Texas Geosciences
October 17, 2018
Texas Pterosaur Flies into Spotlight this National Fossil Day
The Texas Pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, is the featured specimen for this year’s National Fossil Day on Oct.17 ,2018. Get up to speed on this flying…
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October 4, 2018
A LIVING CLASSROOM: Generations of Geoscientists Will Benefit From Les and Dianne White’s Epic Donation
By Anton Caputo As Les White walks the 266 acres of his beautiful Hill Country ranch, he’s every bit the geologist. He knows every rock,…
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May 29, 2018
Field Report: Geophysics Students Turn Samples into Science
By Monica Kortsha This is the second blog post in a short series covering the 2018 MG&G field course. Read the first one here. Students…
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May 25, 2018
Field Report: Geophysics Students Take a Seismic Cruise Near Galveston Island
By Monica Kortsha For students in the Jackson School’s Marine Geology and Geophysics field camp, going into the field means going to sea. The 2018…
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April 24, 2018
Rapid Response: Jackson School Researchers Study Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Texas Gulf Coast
BY MONICA KORTSHA When Hurricane Harvey hit on Aug. 25, 2017, Jeff Paine was ready. Paine, a researcher at the Jackson School of Geosciences…
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March 27, 2018
PTERODACTYLS AT DUSK
Jackson School scientist co-authors a paper reporting seven pterosaur species from the end of the Mesozoic Era By Brain Andres, Ph.D. Research Associate On…
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February 3, 2018
Student Science on Display
You wouldn’t know it by listening to Raeann Garcia adeptly explain her research on the Lower Ordovician Knox Group, but the undergraduate was feeling a…
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October 9, 2017
FUELING THE FUTURE
A group of Jackson School scientists and students embark on a high-stakes research mission BY ANTON CAPUTO Gulf of Mexico — Standing on the helideck…
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September 29, 2017
Jackson School Rapid Response Mission Wraps Up Hurricane Harvey Surveys
By Monica Kortsha Jackson School Science Writer This post is third in a series documenting the Jackson School of Geoscience’s Rapid Response mission to study…
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September 28, 2017
Jackson School Rapid Response Mission Continues Collecting Data from Seabed to Study Impacts of Hurricane Harvey
By Monica Kortsha Jackson School Science Writer This post is second in a series documenting the Jackson School of Geoscience’s Rapid Response mission to study…
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October 17, 2018
Texas Pterosaur Flies into Spotlight this National Fossil Day
The Texas Pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, is the featured specimen for this year’s National Fossil Day on Oct.17 ,2018. Get up to speed on this flying…
Read MoreOctober 4, 2018
A LIVING CLASSROOM: Generations of Geoscientists Will Benefit From Les and Dianne White’s Epic Donation
By Anton Caputo As Les White walks the 266 acres of his beautiful Hill Country ranch, he’s every bit the geologist. He knows every rock,…
Read MoreMay 29, 2018
Field Report: Geophysics Students Turn Samples into Science
By Monica Kortsha This is the second blog post in a short series covering the 2018 MG&G field course. Read the first one here. Students…
Read MoreMay 25, 2018
Field Report: Geophysics Students Take a Seismic Cruise Near Galveston Island
By Monica Kortsha For students in the Jackson School’s Marine Geology and Geophysics field camp, going into the field means going to sea. The 2018…
Read MoreApril 24, 2018
Rapid Response: Jackson School Researchers Study Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Texas Gulf Coast
BY MONICA KORTSHA When Hurricane Harvey hit on Aug. 25, 2017, Jeff Paine was ready. Paine, a researcher at the Jackson School of Geosciences…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2018
PTERODACTYLS AT DUSK
Jackson School scientist co-authors a paper reporting seven pterosaur species from the end of the Mesozoic Era By Brain Andres, Ph.D. Research Associate On…
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2018
Student Science on Display
You wouldn’t know it by listening to Raeann Garcia adeptly explain her research on the Lower Ordovician Knox Group, but the undergraduate was feeling a…
Read MoreOctober 9, 2017
FUELING THE FUTURE
A group of Jackson School scientists and students embark on a high-stakes research mission BY ANTON CAPUTO Gulf of Mexico — Standing on the helideck…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2017
Jackson School Rapid Response Mission Wraps Up Hurricane Harvey Surveys
By Monica Kortsha Jackson School Science Writer This post is third in a series documenting the Jackson School of Geoscience’s Rapid Response mission to study…
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2017
Jackson School Rapid Response Mission Continues Collecting Data from Seabed to Study Impacts of Hurricane Harvey
By Monica Kortsha Jackson School Science Writer This post is second in a series documenting the Jackson School of Geoscience’s Rapid Response mission to study…
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