Media Releases
September 11, 2025
Volcanic Emissions of Reactive Sulfur Gases May Have Shaped Early Mars Climate, Making It More Hospitable To Life
While the early Mars climate remains an open question, a new study suggests its atmosphere may have been hospitable to life due to volcanic activity…
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September 8, 2025
New Tectonic Geodynamics Textbook Bridges Scientific Disciplines
Thorsten Becker, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, is the author of a new textbook, “Tectonic Geodynamics.” The…
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August 14, 2025
Alternative Carbon Carrier Technology Could Improve Oil Production — and Carbon Storage Too
A new method for enhanced oil recovery proposed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is showing promising results in modeling studies —…
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August 4, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: Critical Minerals Workshop
Hear from some of the world’s foremost experts on critical minerals — including academic researchers, government experts, startup CEOs, and workforce development specialists — on…
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August 1, 2025
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars
As it soared past Mars in March, NASA’s Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish on Earth. Now that…
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July 28, 2025
Michael Young Named 2025 Halbouty Distinguished Lecturer
The Geological Society of America (GSA) has selected Michael H. Young, the associate dean for research at the Jackson School of Geosciences, to be this…
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July 24, 2025
Clues for Dinosaurs’ Diets Found in the Chemistry of Their Fossil Teeth
You are what you eat, it turns out — even if your last meal was 150 million years ago. While the grub itself may be…
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July 22, 2025
Geeta Persad Receives NSF CAREER Award
Geeta Persad, an assistant professor at the Jackson School of Geosciences, has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National…
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July 16, 2025
Decline in Aerosols Could Lead to More Heatwaves in Populated Areas
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent around the world. And while rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions are part of the problem, the declining levels…
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July 15, 2025
Relief From Drought in Southwest U.S. Likely Isn’t Coming, According to New Research
The Southwest United States is currently facing its worst megadrought of the past 1,200 years. According to a recent study from The University of Texas…
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September 11, 2025
Volcanic Emissions of Reactive Sulfur Gases May Have Shaped Early Mars Climate, Making It More Hospitable To Life
While the early Mars climate remains an open question, a new study suggests its atmosphere may have been hospitable to life due to volcanic activity…
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2025
New Tectonic Geodynamics Textbook Bridges Scientific Disciplines
Thorsten Becker, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, is the author of a new textbook, “Tectonic Geodynamics.” The…
Read MoreAugust 14, 2025
Alternative Carbon Carrier Technology Could Improve Oil Production — and Carbon Storage Too
A new method for enhanced oil recovery proposed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is showing promising results in modeling studies —…
Read MoreAugust 4, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: Critical Minerals Workshop
Hear from some of the world’s foremost experts on critical minerals — including academic researchers, government experts, startup CEOs, and workforce development specialists — on…
Read MoreAugust 1, 2025
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars
As it soared past Mars in March, NASA’s Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish on Earth. Now that…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2025
Michael Young Named 2025 Halbouty Distinguished Lecturer
The Geological Society of America (GSA) has selected Michael H. Young, the associate dean for research at the Jackson School of Geosciences, to be this…
Read MoreJuly 24, 2025
Clues for Dinosaurs’ Diets Found in the Chemistry of Their Fossil Teeth
You are what you eat, it turns out — even if your last meal was 150 million years ago. While the grub itself may be…
Read MoreJuly 22, 2025
Geeta Persad Receives NSF CAREER Award
Geeta Persad, an assistant professor at the Jackson School of Geosciences, has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National…
Read MoreJuly 16, 2025
Decline in Aerosols Could Lead to More Heatwaves in Populated Areas
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent around the world. And while rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions are part of the problem, the declining levels…
Read MoreJuly 15, 2025
Relief From Drought in Southwest U.S. Likely Isn’t Coming, According to New Research
The Southwest United States is currently facing its worst megadrought of the past 1,200 years. According to a recent study from The University of Texas…
Read More