Science Olympiad regional crowns were awarded at a recent team competition at the University of Texas at Austin. In Division C (high schools) Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) A team outperformed 10 other teams and won the meet by a 15-point margin. William P. Clements A from Sugar Land, TX, took second place. The… Continue Reading Science Olympiad Austin Region Champions Decided
UT GeoFORCE Texas Program Honored by President Obama
The University of Texas at Austin’s GeoFORCE Texas program, which introduces high school students from underserved areas to the career field of geosciences, has just been recognized by the White House and President Barack Obama with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The award, announced on March 30, 2015, is… Continue Reading UT GeoFORCE Texas Program Honored by President Obama
LASA Science Olympiad Team Wins Two Invitationals
The Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) of Austin’s Science Olympiad team got 2015 off to a great start by winning an invitational competition at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on January 24. The LASA team followed that triumph with another one, this time at the Wright State University Science Olympiad on February 7. Science Olympiad… Continue Reading LASA Science Olympiad Team Wins Two Invitationals
UTIG Glaciologist Leads Study Of Greenland Ice Sheet Layers
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) glaciologist Joe MacGregor led a recent study that has produced the first comprehensive map of layers inside the Greenland Ice Sheet. Built with data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier air-based campaigns that used ice-penetrating radar technology, the new map will help scientists determine the age of large… Continue Reading UTIG Glaciologist Leads Study Of Greenland Ice Sheet Layers
UTIG’s John W. Snedden Quoted in Forbes Article
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) professor John W. Snedden offered a comment to Forbes for an article published in its upcoming December 15, 2014 edition. The article focuses on the success of deepwater drilling company Venari Resources and its exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, finding recent big oil discoveries amidst a risky financial… Continue Reading UTIG’s John W. Snedden Quoted in Forbes Article
GeoForce Texas Featured in Web Article
GeoForce Texas stands out among educational outreach programs at the University of Texas at Austin. A new article by Nicholas Persac for Know, an online publication of University Communications at UT Austin, confirms that fact in listing GeoForce Texas as one of “Five UT Programs Changing Education.” A program of the Jackson School of Geosciences,… Continue Reading GeoForce Texas Featured in Web Article
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