Media Releases
November 28, 2022
UT and East Austin Residents Collaborating on Climate Change Resilience
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin are partnering with local community groups to help make underserved East Austin neighborhoods more resilient in the…
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November 17, 2022
TexNet Records M5.3 and M4.1 Seismic Events in Reeves County, Texas
TexNet, the Texas state earthquake monitoring network, recorded Magnitude 5.3 and Magnitude 4.1 earthquakes at 3:32 p.m. and 4:39 p.m., respectively, on November 16th, 2022,…
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November 11, 2022
Making Quakes in Austin, Texas
Newly Constructed Earthquake Machine Makes Earthquake on First Test By Kristin Phillips After months spent carefully combining black steel plates, delicate sensors, and five hydraulic…
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November 10, 2022
Jackson School Students Win SEG Challenge Bowl World Final
The University of Texas at Austin is the 2022 Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Challenge Bowl World Champion thanks to graduate students, Edward Clennett and…
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November 8, 2022
Old Bone Links Lost American Parrot to Ancient Indigenous Bird Trade
For centuries, Indigenous communities in the American Southwest imported colorful parrots from Mexico. But according to a study led by The University of Texas at…
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November 7, 2022
Scientists Plan Major Research Program to Understand Earth’s Most Dangerous Hazards
The University of Texas at Austin has joined leading scientists on a bold new effort to understand Earth’s largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The plans…
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October 27, 2022
Study Explores How Tectonic Forces Shape The Andes
Based on their shared geologic history, one would expect the topography of the Andes mountains to be relatively consistent from one end to the other….
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October 25, 2022
Climate Change is Closing Daily Temperature Gap, Clouds Could be the Cause
Climate change is shrinking the difference between the daily high temperature and the daily low in many parts of the world. The gap between the…
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September 26, 2022
Air Pollution Can Amplify Negative Effects of Climate Change, New Study Finds
The impacts of air pollution on human health, economies, and agriculture differ drastically depending on where on the planet the pollutants are emitted, according to…
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September 22, 2022
Deepest Scientific Ocean Drilling Sheds Light on Japan’s Next Great Earthquake
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan’s Nankai subduction zone is…
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November 28, 2022
UT and East Austin Residents Collaborating on Climate Change Resilience
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin are partnering with local community groups to help make underserved East Austin neighborhoods more resilient in the…
Read MoreNovember 17, 2022
TexNet Records M5.3 and M4.1 Seismic Events in Reeves County, Texas
TexNet, the Texas state earthquake monitoring network, recorded Magnitude 5.3 and Magnitude 4.1 earthquakes at 3:32 p.m. and 4:39 p.m., respectively, on November 16th, 2022,…
Read MoreNovember 11, 2022
Making Quakes in Austin, Texas
Newly Constructed Earthquake Machine Makes Earthquake on First Test By Kristin Phillips After months spent carefully combining black steel plates, delicate sensors, and five hydraulic…
Read MoreNovember 10, 2022
Jackson School Students Win SEG Challenge Bowl World Final
The University of Texas at Austin is the 2022 Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Challenge Bowl World Champion thanks to graduate students, Edward Clennett and…
Read MoreNovember 8, 2022
Old Bone Links Lost American Parrot to Ancient Indigenous Bird Trade
For centuries, Indigenous communities in the American Southwest imported colorful parrots from Mexico. But according to a study led by The University of Texas at…
Read MoreNovember 7, 2022
Scientists Plan Major Research Program to Understand Earth’s Most Dangerous Hazards
The University of Texas at Austin has joined leading scientists on a bold new effort to understand Earth’s largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The plans…
Read MoreOctober 27, 2022
Study Explores How Tectonic Forces Shape The Andes
Based on their shared geologic history, one would expect the topography of the Andes mountains to be relatively consistent from one end to the other….
Read MoreOctober 25, 2022
Climate Change is Closing Daily Temperature Gap, Clouds Could be the Cause
Climate change is shrinking the difference between the daily high temperature and the daily low in many parts of the world. The gap between the…
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2022
Air Pollution Can Amplify Negative Effects of Climate Change, New Study Finds
The impacts of air pollution on human health, economies, and agriculture differ drastically depending on where on the planet the pollutants are emitted, according to…
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2022
Deepest Scientific Ocean Drilling Sheds Light on Japan’s Next Great Earthquake
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan’s Nankai subduction zone is…
Read More