Media Releases
April 18, 2009
Morphodynamics Lab: Modeling Turbidity Currents
Pick your favorite river that flows to the sea, say the Mississippi or the Amazon. Now go to the mouth of that river and dive…
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April 17, 2009
Chevron Gives $1 Million to Enhance Nation’s Largest Public Collection of Geological Materials
Chevron has contributed $1 million to the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences. The gift will…
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April 16, 2009
Severity, Length of Past Megadroughts Dwarf Recent Drought in West Africa
Droughts far worse than the infamous Sahel drought of the 1970s and 1980s are within normal climate variation for sub-Saharan West Africa, according to new…
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March 3, 2009
Wenchuan Earthquake Mudslides Emit Greenhouse Gas
Mudslides that followed the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan, China earthquake, ranked by the U.S. Geological Survey as the 11th deadliest earthquake ever recorded, may release…
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February 19, 2009
Climate Change Skeptic to Speak At The University of Texas at Austin
EVENT: “Nature—Not Human Activity—Rules the Climate,” a talk by environmental scientist S. Fred Singer, president of The Science & Environmental Policy Project. WHEN: Thursday, Feb….
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February 6, 2009
Researchers Complete First CT Scan of Ancient Human Ancestor Lucy
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Ethiopian government, have completed the first high-resolution CT scan of the world’s most…
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January 3, 2009
Troubled Waters: Mexican Desert Springs Face Uncertain Future
Lourdes Ferriño says the land around her bed and breakfast was once full of life. Castilian roses grew out front next to the road that…
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January 2, 2009
Tabletop Earthquakes: Visualization Tool Might Solve Real-World Mysteries
Earthquake researchers have made great strides in their quest to understand the processes that generate earthquakes and control their severity. They record seismic waves, measure…
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January 1, 2009
Focus on Students, Double Your Impact
The Jackson School of Geosciences was created through John and Katie Jackson’s extraordinary generosity. And their gift carried with it extraordinary expectations. The Jacksons bestowed…
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April 18, 2009
Morphodynamics Lab: Modeling Turbidity Currents
Pick your favorite river that flows to the sea, say the Mississippi or the Amazon. Now go to the mouth of that river and dive…
Read MoreApril 17, 2009
Chevron Gives $1 Million to Enhance Nation’s Largest Public Collection of Geological Materials
Chevron has contributed $1 million to the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences. The gift will…
Read MoreApril 16, 2009
Severity, Length of Past Megadroughts Dwarf Recent Drought in West Africa
Droughts far worse than the infamous Sahel drought of the 1970s and 1980s are within normal climate variation for sub-Saharan West Africa, according to new…
Read MoreMarch 3, 2009
Wenchuan Earthquake Mudslides Emit Greenhouse Gas
Mudslides that followed the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan, China earthquake, ranked by the U.S. Geological Survey as the 11th deadliest earthquake ever recorded, may release…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2009
Climate Change Skeptic to Speak At The University of Texas at Austin
EVENT: “Nature—Not Human Activity—Rules the Climate,” a talk by environmental scientist S. Fred Singer, president of The Science & Environmental Policy Project. WHEN: Thursday, Feb….
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2009
Researchers Complete First CT Scan of Ancient Human Ancestor Lucy
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Ethiopian government, have completed the first high-resolution CT scan of the world’s most…
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2009
Troubled Waters: Mexican Desert Springs Face Uncertain Future
Lourdes Ferriño says the land around her bed and breakfast was once full of life. Castilian roses grew out front next to the road that…
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2009
Tabletop Earthquakes: Visualization Tool Might Solve Real-World Mysteries
Earthquake researchers have made great strides in their quest to understand the processes that generate earthquakes and control their severity. They record seismic waves, measure…
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2009
Focus on Students, Double Your Impact
The Jackson School of Geosciences was created through John and Katie Jackson’s extraordinary generosity. And their gift carried with it extraordinary expectations. The Jacksons bestowed…
Read More