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Doha Aggie Club host annual Boot Scoot eventThe Doha Aggie Club is hosting the 16th Annual Boot Scoot 7 Feb. Hosted at the St. Regis Doha, the event will feature a TexMex buffet, live music, door prizes and silent auction. Proceeds from the event and silent auction will go to Texas A&M at Qatar's general scholarship fund. During the past three years, the Doha Aggie Club has pledged more…

Liticia Salter, senior lecturer and director, Office of Academic Supplemental Instruction Services (OASIS), and Rola Al-Soubaihi, assistant professor of mathematics at Virgina Commonwealth University in Qatar, have developed a peer-tutoring program in which students taking math courses at VCUQ will work with specially selected and trained OASIS tutors. In the beginning, tutoring sessions will be…

The Texas A&M at Qatar Student Body Government (SBG) in collaboration with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently raised more than 2,000 QAR to fund a lunch for the University's cleaning and security staff. The funds raised for the lunch were part of the the Aggie Cup Competitions, based on the University's core values.For information contact sbg@qatar.tamu.edu or Amjad Abdo:…

The Texas A&M at Qatar Sailing Club recently participated in the National Day Sailing Championship, placing third overall. The club was represented by Hisham Uddin in a singlehanded laser sailboat. The sailing club also participated in the escort of the Emiri Dhow into Katara Cultural Village.For information contact sailing@qatar.tamu.edu or Amjad Abdo:

Dr. Eyad Masad, assistant dean for research and graduate studies, recently presented in the TEDxEducationCity Initiative with his work, "How do we retain scientists." The conference is the second edition of TEDxEducationCity, initially hosted in 2012. The event is an entirely student-run initiative, with Texas A&M at Qatar student Alya-AlHarthy instrumental in coordinating and planning the event.

Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted the QAFCO-Texas A&M at Qatar Conference 2014 on Thursday at the University’s Engineering Building at the Education City campus. The conference’s theme was nanotechnology and energy, an arena in which Qatar aims to be a global major future player.The 2014 conference is the sixth edition presented with the sponsorship of Qatar Fertiliser Company, QAFCO.

Texas A&M University at Qatar will host the QAFCO-Texas A&M at Qatar Conference 2014 on 9 Jan. at the University’s Engineering Building. The conference’s theme will focus on nanotechnology and energy, an arena in which Qatar aims to be a global major future player. The conference features an impressive technical program and sessions showcasing opinions and research from some of the world’s most…

Texas A&M University at Qatar’s Academic Affairs Office and Information Technology Services department hosted the Teaching Innovation with Technology Competition on 3 December at the Texas A&M Engineering Building at Education City. The competition was created to stimulate the innovative use of technology for better teaching and learning experiences.Dr. Hamid Parsaei, professor of mechanical…

Dr. Cem Sarica, professor of petroleum engineering at the University of Tulsa, will present, "Multiphase Flow in Flow Assurance," on 8 Dec. The lecture will focus on the current understanding of multiphase flow from a historical perspective as well as correlations to mechanistic approaches. He will also focus potential future directions in the understanding of of multiphase flow and its…

Walter Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), adjunct law professor at the Tulsa University College of Law, will present, "In The Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples," on 2 Dec. His lecture will focus on UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and its impact of asking nations to define indigenous rights through…