Media Releases
August 28, 2017
Algae Fortifies Coral Reefs in Past and Present
The Great Barrier Reef, and most other large reefs around the world, owe their bulk in large part to a type of red algae that…
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July 25, 2017
Bakken Play Analysis Reported by Bureau of Economic Geology
AUSTIN, Texas — The Bureau of Economic Geology has concluded a comprehensive study of the Bakken unconventional resource in North Dakota and Montana and found…
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July 17, 2017
Fossil Site Shows Impact of Early Jurassic’s Low Oxygen Oceans
Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of globally low ocean-oxygen turned an Early Jurassic marine ecosystem into…
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July 5, 2017
Calm Lakes on Titan Could Mean Smooth Landing for Future Space Probes
The lakes of liquid methane on Saturn’s moon, Titan, are perfect for paddling but not for surfing. New research led by The University of Texas…
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July 5, 2017
Ancient Animal Thought to be First Air Breather on Land Loses Claim to Fame
Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin has helped rewrite one of the earliest chapters in the planet’s…
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June 6, 2017
Scientists Unravel How El Niño and Global Warming Combine to Cause Record-Breaking Heat in Southeast Asia
Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for…
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May 7, 2017
The Jackson School and UT Austin Mourn Death of Former President Peter Flawn
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin mourns the loss of Peter T. Flawn, who was twice the president of the university and one…
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May 5, 2017
International Laser Ablation Community to Gather at Jackson School
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences will host the North American Workshop on Laser Ablation (NAWLA) May 25-27, 2017. NAWLA is…
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May 1, 2017
Rock Samples Indicate Water is Key Ingredient for Crust Formation
By examining the cooling rate of rocks that formed more than 10 miles beneath the Earth’s surface, scientists led by The University of Texas at…
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April 17, 2017
Glacier Shape Influences Susceptibility to Thinning
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified glaciers in West Greenland that are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by…
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August 28, 2017
Algae Fortifies Coral Reefs in Past and Present
The Great Barrier Reef, and most other large reefs around the world, owe their bulk in large part to a type of red algae that…
Read MoreJuly 25, 2017
Bakken Play Analysis Reported by Bureau of Economic Geology
AUSTIN, Texas — The Bureau of Economic Geology has concluded a comprehensive study of the Bakken unconventional resource in North Dakota and Montana and found…
Read MoreJuly 17, 2017
Fossil Site Shows Impact of Early Jurassic’s Low Oxygen Oceans
Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of globally low ocean-oxygen turned an Early Jurassic marine ecosystem into…
Read MoreJuly 5, 2017
Calm Lakes on Titan Could Mean Smooth Landing for Future Space Probes
The lakes of liquid methane on Saturn’s moon, Titan, are perfect for paddling but not for surfing. New research led by The University of Texas…
Read MoreJuly 5, 2017
Ancient Animal Thought to be First Air Breather on Land Loses Claim to Fame
Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin has helped rewrite one of the earliest chapters in the planet’s…
Read MoreJune 6, 2017
Scientists Unravel How El Niño and Global Warming Combine to Cause Record-Breaking Heat in Southeast Asia
Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for…
Read MoreMay 7, 2017
The Jackson School and UT Austin Mourn Death of Former President Peter Flawn
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin mourns the loss of Peter T. Flawn, who was twice the president of the university and one…
Read MoreMay 5, 2017
International Laser Ablation Community to Gather at Jackson School
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences will host the North American Workshop on Laser Ablation (NAWLA) May 25-27, 2017. NAWLA is…
Read MoreMay 1, 2017
Rock Samples Indicate Water is Key Ingredient for Crust Formation
By examining the cooling rate of rocks that formed more than 10 miles beneath the Earth’s surface, scientists led by The University of Texas at…
Read MoreApril 17, 2017
Glacier Shape Influences Susceptibility to Thinning
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified glaciers in West Greenland that are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by…
Read More