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August 18, 2011

TXESS Revolution teacher honored

SACNAS Honors the Contributions of Five Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, and Teaching

 

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June 27, 2011

Sumatra Earthquake

Stiff Sediments Made 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Deadliest in History

 

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June 1, 2011

Antarctica

New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet

 

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May 3, 2011

Student research

Jackson School Students Take Top 3 Poster Prizes at AAPG Annual Meeting

 

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Spring, 2011

Canterbury Basin

Down to the Core: Craig Fulthorpe Co-Leads Expedition to Canterbury Basin

 

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Mar. 11, 2011

Japan earthquake and tsunami

Experts Available to Discuss Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

 

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Mar. 3, 2011

Climate

Jackson School Inducts Four Legends into Hall of Distinction

 

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Jan. 12, 2011

Haiti earthquake

Haiti still at risk of large earthquake

 

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Nov. 8, 2010

Climate

Climate myths: Jackson School sets the record straight

 

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Oct. 29, 2010

Haiti earthquake

Haiti Quake Risk May Still be High

 

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Oct. 10, 2010

Haiti earthquake

Unraveling Complexity of Haiti Quake Reveals Hidden Faults and Future Hazards

 

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Oct. 10, 2010

Earthquake risks

Tsunami Risk Higher in Los Angeles, Other Major Cities

 

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July 26, 2010

Haiti earthquake

Geoscientists and engineers help Haiti prepare for the next big earthquake

 

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July 8, 2010

Sumatran earthquake

Geoscientists Find Clues to Why First Sumatran Earthquake Was Deadlier Than Second

 

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May, 2010

Ice on Mars

Hunting Hidden Glaciers: The Search for Mid-Latitude Ice on Mars

 

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May 26, 2010

Mars northern icecap

Planetary Scientists Solve 40-year-old Mysteries of Mars' Northern Ice Cap

 

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Feb. 24, 2010

Haiti earthquake

Rapid Response Science Missions Assess Potential for Another Major Haiti Earthquake

 

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Sept. 24, 2009

CO2 storage

University Receives $6 Million to Assess Carbon Storage Sites in Gulf of Mexico

 

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Oct. 30, 2008

Hurricane Ike damage

Survey Reveals Extent of Hurricane Ike's Underwater Damage to Galveston

 

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March 16, 2006

Ocean-formation model

New geosciences model explains ocean formation and advances search for deep-water oil and gas

 

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May 31, 2005

Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Offshore Survey (SEATOS)

Scientists Reveal First Photographic Evidence of the Cause of the Tsunami

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May 12, 2005

Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Offshore Survey (SEATOS)

Unprecedented Expedition to the Source of the Tsunami

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May, 2005

UTIG/TACC Building

UT Board of Regents Approves New Building for UTIG, TACC

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Nov. 18, 2004

AGASEA Project

Scientists from The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and the British Antarctic Survey mount a massive aerogeophysical field campaign to study fast-flowing glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica

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Nov. 10, 2003

IDOP Management International

Manik Talwani appointed president of IDOP Managment International Inc.

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Sept. 10, 2002

Possible new energy source

Scientists Explore Large Gas Hydrate Field off Oregon Coast

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Feb. 21, 2002

$75,000 to UT's College of Natural Sciences

Shell Oil Co. Foundation Supports The University of Texas' College of Natural Sciences

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Oct., 2001

$2.15 million NSF grant

$2.15 million NSF grant awarded to The University of Texas at Austin and four other U.S. universities

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July 23, 2001

New School of Geosciences

The University of Texas at Austin establishes The John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences

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July 3, 2001

Submarine quakes

Researchers seek clues to submarine quakes at plate collision zone offshore Japan

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Sept. 25, 2000

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

University of Texas scientist to head sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to test the newly enhanced research capability of U.S. Antarctic icebreaker

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May 26, 2000

Texas Through Time

Texas Through Time: New evidence on the geological prehistory of Texas and the Southwest

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Sept., 1999

Taiwan Earthquake

The September 20, 1999 Taiwan Earthquake

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