Media Releases
November 6, 2009
Center for Energy Economics to Assess Ghana’s Oil & Gas Sector
The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Energy Economics (CEE), at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will assess the…
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November 6, 2009
Texas Science Teacher Sails the Open Seas to Learn About Sea Level Change
Julie Ann Pollard has spent years teaching science to 7th and 8th graders in Texas, but for two months in late 2009, she’ll get a…
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October 20, 2009
Diverting Sediment-rich Water Below New Orleans Could Lead to Extensive New Land
Diverting sediment-rich water from the Mississippi River below New Orleans could generate new land in the river’s delta in the next century. The land would…
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October 13, 2009
Barnes Receives Outstanding Woman in Science Award
The Geological Society of America, in partnership with Subaru, has awarded Jaime Barnes its annual Outstanding Woman in Science Award. Barnes is an assistant professor…
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September 24, 2009
University Receives $6 Million to Assess Carbon Storage Sites in Gulf of Mexico
The University of Texas at Austin will use $6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Texas General Land Office to…
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September 8, 2009
University of Texas at Austin Receives $1 Million To Build Carbon Capture and Storage Workforce
The University of Texas at Austin will use a $994,702 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help create a skilled workforce for the…
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September 1, 2009
Fossil Birds & Dinosaurs in Technicolor
For much of the 20th century, the popular view of dinosaurs was that of big, drab, bare skinned lizards. But new evidence from the past…
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August 28, 2009
Super Size Me
The GeoFORCE program, which began in southwest Texas, has passed yet another milestone, adding a whole new pool of students from Houston and in the…
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August 28, 2009
GeoFORCE Grads Go To College
This fall, thousands of students are beginning their college careers at The University of Texas at Austin, among them 23 talented young people who have…
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November 6, 2009
Center for Energy Economics to Assess Ghana’s Oil & Gas Sector
The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Energy Economics (CEE), at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will assess the…
Read MoreNovember 6, 2009
Texas Science Teacher Sails the Open Seas to Learn About Sea Level Change
Julie Ann Pollard has spent years teaching science to 7th and 8th graders in Texas, but for two months in late 2009, she’ll get a…
Read MoreOctober 20, 2009
Diverting Sediment-rich Water Below New Orleans Could Lead to Extensive New Land
Diverting sediment-rich water from the Mississippi River below New Orleans could generate new land in the river’s delta in the next century. The land would…
Read MoreOctober 13, 2009
Barnes Receives Outstanding Woman in Science Award
The Geological Society of America, in partnership with Subaru, has awarded Jaime Barnes its annual Outstanding Woman in Science Award. Barnes is an assistant professor…
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2009
University Receives $6 Million to Assess Carbon Storage Sites in Gulf of Mexico
The University of Texas at Austin will use $6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Texas General Land Office to…
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2009
University of Texas at Austin Receives $1 Million To Build Carbon Capture and Storage Workforce
The University of Texas at Austin will use a $994,702 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help create a skilled workforce for the…
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2009
Fossil Birds & Dinosaurs in Technicolor
For much of the 20th century, the popular view of dinosaurs was that of big, drab, bare skinned lizards. But new evidence from the past…
Read MoreAugust 28, 2009
Super Size Me
The GeoFORCE program, which began in southwest Texas, has passed yet another milestone, adding a whole new pool of students from Houston and in the…
Read MoreAugust 28, 2009
GeoFORCE Grads Go To College
This fall, thousands of students are beginning their college careers at The University of Texas at Austin, among them 23 talented young people who have…
Read More