Media Releases
October 7, 2020
Ronald Steel Named Professor Emeritus
After spending 41 years researching on sedimentology and stratigraphy around the globe, Jackson School Professor Ronald Steel found the perfect field site: a spot five hours west of Neuquen, Argentina on the eastern flank of the Andes.
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October 7, 2020
Key Indicators Discovered of Climate Change’s Impact on California Water Supply
Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study…
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October 1, 2020
Ice Age Manatees May Have Called Texas Home
Manatees don’t live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a “summer vacation” from Florida…
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August 21, 2020
The Age of the Earth’s Inner Core Revised
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s…
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August 19, 2020
Fung Named NASA Future Investigator
Jackson School of Geosciences Ph.D. student Samuel Fung has been named a Future Investigator in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). NASA has…
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August 18, 2020
Sustained Planetwide Storms May Have Filled Lakes, Rivers on Ancient Mars
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall…
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August 17, 2020
Jackson School of Geosciences Wins Award from National Diversity and Inclusion Magazine
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has been honored for its diversity and outreach efforts with the 2020 Inspiring Programs in…
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August 13, 2020
Stockli Named Next Department Chair
Professor Daniel Stockli has been selected as the new chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences. He will begin…
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August 11, 2020
Climate Change Projected to Increase Seasonal East African Rainfall
According to research led by The University of Texas at Austin, seasonal rainfall is expected to rise significantly in East Africa over the next few…
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August 3, 2020
Cook Honored by American Meteorological Society
Kerry Cook, a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Geological Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award from…
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October 7, 2020
Ronald Steel Named Professor Emeritus
After spending 41 years researching on sedimentology and stratigraphy around the globe, Jackson School Professor Ronald Steel found the perfect field site: a spot five hours west of Neuquen, Argentina on the eastern flank of the Andes.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020
Key Indicators Discovered of Climate Change’s Impact on California Water Supply
Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2020
Ice Age Manatees May Have Called Texas Home
Manatees don’t live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a “summer vacation” from Florida…
Read MoreAugust 21, 2020
The Age of the Earth’s Inner Core Revised
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s…
Read MoreAugust 19, 2020
Fung Named NASA Future Investigator
Jackson School of Geosciences Ph.D. student Samuel Fung has been named a Future Investigator in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). NASA has…
Read MoreAugust 18, 2020
Sustained Planetwide Storms May Have Filled Lakes, Rivers on Ancient Mars
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall…
Read MoreAugust 17, 2020
Jackson School of Geosciences Wins Award from National Diversity and Inclusion Magazine
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has been honored for its diversity and outreach efforts with the 2020 Inspiring Programs in…
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020
Stockli Named Next Department Chair
Professor Daniel Stockli has been selected as the new chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences. He will begin…
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020
Climate Change Projected to Increase Seasonal East African Rainfall
According to research led by The University of Texas at Austin, seasonal rainfall is expected to rise significantly in East Africa over the next few…
Read MoreAugust 3, 2020
Cook Honored by American Meteorological Society
Kerry Cook, a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Geological Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award from…
Read More