Media Releases
March 18, 2024
Tanks of the Triassic: New Crocodile Ancestor Identified
Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic…
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March 13, 2024
Peter Flemings Wins Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award
Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Peter Flemings is the recipient of the 2024 Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award, a top honor bestowed by the…
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March 6, 2024
GeoFORCE Texas Leader Wins Pinnacle Award
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ Leah Turner is the recipient of the 2024 Women in Energy Pinnacle Award, which recognizes female leaders who have broken…
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March 6, 2024
Thousands of CT-Scans from UT Austin Now Part of Online Archive
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of openVertebrate (oVert), a free online archive of 3D…
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March 4, 2024
Producing Hydrogen From Rocks Gains Steam as Scientists Advance New Methods
In a project that could be a game changer for the energy transition, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are exploring a suite…
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February 21, 2024
Little Groundwater Recharge in Ancient Mars Aquifer, According to New Models
Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the surface – from river deltas…
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February 20, 2024
Winners of the 13th Annual Jackson School Student Research Symposium
On Friday, February 16 dozens of researchers ranging from high school students to doctoral students presented their research at the 13th Annual Jackson School of…
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February 15, 2024
Jackson School Grad Students Win Outstanding TA Awards
The Jackson School of Geosciences is the best represented school among the January winners of the Outstanding TA Award from the National Association of Geoscience…
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February 14, 2024
Scientists to Gather at UT to Push Forward Earthquake Science
The University of Texas at Austin will host an international gathering of earthquake researchers focused on better understanding the conditions that cause earthquakes and the…
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February 14, 2024
Research Associate Professor Cornel Olariu Wins Rare Mid-Career Award
In the 19 years Cornel Olariu has spent as a geosciences researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, he has written 85 peer-reviewed papers…
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March 18, 2024
Tanks of the Triassic: New Crocodile Ancestor Identified
Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic…
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
Peter Flemings Wins Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award
Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Peter Flemings is the recipient of the 2024 Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award, a top honor bestowed by the…
Read MoreMarch 6, 2024
GeoFORCE Texas Leader Wins Pinnacle Award
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ Leah Turner is the recipient of the 2024 Women in Energy Pinnacle Award, which recognizes female leaders who have broken…
Read MoreMarch 6, 2024
Thousands of CT-Scans from UT Austin Now Part of Online Archive
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of openVertebrate (oVert), a free online archive of 3D…
Read MoreMarch 4, 2024
Producing Hydrogen From Rocks Gains Steam as Scientists Advance New Methods
In a project that could be a game changer for the energy transition, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are exploring a suite…
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2024
Little Groundwater Recharge in Ancient Mars Aquifer, According to New Models
Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the surface – from river deltas…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2024
Winners of the 13th Annual Jackson School Student Research Symposium
On Friday, February 16 dozens of researchers ranging from high school students to doctoral students presented their research at the 13th Annual Jackson School of…
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2024
Jackson School Grad Students Win Outstanding TA Awards
The Jackson School of Geosciences is the best represented school among the January winners of the Outstanding TA Award from the National Association of Geoscience…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2024
Scientists to Gather at UT to Push Forward Earthquake Science
The University of Texas at Austin will host an international gathering of earthquake researchers focused on better understanding the conditions that cause earthquakes and the…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2024
Research Associate Professor Cornel Olariu Wins Rare Mid-Career Award
In the 19 years Cornel Olariu has spent as a geosciences researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, he has written 85 peer-reviewed papers…
Read More