Texas Geosciences
November 11, 2022
Making Quakes in Austin, Texas
Newly Constructed Earthquake Machine Makes Earthquake on First Test By Kristin Phillips After months spent carefully combining black steel plates, delicate sensors, and five hydraulic…
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March 29, 2022
UTCT Gets First Look at Lunar Sample
The Jackson School of Geosciences recently hosted a VIP visitor: a pristine sample of lunar soil collected by astronauts during Apollo 17, the last mission to the moon.
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December 27, 2021
JSG Professor Turns Pandemic Setback to Research Project
Bayani Cardenas is a geoscientist and a diver. A professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, Cardenas studies how water interacts with the environment. He often does it by suiting up and diving in to collect data himself.
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October 28, 2021
Breaking the “Mummy’s Curse”
The challenge of turning mummified rodent remains into useful scientific specimens
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December 22, 2020
2020 Research Highlights
Despite the pandemic, 2020 was another great year for research at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences. Check out some of…
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April 15, 2020
Dr. Zoom: Newly Minted Ph.D.’s Share the Dos and Don’ts of Remote Dissertation Defense
On April 10, 2020, the first cohort of Jackson School doctoral candidates to defend their dissertations remotely gave their presentations over Zoom. The students that…
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March 9, 2020
The Science Didn’t Stop: JSG’s Christopher Bell Shares Hidden History of Natural Scientists in the Service During WWII
During World War II, American scientists were part of the millions of men who enlisted or were drafted into the United States military. Among them…
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December 17, 2019
2019 Research Roundup
It has been another great year for research at the Jackson School of Geosciences! Learn more about some of our top 2019 research hits. …
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February 7, 2019
Welcome to the Bone Collection: A Look at the Lab Behind the Tweet
By Monica Kortsha A few weeks ago, Sarah Davis tweeted a picture of her rubber-gloved hand holding a gigantic grey scaly foot with claws like…
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January 18, 2019
Reef Experts From Throughout the Gulf Region Gather to Share Knowledge
An impromptu meeting between Jackson School of Geosciences Assistant Professor Rowan Martindale and Rice University Assistant Professor Adrienne Correa may pay big dividends for future…
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November 11, 2022
Making Quakes in Austin, Texas
Newly Constructed Earthquake Machine Makes Earthquake on First Test By Kristin Phillips After months spent carefully combining black steel plates, delicate sensors, and five hydraulic…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022
UTCT Gets First Look at Lunar Sample
The Jackson School of Geosciences recently hosted a VIP visitor: a pristine sample of lunar soil collected by astronauts during Apollo 17, the last mission to the moon.
Read MoreDecember 27, 2021
JSG Professor Turns Pandemic Setback to Research Project
Bayani Cardenas is a geoscientist and a diver. A professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, Cardenas studies how water interacts with the environment. He often does it by suiting up and diving in to collect data himself.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2021
Breaking the “Mummy’s Curse”
The challenge of turning mummified rodent remains into useful scientific specimens
Read MoreDecember 22, 2020
2020 Research Highlights
Despite the pandemic, 2020 was another great year for research at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences. Check out some of…
Read MoreApril 15, 2020
Dr. Zoom: Newly Minted Ph.D.’s Share the Dos and Don’ts of Remote Dissertation Defense
On April 10, 2020, the first cohort of Jackson School doctoral candidates to defend their dissertations remotely gave their presentations over Zoom. The students that…
Read MoreMarch 9, 2020
The Science Didn’t Stop: JSG’s Christopher Bell Shares Hidden History of Natural Scientists in the Service During WWII
During World War II, American scientists were part of the millions of men who enlisted or were drafted into the United States military. Among them…
Read MoreDecember 17, 2019
2019 Research Roundup
It has been another great year for research at the Jackson School of Geosciences! Learn more about some of our top 2019 research hits. …
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2019
Welcome to the Bone Collection: A Look at the Lab Behind the Tweet
By Monica Kortsha A few weeks ago, Sarah Davis tweeted a picture of her rubber-gloved hand holding a gigantic grey scaly foot with claws like…
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2019
Reef Experts From Throughout the Gulf Region Gather to Share Knowledge
An impromptu meeting between Jackson School of Geosciences Assistant Professor Rowan Martindale and Rice University Assistant Professor Adrienne Correa may pay big dividends for future…
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