Texas Economic Competitiveness Conference on May 6 in Cotulla, Texas.
Al Davis has been tapped to serve as Deputy Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). His appointment was approved today by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
The FEMA Incident Support Team (IST) and the regional FEMA office made the decision this morning to demobilize Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) from operations in Arkansas.
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