Media Releases
January 6, 2012
A Second Look: Sizing up the Potential for Geothermal Energy in Texas
Traditionally, geothermal energy has been associated with regions of intense volcanic or hydrothermal activity, like Iceland. For decades, however, scientists have wondered if the less volatile subsurface…
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January 4, 2012
Lecture Recap: The Latest on Martian Ice
by Thomas Minor Jack Holt, research scientist at the Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), is currently researching Amazonian ice deposits on Mars, both at the polar…
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December 16, 2011
Teaching at Its Best
The University of Texas at Austin’s commitment to exemplary teaching was on display Thursday night, as seven faculty members were inducted into the university’s Academy…
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November 16, 2011
Scientists Find Evidence for “Great Lake” on Europa and Potential New Habitat for Life
Watch animation of how lakes form inside Europa’s icy shell. In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University…
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November 10, 2011
Holland Family Fast-tracks Completion of Jackson School Student Center
A $3 million gift from David Scott “Scotty” Holland and Jacque Nell Holland of Houston will allow The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School…
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November 9, 2011
Early Results from Hydraulic Fracturing Study Show No Direct Link to Groundwater Contamination
Preliminary findings from a study on the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development suggest no direct link to reports of groundwater contamination, the…
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November 9, 2011
Science in the Headlamp: Jamie Austin Explores the Sea with a Live Global Audience
Visions of sugar plums they were not, but you could forgive Jamie Austin for feeling as if he were dreaming. On his screen he saw…
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November 3, 2011
Explorers Invite Public to Join Historic Ocean Expedition Online
Explorer Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic in 1985, is partnering with scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and…
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October 7, 2011
JSG Unveils New Website
Dear JSG Community: The new Jackson School website is available for review in its test, beta format. The link to the homepage is below, along…
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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…
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January 6, 2012
A Second Look: Sizing up the Potential for Geothermal Energy in Texas
Traditionally, geothermal energy has been associated with regions of intense volcanic or hydrothermal activity, like Iceland. For decades, however, scientists have wondered if the less volatile subsurface…
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2012
Lecture Recap: The Latest on Martian Ice
by Thomas Minor Jack Holt, research scientist at the Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), is currently researching Amazonian ice deposits on Mars, both at the polar…
Read MoreDecember 16, 2011
Teaching at Its Best
The University of Texas at Austin’s commitment to exemplary teaching was on display Thursday night, as seven faculty members were inducted into the university’s Academy…
Read MoreNovember 16, 2011
Scientists Find Evidence for “Great Lake” on Europa and Potential New Habitat for Life
Watch animation of how lakes form inside Europa’s icy shell. In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University…
Read MoreNovember 10, 2011
Holland Family Fast-tracks Completion of Jackson School Student Center
A $3 million gift from David Scott “Scotty” Holland and Jacque Nell Holland of Houston will allow The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School…
Read MoreNovember 9, 2011
Early Results from Hydraulic Fracturing Study Show No Direct Link to Groundwater Contamination
Preliminary findings from a study on the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development suggest no direct link to reports of groundwater contamination, the…
Read MoreNovember 9, 2011
Science in the Headlamp: Jamie Austin Explores the Sea with a Live Global Audience
Visions of sugar plums they were not, but you could forgive Jamie Austin for feeling as if he were dreaming. On his screen he saw…
Read MoreNovember 3, 2011
Explorers Invite Public to Join Historic Ocean Expedition Online
Explorer Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic in 1985, is partnering with scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and…
Read MoreOctober 7, 2011
JSG Unveils New Website
Dear JSG Community: The new Jackson School website is available for review in its test, beta format. The link to the homepage is below, along…
Read MoreSeptember 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 More