Media Releases
January 31, 2015
Drought and Flood Prediction Gets Boost from New Texas Network and NASA Satellite
A new network of underground sensors in the Texas Hill Country will arm those responsible for managing the state’s finite water supply with vital…
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January 23, 2015
A 3-D View of the Greenland Ice Sheet Opens Window on Ice History
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first comprehensive map of layers deep inside…
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January 16, 2015
Jackson School has Strong Showing on UT Austin’s List of 2014 Amazing Scientific Breakthroughs
Three Jackson School research projects made The University of Texas at Austin’s list of 16 amazing scientific breakthroughs for 2014. Researchers with the Texas Institute…
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November 24, 2014
Follow Jackson School Grad Student on Expedition to Study the Indian Monsoon and Climate Change
Each summer, India is pounded with intense rainfall, causing flooding and landslides that destroy homes and wreak havoc on communities. But the billion-plus population relies…
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November 10, 2014
Mussels’ Impact on Texas Water Supply Can Be Mitigated
Texas water supplies, currently stressed by drought, could be further affected by the federal listing of five freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act,…
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November 3, 2014
Massive Geographic Change May Have Triggered Explosion of Animal Life
A paper by Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, published in the November issue of Geology, a journal of…
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October 24, 2014
UT Co-hosts Rollout of Mexico’s Historic Round One Oil and Gas Offerings
Every seat was filled at the Houston Four Seasons on Oct. 20 when the Mexican government unveiled information on the oil and gas areas and…
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October 22, 2014
Jackson School to Lead $58 Million Effort to Study Potential New Energy Source
AUSTIN, Texas — A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze deposits of…
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October 1, 2014
UT-Austin to Host Carbon Capture and Storage Conference
Event: The 12th international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies conference (GHGT-12), focusing on global efforts to capture and control emissions of greenhouse gases. When: October 5-9…
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October 1, 2014
Evolving Plumbing System Beneath Greenland Slows Ice Sheet as Summer Progresses
A team led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics has for the first time directly observed multiple parts of…
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January 31, 2015
Drought and Flood Prediction Gets Boost from New Texas Network and NASA Satellite
A new network of underground sensors in the Texas Hill Country will arm those responsible for managing the state’s finite water supply with vital…
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2015
A 3-D View of the Greenland Ice Sheet Opens Window on Ice History
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first comprehensive map of layers deep inside…
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2015
Jackson School has Strong Showing on UT Austin’s List of 2014 Amazing Scientific Breakthroughs
Three Jackson School research projects made The University of Texas at Austin’s list of 16 amazing scientific breakthroughs for 2014. Researchers with the Texas Institute…
Read MoreNovember 24, 2014
Follow Jackson School Grad Student on Expedition to Study the Indian Monsoon and Climate Change
Each summer, India is pounded with intense rainfall, causing flooding and landslides that destroy homes and wreak havoc on communities. But the billion-plus population relies…
Read MoreNovember 10, 2014
Mussels’ Impact on Texas Water Supply Can Be Mitigated
Texas water supplies, currently stressed by drought, could be further affected by the federal listing of five freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act,…
Read MoreNovember 3, 2014
Massive Geographic Change May Have Triggered Explosion of Animal Life
A paper by Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, published in the November issue of Geology, a journal of…
Read MoreOctober 24, 2014
UT Co-hosts Rollout of Mexico’s Historic Round One Oil and Gas Offerings
Every seat was filled at the Houston Four Seasons on Oct. 20 when the Mexican government unveiled information on the oil and gas areas and…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2014
Jackson School to Lead $58 Million Effort to Study Potential New Energy Source
AUSTIN, Texas — A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze deposits of…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2014
UT-Austin to Host Carbon Capture and Storage Conference
Event: The 12th international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies conference (GHGT-12), focusing on global efforts to capture and control emissions of greenhouse gases. When: October 5-9…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2014
Evolving Plumbing System Beneath Greenland Slows Ice Sheet as Summer Progresses
A team led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics has for the first time directly observed multiple parts of…
Read More