Media Releases
October 30, 2013
Professor Jim Sprinkle Retires
Jim Sprinkle, First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, has retired after 42 years of teaching and conducting…
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October 25, 2013
Jackson School Contributes to 100-Plus Presentations at GSA Annual Meeting
Jackson School scientists are contributing to more than 70 oral presentations and more than 30 poster presentations at the 2013 annual meeting of the Geological…
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October 24, 2013
Sea-level rise poses a clear and present danger to the Texas Coast
Although it may not be noticeable to the naked eye, the sea is rising along the Texas Gulf Coast. This rise poses a significant risk to…
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October 21, 2013
Risk of Amazon Rainforest Dieback is Higher Than IPCC Projects
A new study suggests the southern portion of the Amazon rainforest is at a much higher risk of dieback due to stronger seasonal drying…
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October 3, 2013
Video: From Austin to the Arctic
This summer 60 graduate students and 15 professors from the University of Texas at Austin participated in Statoil’s Svalex Arctic field trip, focused on petroleum…
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September 30, 2013
Special Volume Honors Late Paleontologist Wann Langston Jr.
Colleagues and former students of Wann Langston Jr., an internationally renowned vertebrate paleontologist at the University of Texas at Austin who died in April 2013,…
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September 26, 2013
Sediments in Gale Crater Similar to Deposits at Two Other Sites on Mars
Scientists using instruments on the Mars rover Curiosity have determined that a deposit of wind-blown sand and dust in Gale Crater is chemically and mineralogically…
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September 25, 2013
Video: Marine Geology & Geophysics Field Course
Each summer, scientists from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics run one of the world’s most advanced field courses for marine geosciences and geophysics,…
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September 9, 2013
Rainfall in South Pacific Was More Variable Before 20th Century
A new reconstruction of climate in the South Pacific during the past 446 years shows rainfall varied much more dramatically before the start of the…
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October 30, 2013
Professor Jim Sprinkle Retires
Jim Sprinkle, First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, has retired after 42 years of teaching and conducting…
Read MoreOctober 25, 2013
Jackson School Contributes to 100-Plus Presentations at GSA Annual Meeting
Jackson School scientists are contributing to more than 70 oral presentations and more than 30 poster presentations at the 2013 annual meeting of the Geological…
Read MoreOctober 24, 2013
Sea-level rise poses a clear and present danger to the Texas Coast
Although it may not be noticeable to the naked eye, the sea is rising along the Texas Gulf Coast. This rise poses a significant risk to…
Read MoreOctober 21, 2013
Risk of Amazon Rainforest Dieback is Higher Than IPCC Projects
A new study suggests the southern portion of the Amazon rainforest is at a much higher risk of dieback due to stronger seasonal drying…
Read MoreOctober 3, 2013
Video: From Austin to the Arctic
This summer 60 graduate students and 15 professors from the University of Texas at Austin participated in Statoil’s Svalex Arctic field trip, focused on petroleum…
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2013
Special Volume Honors Late Paleontologist Wann Langston Jr.
Colleagues and former students of Wann Langston Jr., an internationally renowned vertebrate paleontologist at the University of Texas at Austin who died in April 2013,…
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2013
Sediments in Gale Crater Similar to Deposits at Two Other Sites on Mars
Scientists using instruments on the Mars rover Curiosity have determined that a deposit of wind-blown sand and dust in Gale Crater is chemically and mineralogically…
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2013
Video: Marine Geology & Geophysics Field Course
Each summer, scientists from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics run one of the world’s most advanced field courses for marine geosciences and geophysics,…
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2013
Rainfall in South Pacific Was More Variable Before 20th Century
A new reconstruction of climate in the South Pacific during the past 446 years shows rainfall varied much more dramatically before the start of the…
Read More