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February 22, 2022

Chris Lowery Earns Top Early Career Scientist Award for Sedimentary Geology

Chris Lowery, a research associate at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, has received the James Lee Wilson Award from the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). The award recognizes significant research accomplishments by an early career scientist. Lowery’s work has led to advancements in understanding the environment of Earth’s ancient oceans and its marine… Continue Reading Chris Lowery Earns Top Early Career Scientist Award for Sedimentary Geology

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April 12, 2021

UT Begins Offshore Search for Sand Resources to Protect Texas from Coastal Erosion

A picture of windswept sand dunes at McFaddin beach. Overwash is visible but plants growing in the dunes are largely intact.

Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin will embark from Galveston on April 14 in search of sunken treasure that holds the key to protecting Texas from storms and rising seas: sand. About 80% of Texas’ Gulf shoreline is critically eroded, and the state is running out of easily accessible sand to rebuild and… Continue Reading UT Begins Offshore Search for Sand Resources to Protect Texas from Coastal Erosion

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December 5, 2019

Hunting for Sand Resources in the Gulf of Mexico

Sand is in the concrete that holds up our buildings and lines our roads. It’s in the screens of our phones and the glass of our windows. And billions of tons of it are used to protect coastal communities from erosion, sea level rise and the impact of major storms. But you can’t just use… Continue Reading Hunting for Sand Resources in the Gulf of Mexico

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April 8, 2019

Evolution Imposes “Speed Limit” on Recovery after Mass Extinctions

It takes at least 10 million years for life to fully recover after a mass extinction, a speed limit for the recovery of species diversity that is well known among scientists. Explanations for this apparent rule have usually invoked environmental factors, but research led by The University of Texas at Austin links the lag to… Continue Reading Evolution Imposes “Speed Limit” on Recovery after Mass Extinctions

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May 30, 2018

Life Recovered Rapidly at Impact Site of Dino-Killing Asteroid

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid smashed into Earth, triggering a mass extinction that ended the reign of the dinosaurs and snuffed out 75 percent of life. Although the asteroid killed off species, new research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the crater it left behind was home to… Continue Reading Life Recovered Rapidly at Impact Site of Dino-Killing Asteroid

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