Tag: Jackson School Museum of Earth History
October 10, 2018
Newly Described Fossils Could Help Reveal Why Some Dinos Got So Big
By the time non-avian dinosaurs went extinct, plant-eating sauropods like the Brontosaurus had grown to gargantuan proportions. Weighing in as much as 100 tons, the…
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Taxidermy for Paleontologists
By Monica Kortsha The life of a paleontologist doesn’t always mean working with rock-encased fossils. Sometimes specimens can be downright fluffy. Last week Becky Desjardins,…
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"The climate is basically the clothes you have in your closet but what you wear every day tells you about the weather"
NPR talked to @UTGeophysics climate scientist Danielle Touma about the links between extreme weather and climate change. Read more: https://www.kuow.org/stories/weird-weather-isn-t-always-because-of-climate-change-but-sometimes-it-is
Last summer's @UTGeophysics-led Greenland expedition was the cover story of this month's @InsideUnmanned magazine!
Read their Q&A about drones and subs with expedition leader Prof. Ginny Catania: https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=837566&p=46&view=issueViewer
The @gbds_utig 2025 industry sponsors meeting is now on!
It's the program's 30th annual meeting! Opening presentations from GBDS cofounder Bill Galloway and codirector John Snedden reflect on the Gulf's evolution from oil and gas superbasin to a hub for the energy transition.
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Join us on the 40 Acres for the 5th Annual Energy AI Hackathon!
📅 Friday, January 24 at 5 PM: Kick off with a warm-up data science workshop, followed by the challenge introduction.
🗓️ Saturday & Sunday, January 25 & 26: Collaborate all day…