Media Releases
May 23, 2011
U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says
A report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The University of Texas at Austin urges the U.S. to accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture…
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May 19, 2011
Mammals First Evolved Big Brains for Better Sense of Smell
Mammals first evolved their characteristic large brains to enable a stronger sense of smell, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science…
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May 9, 2011
University of Texas at Austin Researchers to Conduct Comprehensive Study of Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Gas
A research team at The University of Texas at Austin will conduct a comprehensive review of the science, policy and environmental issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing…
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May 3, 2011
Jackson School Students Take Top 3 Poster Prizes at AAPG Annual Meeting
Students from the University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences won the top 3 prizes in the Student Poster Competition at the annual…
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April 28, 2011
Traces in Time
When Peter Flaig returned home from Antarctica, he found it pretty amusing that the city of Austin was shut down by an inch of snow,…
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April 22, 2011
Scientists Explore Connections Between Climate, Land Use and Dead Zones
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues will use a three-year, $1.5 million grant from NASA to develop computer models to study…
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April 14, 2011
Texas Team Wins 2011 Imperial Barrel Award Competition
A team of geoscience students from The University of Texas at Austin beat finalists from 11 global regions to win the Imperial Barrel Award, the…
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April 4, 2011
Study Will Assess Potential for Developing Country’s Fastest Growing Energy Resource
With a $1.5 million grant from the Sloan Foundation, a team of energy scientists, engineers and economists at The University of Texas at Austin will…
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April 1, 2011
Six Assistant Professors Win CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
Six assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards totaling nearly $3 million from the National Science…
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March 30, 2011
UT Austin Takes 1st Place at Imperial Barrel Award Regional Competition
A team of geoscience students from the University of Texas at Austin has taken first prize in a regional round of the Imperial Barrel Award,…
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May 23, 2011
U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says
A report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The University of Texas at Austin urges the U.S. to accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture…
Read MoreMay 19, 2011
Mammals First Evolved Big Brains for Better Sense of Smell
Mammals first evolved their characteristic large brains to enable a stronger sense of smell, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science…
Read MoreMay 9, 2011
University of Texas at Austin Researchers to Conduct Comprehensive Study of Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Gas
A research team at The University of Texas at Austin will conduct a comprehensive review of the science, policy and environmental issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing…
Read MoreMay 3, 2011
Jackson School Students Take Top 3 Poster Prizes at AAPG Annual Meeting
Students from the University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences won the top 3 prizes in the Student Poster Competition at the annual…
Read MoreApril 28, 2011
Traces in Time
When Peter Flaig returned home from Antarctica, he found it pretty amusing that the city of Austin was shut down by an inch of snow,…
Read MoreApril 22, 2011
Scientists Explore Connections Between Climate, Land Use and Dead Zones
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues will use a three-year, $1.5 million grant from NASA to develop computer models to study…
Read MoreApril 14, 2011
Texas Team Wins 2011 Imperial Barrel Award Competition
A team of geoscience students from The University of Texas at Austin beat finalists from 11 global regions to win the Imperial Barrel Award, the…
Read MoreApril 4, 2011
Study Will Assess Potential for Developing Country’s Fastest Growing Energy Resource
With a $1.5 million grant from the Sloan Foundation, a team of energy scientists, engineers and economists at The University of Texas at Austin will…
Read MoreApril 1, 2011
Six Assistant Professors Win CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
Six assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards totaling nearly $3 million from the National Science…
Read MoreMarch 30, 2011
UT Austin Takes 1st Place at Imperial Barrel Award Regional Competition
A team of geoscience students from the University of Texas at Austin has taken first prize in a regional round of the Imperial Barrel Award,…
Read More