Media Releases
July 16, 2014
JSG Seeks an Associate Dean for Research
The Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin seeks an Associate Dean for Research to enhance and promote the school’s overall…
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June 10, 2014
Researchers Find Major West Antarctic Glacier Melting from Geothermal Sources
AUSTIN, Texas — Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it’s…
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May 12, 2014
Hydrologists Find Mississippi River’s Buffering System for Nitrates is Overwhelmed
A new method of measuring the interaction of surface water and groundwater along the length of the Mississippi River network adds fresh evidence that the…
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April 3, 2014
2014 IX Latin American Forum on Energy and the Environment
The 2014 IX Latin American Forum is a unique by-invitation-only event that addresses a critical need to bring together government and industry decision makers, scholars…
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February 12, 2014
New Research Revises Conventions for Deciphering Color in Dinosaurs While Suggesting Connection between Color and Physiology
New research that revises recently established conventions allowing scientists to decipher color in dinosaurs may also provide a tool for understanding the evolutionary emergence of…
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February 5, 2014
U.S. Secretary of Energy to Speak to UT Austin Community
Students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the public, are invited to attend a speech by U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and…
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January 16, 2014
Professor Emeritus Edward Jonas Dies
Professor Emeritus Edward Jonas passed away this January. In lieu of a memorial, which we will post later this year, we offer this edited version…
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January 9, 2014
New Reserves Assessment Solidifies Forecast of Natural Gas Supplies from Fayetteville Shale
A new study from the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) at The University of Texas at Austin forecasts that one of the nation’s most productive…
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January 6, 2014
Water Forum Highlighted Challenges and Opportunities of Ongoing Drought
As the bitter 2011 Texas drought stretched on into its third year, the Jackson School of Geoscience’s Center for Integrated Earth System Science (CIESS)…
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December 20, 2013
Natural Gas Use in Power Generation Saves Water and Reduces Drought Vulnerability
A new study finds that in Texas, the U.S. state that annually generates the most electricity, using natural gas for electricity generation is saving water…
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July 16, 2014
JSG Seeks an Associate Dean for Research
The Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin seeks an Associate Dean for Research to enhance and promote the school’s overall…
Read MoreJune 10, 2014
Researchers Find Major West Antarctic Glacier Melting from Geothermal Sources
AUSTIN, Texas — Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it’s…
Read MoreMay 12, 2014
Hydrologists Find Mississippi River’s Buffering System for Nitrates is Overwhelmed
A new method of measuring the interaction of surface water and groundwater along the length of the Mississippi River network adds fresh evidence that the…
Read MoreApril 3, 2014
2014 IX Latin American Forum on Energy and the Environment
The 2014 IX Latin American Forum is a unique by-invitation-only event that addresses a critical need to bring together government and industry decision makers, scholars…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2014
New Research Revises Conventions for Deciphering Color in Dinosaurs While Suggesting Connection between Color and Physiology
New research that revises recently established conventions allowing scientists to decipher color in dinosaurs may also provide a tool for understanding the evolutionary emergence of…
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2014
U.S. Secretary of Energy to Speak to UT Austin Community
Students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the public, are invited to attend a speech by U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and…
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2014
Professor Emeritus Edward Jonas Dies
Professor Emeritus Edward Jonas passed away this January. In lieu of a memorial, which we will post later this year, we offer this edited version…
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2014
New Reserves Assessment Solidifies Forecast of Natural Gas Supplies from Fayetteville Shale
A new study from the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) at The University of Texas at Austin forecasts that one of the nation’s most productive…
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2014
Water Forum Highlighted Challenges and Opportunities of Ongoing Drought
As the bitter 2011 Texas drought stretched on into its third year, the Jackson School of Geoscience’s Center for Integrated Earth System Science (CIESS)…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2013
Natural Gas Use in Power Generation Saves Water and Reduces Drought Vulnerability
A new study finds that in Texas, the U.S. state that annually generates the most electricity, using natural gas for electricity generation is saving water…
Read More