Media Releases
February 14, 2008
$2.4 Million Program Aims to Revive Earth and Space Science Teaching in Texas Public Schools
The University of Texas at Austin is starting a $2.38 million initiative to train eighth through 12th grade earth science teachers working predominantly in minority…
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February 12, 2008
Shell Continues Tradition of Support with $225,000 for Outreach and Academic Programs
Shell Oil Company has contributed $225,500 to support academic and outreach programs at The University of Texas at Austin. The grant benefits both undergraduates and…
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January 30, 2008
Cloos, Ukar Receive UT Austin Teaching Awards
The alumni association of The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Exes, will award 2008 Teaching Awards to two Jackson School of Geosciences educators—Professor…
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January 25, 2008
There’s Adventure in Geology: The 2007 GSA Annual Meeting Presidential Address by John M. Sharp Jr.
Originally published in GSA Today, January 2008. Reposted with permission. There’s Adventure in Geology (May, 1959) is a book that was written for young people in…
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January 16, 2008
Nation’s Largest Geoscience K-12 Program Expands To Houston, Largest Market for Geologists
Houston public school students have a new opportunity to explore science through GeoFORCE Texas, a summer college preparatory program that inspires students to excel in…
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January 15, 2008
Advanced Energy Consortium Will Develop Micro and NanoSensors to Boost Energy Production
The Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences announces the Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC), a multimillion-dollar research…
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January 10, 2008
Salt Water Goes Fresh in El Paso
<< Return to ‘Edge of the Desert’… On Aug. 8, 2007, the largest inland desalination plant in the world opened in El Paso, Texas. Expected…
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January 10, 2008
Touring Ancient Aquifers
<< Return to ‘Edge of the Desert’… Although the water supply is a decidedly modern topic, the study of water, like all environmental issues, can…
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January 10, 2008
Edge of the Desert: Water Research Aims for Global Sustainability
Ian Duncan grew up on the edge of the desert. As a child in New South Wales, Australia, years would pass without rain, Duncan recalls….
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January 1, 2008
Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-Killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash
The most detailed three-dimensional seismic images yet of the Chicxulub crater, a mostly submerged and buried impact crater on the Mexico coast, may modify a…
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February 14, 2008
$2.4 Million Program Aims to Revive Earth and Space Science Teaching in Texas Public Schools
The University of Texas at Austin is starting a $2.38 million initiative to train eighth through 12th grade earth science teachers working predominantly in minority…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2008
Shell Continues Tradition of Support with $225,000 for Outreach and Academic Programs
Shell Oil Company has contributed $225,500 to support academic and outreach programs at The University of Texas at Austin. The grant benefits both undergraduates and…
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2008
Cloos, Ukar Receive UT Austin Teaching Awards
The alumni association of The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Exes, will award 2008 Teaching Awards to two Jackson School of Geosciences educators—Professor…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2008
There’s Adventure in Geology: The 2007 GSA Annual Meeting Presidential Address by John M. Sharp Jr.
Originally published in GSA Today, January 2008. Reposted with permission. There’s Adventure in Geology (May, 1959) is a book that was written for young people in…
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2008
Nation’s Largest Geoscience K-12 Program Expands To Houston, Largest Market for Geologists
Houston public school students have a new opportunity to explore science through GeoFORCE Texas, a summer college preparatory program that inspires students to excel in…
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2008
Advanced Energy Consortium Will Develop Micro and NanoSensors to Boost Energy Production
The Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences announces the Advanced Energy Consortium (AEC), a multimillion-dollar research…
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2008
Salt Water Goes Fresh in El Paso
<< Return to ‘Edge of the Desert’… On Aug. 8, 2007, the largest inland desalination plant in the world opened in El Paso, Texas. Expected…
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2008
Touring Ancient Aquifers
<< Return to ‘Edge of the Desert’… Although the water supply is a decidedly modern topic, the study of water, like all environmental issues, can…
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2008
Edge of the Desert: Water Research Aims for Global Sustainability
Ian Duncan grew up on the edge of the desert. As a child in New South Wales, Australia, years would pass without rain, Duncan recalls….
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2008
Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-Killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash
The most detailed three-dimensional seismic images yet of the Chicxulub crater, a mostly submerged and buried impact crater on the Mexico coast, may modify a…
Read More