Media Releases
August 26, 2009
Terry Quinn Becomes Director of Institute for Geophysics
Terry Quinn, associate director of the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named director of the institute. Quinn was…
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August 20, 2009
The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes
It’s widely known that Lucy got her name from a Beatles song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. It’s the song that paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson…
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August 20, 2009
Evolutionary Treasure: University Scientists Scan Lucy, World’s Most Famous Fossil
An estimated 210,000 people came to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to glimpse the world’s most famous fossil, Lucy, the remains of an ancient…
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August 14, 2009
Hydrogeology Students Work to Save Farm
When David and Katie Pitre bought farm land east of Austin, Texas in 1993 with the idea of starting an organic farm, they were drawn…
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August 1, 2009
Jackson School Inducts Five Legends Into Hall of Distinction
On October 23, 2008, the Jackson School of Geosciences inducted 5 geoscience legends into its Hall of Distinction at a ceremony at the new…
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June 16, 2009
Sharon Mosher, National Geoscience Leader, Becomes Dean of Jackson School of Geosciences
Sharon Mosher, chair of the Department of Geological Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin since 2007, has…
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June 12, 2009
Burning Up
NASA has set a goal of returning humans to the moon—for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972—by the year 2020. Early plans call…
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June 12, 2009
Confidence Building: Computational Scientists Get a Grip on Uncertainty
“It’s tough to make predictions,” quipped baseball player and manager Yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” Scientists who use computer models to predict the future…
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August 26, 2009
Terry Quinn Becomes Director of Institute for Geophysics
Terry Quinn, associate director of the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named director of the institute. Quinn was…
Read MoreAugust 20, 2009
The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes
It’s widely known that Lucy got her name from a Beatles song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. It’s the song that paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson…
Read MoreAugust 20, 2009
Evolutionary Treasure: University Scientists Scan Lucy, World’s Most Famous Fossil
An estimated 210,000 people came to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to glimpse the world’s most famous fossil, Lucy, the remains of an ancient…
Read MoreAugust 14, 2009
Hydrogeology Students Work to Save Farm
When David and Katie Pitre bought farm land east of Austin, Texas in 1993 with the idea of starting an organic farm, they were drawn…
Read MoreAugust 1, 2009
Jackson School Inducts Five Legends Into Hall of Distinction
On October 23, 2008, the Jackson School of Geosciences inducted 5 geoscience legends into its Hall of Distinction at a ceremony at the new…
Read MoreJune 16, 2009
Sharon Mosher, National Geoscience Leader, Becomes Dean of Jackson School of Geosciences
Sharon Mosher, chair of the Department of Geological Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin since 2007, has…
Read MoreJune 12, 2009
Burning Up
NASA has set a goal of returning humans to the moon—for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972—by the year 2020. Early plans call…
Read MoreJune 12, 2009
Confidence Building: Computational Scientists Get a Grip on Uncertainty
“It’s tough to make predictions,” quipped baseball player and manager Yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” Scientists who use computer models to predict the future…
Read More