July 24, 2026
Matt Malkowski Wins AAPG Foundation’s Inspirational Geoscience Educator Award
The AAPG Foundation has named Matt Malkowski, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences, as…
Read MoreJuly 21, 2026
Four Students Receive Golden Hammer Awards in Recognition of Field Geology Prowess
Each summer, a cohort of Jackson School students puts their geology skills and knowledge to the test during the school’s GEO 660 field camp, which…
Read MoreJuly 20, 2026
Jackson School Names New Associate Dean for Research
Associate Professor Daniella Rempe has been named the next associate dean for research at the Jackson School of Geosciences. Rempe, a Jackson School alumna, joined…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2026
Zong-Liang Yang Q&A: A Better Way to Forecast Floods
Jackson School Professor Zong-Liang Yang has spent his career modeling the climate. After the devastating floods that struck Texas Hill Country on July 4, 2025, killing at least 139 people, he has become an advocate for a new approach to flood prediction.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2026
Hydrology Professor Developing Simple Outdoor Flood Alarm to Save Lives
In the aftermath of the devastating July 4, 2025 floods that took 139 lives in Central Texas, an associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin set…
Read MoreJuly 1, 2026
Researchers Investigate Water Quality Concerns in Austin Neighborhood
For over a decade, residents of Austin’s Colony, a neighborhood in an unincorporated area of southeast Austin outside of the city service area, have voiced…
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