In the Spotlight: Media Coverage & Features
NASA data powers new tool to protect water supply after fires
NASA
September 2025
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-data-powers-new-tool-to-protect-water-supply-after-fires
September 2025
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-data-powers-new-tool-to-protect-water-supply-after-fires
Engineering professors pave the way for oyster reef sustainability
The Shorthorn
September 2025
https://www.theshorthorn.com/news/engineering-professors-pave-way-for-oyster-reef-sustainability/article_8def63d1-5611-4eab-807c-5884262538aa.html
September 2025
https://www.theshorthorn.com/news/engineering-professors-pave-way-for-oyster-reef-sustainability/article_8def63d1-5611-4eab-807c-5884262538aa.html
New flood maps, data aim to protect Texas communities
UT Arlington News
September 2025
https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2025/09/17/new-flood-maps-data-aim-to-protect-texas-communities
September 2025
https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2025/09/17/new-flood-maps-data-aim-to-protect-texas-communities
UT Arlington lab develops rapid flood maps to aid recovery, improve future flood warnings
CBS News
July 2025
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/ut-arlington-lab-develops-rapid-flood-maps-to-aid-recovery-and-improve-future-flood-warnings-in-texas-hill-country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fooz3oGOfc0
July 2025
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/ut-arlington-lab-develops-rapid-flood-maps-to-aid-recovery-and-improve-future-flood-warnings-in-texas-hill-country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fooz3oGOfc0
Kerr County considers lake draining as search for missing continues amid ongoing flood threats
CBS News
July 2025
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/kerr-county-officials-consider-lake-draining-as-search-for-missing-continues-amid-ongoing-flood-threats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzLEX8hyYvw
July 2025
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/kerr-county-officials-consider-lake-draining-as-search-for-missing-continues-amid-ongoing-flood-threats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzLEX8hyYvw
Civil engineering professor explains why Central Texas is so flood prone
Too many communities are being built along the Guadalupe River leaving nowhere for the water to go
Spectrum News
July 2025
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2025/07/14/environmentalists--climate-change-played-role-in-flooding
July 2025
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2025/07/14/environmentalists--climate-change-played-role-in-flooding
Expert cautions on rebuilding within Guadalupe River floodplain
Texas Public Radio
July 2025
https://www.tpr.org/news/2025-07-09/expert-cautions-on-rebuilding-within-guadalupe-river-floodplain
https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/guadalupe-river-flood-kerrville-texas-rebuilding-floodplain-hazard
July 2025
https://www.tpr.org/news/2025-07-09/expert-cautions-on-rebuilding-within-guadalupe-river-floodplain
https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/guadalupe-river-flood-kerrville-texas-rebuilding-floodplain-hazard
Expert weighs in on rebuilding after Texas flood tragedy
Camp Mystic floods darken a cherished Texas tradition
Bloomberg
July 2025
https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/texas-floods-that-devastated-camp-mystic-raise-safety-questions
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2025/07/22/832605.htm
Personal copy
July 2025
https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/texas-floods-that-devastated-camp-mystic-raise-safety-questions
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2025/07/22/832605.htm
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Insufficient risk mapping, overdevelopment cited in Texas flood tragedy
ENR
July 2025
https://www.enr.com/articles/61040-insufficient-risk-mapping-overdevelopment-cited-in-texas-flood-tragedy
Personal copy
July 2025
https://www.enr.com/articles/61040-insufficient-risk-mapping-overdevelopment-cited-in-texas-flood-tragedy
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Lawmakers give final stamp of approval to omnibus camp safety
Spectrum News
July 2025
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2025/09/04/lawmakers-give-final-stamp-of-approval-to-omnibus-camp-safety-bill
July 2025
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2025/09/04/lawmakers-give-final-stamp-of-approval-to-omnibus-camp-safety-bill
NVC students get opportunity to dive into environmental data
Alamos College News
February 2025
https://www.alamo.edu/nvc/news-events/news/2025/february/workshop-led-by-uta-faculty
February 2025
https://www.alamo.edu/nvc/news-events/news/2025/february/workshop-led-by-uta-faculty
UTA researchers tackle Texas Coastal Bend challenges
UT Arlington News
December 2024
https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2024/12/04/uta-researchers-tackle-texas-coastal-bend-challenges
December 2024
https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2024/12/04/uta-researchers-tackle-texas-coastal-bend-challenges
Ray High School students work on university-level tech, environmental science projects
Caller Times
November 2024
https://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2024/11/12/corpus-christi-ray-high-school-students-are-working-with-university-faculty/76194996007
https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/ray-high-school-students-university-155737267.html
https://www.aol.com/news/ray-high-school-students-university-155737247.html
November 2024
https://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2024/11/12/corpus-christi-ray-high-school-students-are-working-with-university-faculty/76194996007
https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/ray-high-school-students-university-155737267.html
https://www.aol.com/news/ray-high-school-students-university-155737247.html
UTA to lead NASA wildfire grant
UT Arlington News
September 2024
https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2024/09/12/uta-to-lead-nasa-wildfire-grant
September 2024
https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2024/09/12/uta-to-lead-nasa-wildfire-grant
UTA Professor awarded major NASA grant to study wildfire impacts on freshwater supply
WFAA News
September 2024
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/uta-professor-awarded-major-nasa-grant-wildfire-impacts-freshwater-supplies/287-cbf433e7-4193-451d-ae37-19e2642d945e
September 2024
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/uta-professor-awarded-major-nasa-grant-wildfire-impacts-freshwater-supplies/287-cbf433e7-4193-451d-ae37-19e2642d945e
RCAC receives NASA grant to elucidate the effects of wildfires on water systems
Ray High School students use AI to study climates
KIII 3 News
February 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE1WkDJpPMw
https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/students-learn-cyber-training-through-math-program/503-9bff7c5d-435d-4a9f-aeea-7d09cdf4e2aa
February 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE1WkDJpPMw
https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/students-learn-cyber-training-through-math-program/503-9bff7c5d-435d-4a9f-aeea-7d09cdf4e2aa
The human factor in water disasters
When forests on land burn, forests underwater feel the impact
American Geophysical Union Eos
December 2023
https://eos.org/articles/when-forests-on-land-burn-forests-underwater-feel-the-impact
December 2023
https://eos.org/articles/when-forests-on-land-burn-forests-underwater-feel-the-impact
South Texas College prepares future students in technology through innovative partnership
South Texas College News
November 2023
https://news.southtexascollege.edu/south-texas-college-prepares-future-students-in-technology-through-innovative-partnership
November 2023
https://news.southtexascollege.edu/south-texas-college-prepares-future-students-in-technology-through-innovative-partnership
Reef rescue: Researchers investigate 3D printing to save dying coral
The Shorthorn
November 2023
https://www.theshorthorn.com/news/reef-rescue-researchers-investigate-3d-printing-to-save-dying-coral/article_f9e68d00-8341-11ee-8b02-5789425dcc80.html
November 2023
https://www.theshorthorn.com/news/reef-rescue-researchers-investigate-3d-printing-to-save-dying-coral/article_f9e68d00-8341-11ee-8b02-5789425dcc80.html
UTA team gets $2M to develop 3D-printed coral reefs to replace damaged natural ones
Dallas Innovates
October 2023
https://dallasinnovates.com/uta-team-gets-2m-to-develop-3d-printed-coral-reefs-to-replace-damaged-natural-ones
October 2023
https://dallasinnovates.com/uta-team-gets-2m-to-develop-3d-printed-coral-reefs-to-replace-damaged-natural-ones
It's time for Texas to think 'natural' in flood planning
Dallas Morning News
October 2023
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/10/24/its-time-for-texas-to-think-natural-in-flood-planning
Personal copy
October 2023
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/10/24/its-time-for-texas-to-think-natural-in-flood-planning
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Natural floodplains are quickly vanishing
American Geophysical Union Eos
September 2023
https://eos.org/articles/natural-floodplains-are-quickly-vanishing
September 2023
https://eos.org/articles/natural-floodplains-are-quickly-vanishing
Study reveals human destruction of global floodplains
Latest update: September 2025