Media Releases
September 21, 2011
Statoil Signs $5 Million Partnership with The University of Texas at Austin
International energy company Statoil has signed an agreement with The University of Texas at Austin to fund $5 million of research over five years focusing…
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September 15, 2011
Remembering Bill Muehlberger
The Jackson School community mourns the loss of Bill Muehlberger and extend their condolences to his family. He died of natural causes on Wednesday, September…
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September 13, 2011
Shell Partners with UT Austin to Pursue New Solutions to Unlock Gas Resources
Shell and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) today signed a five-year agreement to invest $7.5 million to address short- and long-term challenges…
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August 23, 2011
Scratching the Surface: Hydrogeologists Study Human Impacts on Pacific Island Reef
Do you ever dream of taking a few days off and getting away from it all? Burying your toes in some warm sand and just…
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August 8, 2011
A Billion Year Old Piece of North America Traced Back to Antarctica
Researchers have found the strongest evidence yet that North America and Antarctica were connected 1.1 billion years ago. “I can go to … West Texas and…
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July 15, 2011
Faculty Bring Science and Policy to Hydraulic Fracturing Debate
Earlier this summer, researchers at UT Austin hosted a presentation and question-and-answer session about hydraulic fracturing that was open to students, faculty and invited members…
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June 23, 2011
Stiff Sediments Made 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Deadliest in History
An international team of geoscientists has discovered an unusual geological formation that helps explain how an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in December…
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June 13, 2011
In Deep Water: Promoting Responsible Oil Production in Environmentally Sensitive Areas
What began as a postmortem on the worst oil spill in history has turned into a blueprint for safely extracting the maligned fossil fuel from…
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June 2, 2011
Steel Named Chair of Department of Geological Sciences
Ron Steel, professor and the Morgan Davis Centennial Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences, has been named chair of the Department of Geological Sciences…
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June 1, 2011
New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scientists from the U.S., U.K. and Australia have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high- resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted…
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September 21, 2011
Statoil Signs $5 Million Partnership with The University of Texas at Austin
International energy company Statoil has signed an agreement with The University of Texas at Austin to fund $5 million of research over five years focusing…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2011
Remembering Bill Muehlberger
The Jackson School community mourns the loss of Bill Muehlberger and extend their condolences to his family. He died of natural causes on Wednesday, September…
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2011
Shell Partners with UT Austin to Pursue New Solutions to Unlock Gas Resources
Shell and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) today signed a five-year agreement to invest $7.5 million to address short- and long-term challenges…
Read MoreAugust 23, 2011
Scratching the Surface: Hydrogeologists Study Human Impacts on Pacific Island Reef
Do you ever dream of taking a few days off and getting away from it all? Burying your toes in some warm sand and just…
Read MoreAugust 8, 2011
A Billion Year Old Piece of North America Traced Back to Antarctica
Researchers have found the strongest evidence yet that North America and Antarctica were connected 1.1 billion years ago. “I can go to … West Texas and…
Read MoreJuly 15, 2011
Faculty Bring Science and Policy to Hydraulic Fracturing Debate
Earlier this summer, researchers at UT Austin hosted a presentation and question-and-answer session about hydraulic fracturing that was open to students, faculty and invited members…
Read MoreJune 23, 2011
Stiff Sediments Made 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Deadliest in History
An international team of geoscientists has discovered an unusual geological formation that helps explain how an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in December…
Read MoreJune 13, 2011
In Deep Water: Promoting Responsible Oil Production in Environmentally Sensitive Areas
What began as a postmortem on the worst oil spill in history has turned into a blueprint for safely extracting the maligned fossil fuel from…
Read MoreJune 2, 2011
Steel Named Chair of Department of Geological Sciences
Ron Steel, professor and the Morgan Davis Centennial Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences, has been named chair of the Department of Geological Sciences…
Read MoreJune 1, 2011
New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scientists from the U.S., U.K. and Australia have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high- resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted…
Read More