Media Releases
March 26, 2011
Teacher at Sea
Julie Pollard, a 7th and 8th grade science teacher from Watauga, Texas used a video-enabled laptop to take students on virtual tours of the ship….
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March 26, 2011
Down to the Core: Craig Fulthorpe Co-Leads Expedition to Canterbury Basin
Craig Fulthorpe was a grad student when his advisor walked into his office and asked if he would like to be part of the first…
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March 26, 2011
Ocean Drilling and the Institute for Geophysics
The history of the Institute for Geophysics is to a large extent the history of the big three scientific ocean drilling programs. Multinational collaborations focused…
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March 25, 2011
McAndrews Takes 2nd Place at the SPE HSSE Conference Student Paper Competition
Energy and Earth Resources (EER) graduate student Kristine McAndrews placed second in the student paper competition at the SPE Americas E&P Health, Safety, Security, &…
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March 24, 2011
Highlights of Paleontology at UT Austin
2008: Early hominid Lucy CT-scanned 2001: Fossil fetus of an Elephant bird CT-scanned and reconstructed without breaking egg shell 1999: Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab established 1997:…
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March 24, 2011
Fossil Treasure Troves
Despite a shift over the past century from a focus on invertebrate research and education to mainly vertebrates, the university retains a world class collection…
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March 24, 2011
Why Do We Need Paleontology?
Paleontology has been a central part of geology since British scientist William Smith first showed that geological strata could be identified based on the fossils…
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March 24, 2011
Enduring Excellence: Breadth and Depth Mark UT Austin’s Paleontology Program as One of the Best
At a time when university paleontology programs are being downsized or eliminated, The University of Texas at Austin’s is thriving. The program recently added Julia…
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March 11, 2011
Experts Available to Discuss Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
The following geophysicists, engineers, and social scientists with expertise in earthquakes, some specifically regarding Japan and the Pacific Rim, are available to talk on today’s…
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March 26, 2011
Teacher at Sea
Julie Pollard, a 7th and 8th grade science teacher from Watauga, Texas used a video-enabled laptop to take students on virtual tours of the ship….
Read MoreMarch 26, 2011
Down to the Core: Craig Fulthorpe Co-Leads Expedition to Canterbury Basin
Craig Fulthorpe was a grad student when his advisor walked into his office and asked if he would like to be part of the first…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2011
Ocean Drilling and the Institute for Geophysics
The history of the Institute for Geophysics is to a large extent the history of the big three scientific ocean drilling programs. Multinational collaborations focused…
Read MoreMarch 25, 2011
McAndrews Takes 2nd Place at the SPE HSSE Conference Student Paper Competition
Energy and Earth Resources (EER) graduate student Kristine McAndrews placed second in the student paper competition at the SPE Americas E&P Health, Safety, Security, &…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2011
Highlights of Paleontology at UT Austin
2008: Early hominid Lucy CT-scanned 2001: Fossil fetus of an Elephant bird CT-scanned and reconstructed without breaking egg shell 1999: Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab established 1997:…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2011
Fossil Treasure Troves
Despite a shift over the past century from a focus on invertebrate research and education to mainly vertebrates, the university retains a world class collection…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2011
Why Do We Need Paleontology?
Paleontology has been a central part of geology since British scientist William Smith first showed that geological strata could be identified based on the fossils…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2011
Enduring Excellence: Breadth and Depth Mark UT Austin’s Paleontology Program as One of the Best
At a time when university paleontology programs are being downsized or eliminated, The University of Texas at Austin’s is thriving. The program recently added Julia…
Read MoreMarch 11, 2011
Experts Available to Discuss Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
The following geophysicists, engineers, and social scientists with expertise in earthquakes, some specifically regarding Japan and the Pacific Rim, are available to talk on today’s…
Read More