A college student wears a traditional graduation cap and gown and a maroon sash.

Maggie Lloyd was inspired by superhero media and comics in her youth, as well as animation including “Gravity Falls,” “The Muppets,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “Steven Universe.”

Award statues painted in gold feature a figure with a computer screen for a head, also wearing sunglasses.

Paintings, animated shorts, game design and research by Visualization students will be among the artistic works featured in the 32nd annual Viz-a-GoGo, starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday at the Rudder Theatre Complex.

Two music professors facing each other perform marimba music.

Note: Because of rain on April 24, this event has been postponed to May 6 at 8:30 p.m. An evening of music and visuals influenced by the impact of natural disasters will be performed by faculty in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building.

An artwork collage, including a painting of a woman in cowboy attire, and a silhouette of a deer.

Faculty members in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts will showcase their creative works in a new exhibition. The Faculty Biennial opens Thursday and continues through May 18 at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center. A reception will be held Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m., where faculty members will be on hand and refreshments will be served. To register, visit the RSVP link.

A man stands by a podium, giving an presentation to a group of university faculty members.

The third-annual spring symposium was held Feb. 3 at the Stella Hotel in Bryan, and included three keynote speakers and several performances by faculty members.

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Innovation has been a consistent theme throughout Tim McLaughlin’s career, both in higher education and the visual effects industry.

Three illustrations are shown representing land, sea and space, each with the Texas A&M logo in the top left corner.

Three Visualization students created graphic designs that were featured at South By Southwest in Austin, as part of Texas A&M University’s presence at the Fast Company Grill March 8-10.

A blue illustration with a light bulb. Text reads: Fast Company — Most Innovative Companies 2025

Texas A&M University has been named one of Fast Company magazine’s Most Innovative Companies for 2025, joining business icons including Nvidia, YouTube and EA Sports.

An art gallery is shown with images on the walls that juxtapose space and earthly imagery.

Artist Mark Chen will discuss his work on the closing day of his exhibition that explores landscapes and galaxies at Wright Gallery in the Langford Architecture Center, Building A. The artist talk is March 6 at 3:30 p.m., followed by a closing reception.

Five university professors are seated as they have a discussion in an art gallery event.

The Institute for Applied Creativity in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts held its first LASER Talk Jan. 29 at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center.