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Texas A&M University at Qatar will observe spring break 2-6 March, with University offices closed 5-6 March.

Texas A&M at Qatar is sending 12 students to College Station for the first half of a two-week leadership exchange program. Students from both College Station and Doha have been selected based on leadership potential and campus involvement. Students will have an opportunity to explore College Station, participate in leadership development workshops, interact with fellow Aggies and learn…

The Department of Student Affairs has announced the winners of the 2014 Run for the Ring. Male winners include Omar Barhoumi and Yazeed AlDugaither. Female indoor winner was Nuramirah Muslim. Kelli Campbell, assistant lecturer of health and kinesiology, won the nonstudent division. Fatma Raja was won a certificate for an Aggie ring.For information contact Miguel Washington-Hayes:…

Five University researchers recently completed a pilot portfolio course on technical communication. Sponsored by the Researcher Development Program (RDP) and the Office of Academic Supplemental Instruction Services (OASIS). Marwa AbdelGawad, Salvador Moncho Escriva, Chandramohan Ayyavu, Andre Zuber and Thor-Bjorn Ottosen completed the course designed to sharpen written correspondence,…

Dr. Georges Ayoub, assistant research scientist, and his team won Best Research Award at the recent Materials Science and Engineering Symposium. Ana Rodriguez, research associate, won Best Poster Award.For information contact Vicky Molina: vicky.molina@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0199.

A delegation from the Student Body Government (SBG) board members, Dina Mahmoud, Wisam Sabek, Abdulaziz Al-Qahtani and Salwan Abou Salem, attended the annual Student Conference on National Affairs (SCONA) and the Conference on Student Government Associations (COSGA) on main campus 19-25 Feb. The SCONA 2014 conference theme was “Caught in the Sandstorm: From Persia to the Sahara” and SBG…

The Academic Services Office, in collaboration with the Student Engineers' Council, will host the seventh annual Careers for Engineers 19 March. Careers for Engineers provides students the opportunity to meet industry representatives, become more familiar with the business activities of local and international companies, and apply for jobs and internships. Recruiting organizations represent…

IT Enterprise Applications and the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Alumni Relations (SPAR) have collaborated to create a University-wide database, Daleel, aimed at providing a centralized outlet for updated community contact information. Various departmental coordinators across campus will assist their respective offices with obtaining necessary contact information and support SPAR…

Texas A&M University at Qatar and Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), a member of Qatar Foundation Research and Development, closed the second Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering (MECBME’14) Thursday, 20 February, at the Hilton Hotel in Doha. The four-day conference hosted leading regional researchers and internationally renowned scientists in the field of biomedical…

Dr. Leor Halevi, associate professor of history and law at Vanderbilt University, will present, "Electronic Islam: Postmodern Capitalism and the Religious Awakening of Engineers." Halevi specializes in the interrelationship between religious laws and social practices in various contexts.…