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December 9, 2020
Undergraduate Images Gold to Win “Gold”
It is not often that an undergraduate takes top prize at an academic conference’s Student Showcase. But that is exactly what Marília Ferraz da Costa,…
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Texas Fossil Helps Clarify Alligator Family Tree
Families are complicated. For members of the Alligatoridae family, which includes living caimans and alligators – this is especially true. They are closely related, but…
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JAN
21
DeFord Lecture: Melissa Kemp
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
JAN
28
DeFord Lecture: Jennifer McIntosh
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
FEB
04
DeFord Lecture: Kathleen Johnson
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
FEB
11
DeFord Lecture: Christopher Griffin
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
FEB
18
DeFord Lecture: Frances Rivera-Hernandez
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
FEB
25
DeFord Lecture: Jacqueline Austermann
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Research & Education Programs
The Department of Geological Sciences seeks to answer some of the fundamental questions in earth science and address some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century for the benefit of society.
The Department of Geological Sciences is the main academic unit of the Jackson School. Founded in 1888, the Department is one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious geoscience programs in the world. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Department’s graduate program in the top ten nationally for earth sciences, the only program in Texas with this distinction. The Department also has top ten specialty rankings in geology and geophysics/seismology.
With over 50 faculty members, the Department is among the largest and most academically diverse in the world. The Department is home to one of the largest combined graduate and undergraduate enrollments – 687 – of any major geoscience program. We also have nearly 4,800 alumni.
Undergraduate Programs
Want to study the Earth? Find your future? Make a difference? We offer an unparalleled undergraduate experience featuring the benefits of a small college within a major university.
Read MoreGraduate Programs
This is an exciting time to pursue a graduate degree with the Department of Geological Sciences. It’s among the largest and most academically diverse programs in the world, with a strong emphasis on global field work.
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