Media Releases
January 16, 2019
Ice Age Climate Caused Sediment Sourcing 180 in Gulf of Mexico
The onset of the most recent ice age about 2.6 million years ago changed where the western Gulf of Mexico gets its supply of sediments….
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January 15, 2019
Leadership Changes
Jackson School community, It has been my honor and privilege to serve as dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences over the last 10 years….
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January 10, 2019
New Computer Modeling Approach Could Improve Understanding of Megathrust Earthquakes
Years before the devastating Tohoku earthquake struck the coast of Japan in 2011, the Earth’s crust near the site of the quake was starting to…
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December 17, 2018
New Shale Gas Drilling Methods Boost Production Potential, Study Finds
A new analysis of the nation’s major shale gas plays has revealed that the amount of natural gas that can be technically recovered from future well locations…
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December 12, 2018
Indian Ocean May Be More Disruptive to Tropical Climate Than Previously Believed
The Indian Ocean played a far greater role in driving climate change during the most recent ice age than previously believed and may disrupt climate…
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November 29, 2018
Table-Top Experiment Flips Current Understanding of Solutal Convection
When Yu “Alex” Liang started graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin, he was tasked with running a straight-forward experiment to collect data…
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November 21, 2018
NASA Selects Jackson School Postdoc’s Pick for Mars Rover Landing Site
For the past four years, a University of Texas at Austin postdoctoral fellow Tim Goudge has been making the case to send an upcoming Mars…
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November 16, 2018
Overflowing Crater Lakes Carved Canyons Across Mars
Today, most of the water on Mars is locked away in frozen ice caps. But billions of years ago it flowed freely across the surface,…
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November 15, 2018
New Study Reveals Connection Between Climate, Life and the Movement of Continents
A new study by The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated a possible link between life on Earth and the movement of continents. The…
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November 9, 2018
Bureau of Economic Geology Scientist Internationally Recognized for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technology
Susan Hovorka, a senior research scientist at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the Greenman Award for her significant contributions to the development…
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January 16, 2019
Ice Age Climate Caused Sediment Sourcing 180 in Gulf of Mexico
The onset of the most recent ice age about 2.6 million years ago changed where the western Gulf of Mexico gets its supply of sediments….
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2019
Leadership Changes
Jackson School community, It has been my honor and privilege to serve as dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences over the last 10 years….
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2019
New Computer Modeling Approach Could Improve Understanding of Megathrust Earthquakes
Years before the devastating Tohoku earthquake struck the coast of Japan in 2011, the Earth’s crust near the site of the quake was starting to…
Read MoreDecember 17, 2018
New Shale Gas Drilling Methods Boost Production Potential, Study Finds
A new analysis of the nation’s major shale gas plays has revealed that the amount of natural gas that can be technically recovered from future well locations…
Read MoreDecember 12, 2018
Indian Ocean May Be More Disruptive to Tropical Climate Than Previously Believed
The Indian Ocean played a far greater role in driving climate change during the most recent ice age than previously believed and may disrupt climate…
Read MoreNovember 29, 2018
Table-Top Experiment Flips Current Understanding of Solutal Convection
When Yu “Alex” Liang started graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin, he was tasked with running a straight-forward experiment to collect data…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2018
NASA Selects Jackson School Postdoc’s Pick for Mars Rover Landing Site
For the past four years, a University of Texas at Austin postdoctoral fellow Tim Goudge has been making the case to send an upcoming Mars…
Read MoreNovember 16, 2018
Overflowing Crater Lakes Carved Canyons Across Mars
Today, most of the water on Mars is locked away in frozen ice caps. But billions of years ago it flowed freely across the surface,…
Read MoreNovember 15, 2018
New Study Reveals Connection Between Climate, Life and the Movement of Continents
A new study by The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated a possible link between life on Earth and the movement of continents. The…
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
Bureau of Economic Geology Scientist Internationally Recognized for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technology
Susan Hovorka, a senior research scientist at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the Greenman Award for her significant contributions to the development…
Read More