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May 21, 2026
Sweet Receives Top Gulf Coast Geology Award
Michael Sweet, a research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and co-program director of the Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis (GBDS) project is the…
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May 13, 2026
Jackson School Revitalizing Fossil Collections in Education and Research
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ two enormous and renowned fossil collections have long been home to millions of eye-catching specimens and have served as critical…
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May 6, 2026
Data Centers Are Growing in Texas, But Big Questions Remain About Water Use
Data centers could potentially account for 3% to 9% of Texas’ water use by 2040, according to a new white paper from The University of Texas at Austin that recommends greater…
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May 1, 2026
Class of 2026 | Q&A: Learn Where They’re Heading Next
There are 67 undergraduates and 51 graduate students set to cross the Jackson School’s commencement stage this Friday. Meet seven of them here.
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May 1, 2026
Class of 2026 | Bonding Over Service
Hayley Garza, B.A. 2026, will graduate from the Jackson School of Geosciences with a career path in the U.S. Air Force and a role model for her journey.
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April 22, 2026
Ben Kligman Leads Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections
Ben Kligman joined the Jackson School of Geosciences earlier this year as the Curator in Charge of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections…
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April 22, 2026
Winners of 2026 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Awards
More than 100 students, staff, researchers and faculty members in the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences packed inside Boyd Auditorium…
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April 16, 2026
Artemis Astronauts Showcase UT Geology Roots
Years before they captured the world’s imagination with their historic space flight and pictures of the Earth rise over the far side of the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were trained in field geology by a professor who put generations of Longhorn geologists through their paces.
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April 15, 2026
Newly Discovered Coastal Shelf on Mars Could be Best Evidence Yet for Long-Gone Ocean
Scientists have discovered geological features on Mars that could point to the existence of a long-dried up ocean that once covered a third of the…
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April 7, 2026
Four Jackson School Graduate Programs Rank in Top Five Nationally
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences improved to No. 4 in the country in overall Earth Sciences in the 2026 U.S….
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May 21, 2026
Sweet Receives Top Gulf Coast Geology Award
Michael Sweet, a research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and co-program director of the Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis (GBDS) project is the…
Read MoreMay 13, 2026
Jackson School Revitalizing Fossil Collections in Education and Research
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ two enormous and renowned fossil collections have long been home to millions of eye-catching specimens and have served as critical…
Read MoreMay 6, 2026
Data Centers Are Growing in Texas, But Big Questions Remain About Water Use
Data centers could potentially account for 3% to 9% of Texas’ water use by 2040, according to a new white paper from The University of Texas at Austin that recommends greater…
Read MoreMay 1, 2026
Class of 2026 | Q&A: Learn Where They’re Heading Next
There are 67 undergraduates and 51 graduate students set to cross the Jackson School’s commencement stage this Friday. Meet seven of them here.
Read MoreMay 1, 2026
Class of 2026 | Bonding Over Service
Hayley Garza, B.A. 2026, will graduate from the Jackson School of Geosciences with a career path in the U.S. Air Force and a role model for her journey.
Read MoreApril 22, 2026
Ben Kligman Leads Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections
Ben Kligman joined the Jackson School of Geosciences earlier this year as the Curator in Charge of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections…
Read MoreApril 22, 2026
Winners of 2026 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Awards
More than 100 students, staff, researchers and faculty members in the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences packed inside Boyd Auditorium…
Read MoreApril 16, 2026
Artemis Astronauts Showcase UT Geology Roots
Years before they captured the world’s imagination with their historic space flight and pictures of the Earth rise over the far side of the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were trained in field geology by a professor who put generations of Longhorn geologists through their paces.
Read MoreApril 15, 2026
Newly Discovered Coastal Shelf on Mars Could be Best Evidence Yet for Long-Gone Ocean
Scientists have discovered geological features on Mars that could point to the existence of a long-dried up ocean that once covered a third of the…
Read MoreApril 7, 2026
Four Jackson School Graduate Programs Rank in Top Five Nationally
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences improved to No. 4 in the country in overall Earth Sciences in the 2026 U.S….
Read More