Research
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Gas Injection Probably Triggered Small Earthquakes Near Snyder, Texas
[caption id=”attachment_43054″ align=”alignright” width=”251″ caption=”Map showing 20092011 earthquakes located in this study (red circles), gas injection wells active since 2004 (yellow squares), and focal mechanisms for regional events (beach balls). A series of small quakes occurred in the same region in 1979 and 1980 (green circles) and may have been related to injection of water…
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Abbott Leads Davis by 6 Points in Latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll
AUSTIN, Texas If the election for Texas governor were held today, Attorney General Greg Abbott would have a six-point lead over state Sen. Wendy Davis, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Robot Dreamer: More Than Just a Pretty Face
Dreamer is one example of human-centered robotic technologies being developed to improve health care, ensure human safety and make manufacturing more efficient. Read more.
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Grasshopper Mice Are Numb to the Pain of the Bark Scorpion Sting
The painful, potentially deadly stings of bark scorpions are nothing more than a slight nuisance to grasshopper mice, which voraciously kill and consume their prey with ease. When stung, the mice briefly lick their paws and move in again for the kill.
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Astronomers Discover Farthest Known Galaxy
Steven Finkelstein led a team of researchers who confirmed that Galaxy z8_GND_5296 is the farthest and earliest galaxy ever discovered. Learn more about this landmark finding.
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Texas Astronomer Discovers Most Distant Known Galaxy
University of Texas at Austin astronomer Steven Finkelstein has led a team that has discovered and measured the distance to the most distant galaxy ever found.
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University of Texas Awarded $1.7 Million USDOT University Transportation Grant
AUSTIN, Texas The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded The University of Texas at Austin $1.7 million in grants to advance cutting-edge research and educational programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the nation.
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Risk of Amazon Rainforest Dieback is Higher Than IPCC Projects
[caption id="attachment_42791" align="alignright" width="300" caption="During the 2005 and 2010 droughts, satellites detected decreased vegetation greennessor a lower Normalized Vegetation Index (NDVI)over the southern Amazon rainforest (orange and red regions). NDVI is derived from MODIS instruments on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. Image courtesy of Ranga Myneni, Jian Bi and NASA."] [/caption] AUSTIN, Texas A new…
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Are Americans Losing Interest in Energy?
According to the latest University of Texas Energy Poll, Americans read about energy less often and worry less about saving it at home than two years ago. See more results. [Video]
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UT Energy Poll Shows Public Disconnect on Energy Issues
The latest energy poll conducted by The University of Texas at Austin shows Americans to be less engaged on energy issues than they were six months or a year ago.
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University of Texas at Austin Ecologist Licenses Resource-Saving Turfgrass to Bladerunner Farms to Develop Sod
A mixture of native grasses that requires less maintenance to produce a lush lawn than a traditional turfgrass used in the South has been developed by The University of Texas at Austin Wildflower Center and licensed to a sod producer.
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Texans Show Strong Support for Water Infrastructure Funding, According to UT/Texas Tribune Poll
AUSTIN, Texas A majority of Texas voters believe it is important for the state to invest in water infrastructure and support a constitutional amendment allotting a portion of the state’s Rainy Day Fund to finance water projects, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
