Media Releases
June 26, 2012
Jackson School Celebrates Opening of New Student Center
Funded entirely with private support from more than 355 donors, the Jackson School of Geosciences’ new Holland Family Student Center opened June 15 during a…
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May 29, 2012
Groundwater Depletion in Semiarid Regions of Texas and California Threatens U.S. Food Security
The nation’s food supply may be vulnerable to rapid groundwater depletion from irrigated agriculture, according to a new study by researchers at The University of…
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May 27, 2012
Changes in Developmental Timing Were Crucial in Evolutionary Shift from Dinosaurs to Birds
Researchers from Harvard University, The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have found evidence that the evolution of birds is the result of a…
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May 22, 2012
Energy Department Selects UT Austin Students as Finalists in National Geothermal Energy Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a team of four students from The University of Texas at Austin to compete against seven other…
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May 11, 2012
Jackson School Scientists Part of Science Team for Space Probe to Jupiter’s Icy Moons
The European Space Agency recently announced that it will send a space probe to Jupiter and its large icy moons Callisto, Ganymede and Europa. Scientists…
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May 10, 2012
Scientists Discover New Site of Potential Instability in West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the…
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May 10, 2012
ExxonMobil Foundation Directs its Largest Matching Donation to University of Texas at Austin
The ExxonMobil Foundation has given a record $1.19 million to The University of Texas at Austin as a match of gifts made by the company’s…
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April 30, 2012
Statoil Awards New Fellowships to University of Texas at Austin Students
International energy company Statoil has awarded fellowships to eight graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin, funding their research in geology, geophysics and…
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April 16, 2012
Watch a live webcast of an ocean expedition
See shipwrecks, deep sea life and gas seeps in the Gulf of Mexico during an expedition led by University of Texas at Austin scientist Jamie…
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April 9, 2012
Darcy Lecture: Transport of Viruses in Partially Saturated Soil and Groundwater
How many live viruses can your cup of water have in it before you decide not to drink it? In the Netherlands, the law requires…
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June 26, 2012
Jackson School Celebrates Opening of New Student Center
Funded entirely with private support from more than 355 donors, the Jackson School of Geosciences’ new Holland Family Student Center opened June 15 during a…
Read MoreMay 29, 2012
Groundwater Depletion in Semiarid Regions of Texas and California Threatens U.S. Food Security
The nation’s food supply may be vulnerable to rapid groundwater depletion from irrigated agriculture, according to a new study by researchers at The University of…
Read MoreMay 27, 2012
Changes in Developmental Timing Were Crucial in Evolutionary Shift from Dinosaurs to Birds
Researchers from Harvard University, The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have found evidence that the evolution of birds is the result of a…
Read MoreMay 22, 2012
Energy Department Selects UT Austin Students as Finalists in National Geothermal Energy Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a team of four students from The University of Texas at Austin to compete against seven other…
Read MoreMay 11, 2012
Jackson School Scientists Part of Science Team for Space Probe to Jupiter’s Icy Moons
The European Space Agency recently announced that it will send a space probe to Jupiter and its large icy moons Callisto, Ganymede and Europa. Scientists…
Read MoreMay 10, 2012
Scientists Discover New Site of Potential Instability in West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the…
Read MoreMay 10, 2012
ExxonMobil Foundation Directs its Largest Matching Donation to University of Texas at Austin
The ExxonMobil Foundation has given a record $1.19 million to The University of Texas at Austin as a match of gifts made by the company’s…
Read MoreApril 30, 2012
Statoil Awards New Fellowships to University of Texas at Austin Students
International energy company Statoil has awarded fellowships to eight graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin, funding their research in geology, geophysics and…
Read MoreApril 16, 2012
Watch a live webcast of an ocean expedition
See shipwrecks, deep sea life and gas seeps in the Gulf of Mexico during an expedition led by University of Texas at Austin scientist Jamie…
Read MoreApril 9, 2012
Darcy Lecture: Transport of Viruses in Partially Saturated Soil and Groundwater
How many live viruses can your cup of water have in it before you decide not to drink it? In the Netherlands, the law requires…
Read More