IN THE NEWS
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Dr. Lori Magruder Plays Crucial Role in NASA Satellite Mapping Mission
Texas Engineer Plays Crucial Role in NASA Satellite Mapping Mission The second generation of NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2) is responsible for taking important measurements of our […]
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MAGIC Prepares for the Season
On Tuesday, July 6, Hurricane Elsa became the first Category 1 storm to enter the Gulf of Mexico during the 2021 hurricane season. The Direct Broadcast Receiving System operated by […]
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Margaret Baguio Awarded 2020 Million Women Mentors – Texas 2020 Stand Up for STEM Mentor Award
Million Women Mentors – Texas 2020 Stand Up for STEM Awards Announced FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/01/2020 Austin, Texas: The Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP), which connects and supports Texas-based organizations […]
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Picture of the Day
October 27, 2020 – First Freeze of the Season at McDonald Geodetic Observatory
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Graduate Students Win NASA Earth Science Awards to Support Satellite Data Research
Two aerospace engineering graduate students pursuing Ph.D. degrees, Ke Wang and Sophy Wu, are recipients of 2020 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science Technology (FINESST) awards. Recipients are […]
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Two CSR projects among eleven awarded in $23.6M UT Austin/Portugal R&D Program
UT Projects Win $23.6M in R&D Funds as Part of Portuguese Government Technology Program The UT Austin Portugal program, a 13-year-old innovation partnership between the university and the Portuguese government, received […]
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McDonald Geodetic Observatory SGSLR dome is installed and passes Site Acceptance Testing
The MGO SGSLR dome installation occurred January 22nd through the 25th with the Site Acceptance Testing successfully completed on the 25th. Participating in the installation was a four-person team from […]
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Former CSR Director Dr. Michael Watkins Elected to AIAA Fellow
Alumnus Michael Watkins Elected to AIAA Fellow Alumnus Michael Watkins has been elected to the title of Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for notable and […]
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Smithsonian’s Air & Space Magazine features geodesy and UT’s McDonald Geodetic Observatory
How Satellites and Telescopes are Tracking the Effects of Global Change, Down to the Millimeter By Alexandra Witze Air & Space Magazine September 2019 In the Davis Mountains of far […]
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Celebrating satellites’ contribution to polar science
Seven areas of fast-flowing ice on the Antarctic Peninsula have been formally named after Earth observation satellites, following a request by a University of Leeds scientist. Dramatic changes in the […]
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