http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/ News and events from the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin en-us Copyright 2009 University of Texas at Austin mirabyte Feed Writer Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:58:28 -0600 science news Middle school teacher Julie Pollard will be blogging and videoconferencing live on board the JOIDES Resolution from Nov. 4, 2009-Jan. 4, 2010. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/rels/110609b.html Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:00:01 -0600 Marine Geology and Geophysics Outreach The Center for Energy Economics will assess the state of the oil and gas sector in Ghana. The survey team arrives in Accra, Ghana on Nov. 9. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/rels/110609.html Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:43:31 -0600 Energy Geoscience Diverting sediment-rich water from the Mississippi River below New Orleans could generate new land in the river's delta in the next century. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/rels/102009.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:24:59 -0600 Hydrogeology / Environmental Geology Marine Geology and Geophysics Sedimentology & Stratigraphy http://podcast.beg.utexas.edu/sn_008.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:00:01 -0600 Energy Geoscience Hydrogeology / Environmental Geology The Geological Society of America has awarded Jaime Barnes its annual Outstanding Woman in Science Award. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/rels/101309.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:18:29 -0600 Petrology & Geochemistry Structural Geology & Tectonics UT Austin will use $6 million in grants to identify state-owned areas underlying the Gulf of Mexico where carbon dioxide can be stored safely and economically. It's the first study of its kind in the U.S. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/rels/092409.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:57:21 -0600 Energy Geoscience Hydrogeology / Environmental Geology Marine Geology and Geophysics UT Austin will host a planetary science symposium bringing together scientists from across the university to talk about their work and to foster collaboration. The event is free and open to the public with advance online registration. http://www.as.utexas.edu/utpss/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:16:46 -0600 Planetary Science The University of Texas at Austin will use a $994,702 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help create a skilled workforce for the emerging carbon capture and storage industry and to build public awareness of the technology’s benefits to society. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/rels/090809.html Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Climate System Science Energy Geoscience Hydrogeology / Environmental Geology Researchers have developed a method for determining the color of feathers from an extinct bird using fossilized remains. They hope to extend the work to fossil dinosaurs. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/resspotlights/2009/technicolor-birds.html Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:00:01 -0600 Paleontology The first group of students to graduate from the GeoFORCE Texas program are starting college, 23 of them at UT Austin. http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/feats/2009/geoforce-goes-to-college.html Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:40:00 -0600 Outreach