Media Releases
March 2, 2020
Sinking Sea Mountains Make and Muffle Earthquakes
Subduction zones — places where one tectonic plate dives beneath another — are where the world’s largest and most damaging earthquakes occur. A new study…
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February 20, 2020
Water Reuse Could Be Key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need…
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February 19, 2020
CANCELLED: UT Austin and NSF at SXSW to Discuss State of Planet and Future of Geosciences
EVENT CANCELED: With the cancellation of this year’s SXSW, the Jackson School of Geosciences and the National Science Foundation have canceled their panels on…
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February 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Mollusks Rode Out Past Periods of Climate Change
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story…
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February 3, 2020
UT Scientists’ Fossil-Finding Board Game is a Success in Classrooms
Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game of chance. From the manner of death, to the place where the corpse is buried, to the transformational…
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January 29, 2020
Masri Endowment to Support Graduate Education at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences
The Munib and Angela Masri Foundation has pledged $10.5 million to create an endowment for graduate education at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson…
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January 22, 2020
Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani…
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December 19, 2019
Scientists Find Iron ‘Snow’ in Earth’s Core
The Earth’s inner core is hot, under immense pressure and snow-capped, according to new research that could help scientists better understand forces that affect…
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December 16, 2019
3D Print a Piece of Mars for the Holidays
There’s a galaxy of gifts out there for space nerds. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin may have just the thing to set…
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December 9, 2019
Research shows ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, a newly released study makes the case…
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March 2, 2020
Sinking Sea Mountains Make and Muffle Earthquakes
Subduction zones — places where one tectonic plate dives beneath another — are where the world’s largest and most damaging earthquakes occur. A new study…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2020
Water Reuse Could Be Key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2020
CANCELLED: UT Austin and NSF at SXSW to Discuss State of Planet and Future of Geosciences
EVENT CANCELED: With the cancellation of this year’s SXSW, the Jackson School of Geosciences and the National Science Foundation have canceled their panels on…
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Mollusks Rode Out Past Periods of Climate Change
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story…
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2020
UT Scientists’ Fossil-Finding Board Game is a Success in Classrooms
Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game of chance. From the manner of death, to the place where the corpse is buried, to the transformational…
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2020
Masri Endowment to Support Graduate Education at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences
The Munib and Angela Masri Foundation has pledged $10.5 million to create an endowment for graduate education at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson…
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2020
Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani…
Read MoreDecember 19, 2019
Scientists Find Iron ‘Snow’ in Earth’s Core
The Earth’s inner core is hot, under immense pressure and snow-capped, according to new research that could help scientists better understand forces that affect…
Read MoreDecember 16, 2019
3D Print a Piece of Mars for the Holidays
There’s a galaxy of gifts out there for space nerds. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin may have just the thing to set…
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019
Research shows ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, a newly released study makes the case…
Read More