Media Releases
May 24, 2022
New UT Model Explores Connection Between Pressure and Earthquakes in Far West Texas
A model created at The University of Texas at Austin is providing the most comprehensive look yet at subsurface pressure buildup associated with wastewater injection…
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May 19, 2022
This Graduate Visualizes the Past to Create His Future
When Michael Chiappone hikes through a Texas landscape, he imagines vegetation greening to include conifers and ferns and stars shifting to a pattern not seen in the night sky…
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May 13, 2022
Goudge Named NASA Early Career Award Winner
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ Timothy Goudge is among the five scientists selected by NASA’s Planetary Science Division to receive an Early Career Award. The…
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May 9, 2022
Newly Discovered Lake May Hold Secret to Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Rise and Fall
Scientists investigating the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of…
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May 5, 2022
Tropical Forests Benefit Less from Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Than Thought
The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere has only a small influence on changes in tropical ecosystems despite evidence of enhanced plant…
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May 5, 2022
Announcing the 2022 Departmental Awards
The Department of Geological Sciences (DGS) is pleased to recognize a number of staff members, faculty and students for their extraordinary efforts in the 2021-2022…
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April 20, 2022
Jackson School Students Win AGU’s 2021 Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Once again, Jackson School of Geosciences students were among the top student presenters at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. Although AGU’s 2021 Fall Meeting…
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April 18, 2022
Jackson School Students Win SEG Challenge Bowl
Last week, Jackson School of Geosciences graduate students Ethan Conrad and Edward Clennett claimed victory for The University of Texas at Austin at the 2022…
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April 1, 2022
‘Flash Droughts’ Coming on Faster, Global Study Shows
Just like flash floods, flash droughts come on fast — drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks. These events can wipe out…
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March 29, 2022
UT Jackson School Ranked No. 1 in Geology and Top 5 in Three Programs
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has once again been rated the No. 1 geology program in the country by the…
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May 24, 2022
New UT Model Explores Connection Between Pressure and Earthquakes in Far West Texas
A model created at The University of Texas at Austin is providing the most comprehensive look yet at subsurface pressure buildup associated with wastewater injection…
Read MoreMay 19, 2022
This Graduate Visualizes the Past to Create His Future
When Michael Chiappone hikes through a Texas landscape, he imagines vegetation greening to include conifers and ferns and stars shifting to a pattern not seen in the night sky…
Read MoreMay 13, 2022
Goudge Named NASA Early Career Award Winner
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ Timothy Goudge is among the five scientists selected by NASA’s Planetary Science Division to receive an Early Career Award. The…
Read MoreMay 9, 2022
Newly Discovered Lake May Hold Secret to Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Rise and Fall
Scientists investigating the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of…
Read MoreMay 5, 2022
Tropical Forests Benefit Less from Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Than Thought
The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere has only a small influence on changes in tropical ecosystems despite evidence of enhanced plant…
Read MoreMay 5, 2022
Announcing the 2022 Departmental Awards
The Department of Geological Sciences (DGS) is pleased to recognize a number of staff members, faculty and students for their extraordinary efforts in the 2021-2022…
Read MoreApril 20, 2022
Jackson School Students Win AGU’s 2021 Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Once again, Jackson School of Geosciences students were among the top student presenters at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. Although AGU’s 2021 Fall Meeting…
Read MoreApril 18, 2022
Jackson School Students Win SEG Challenge Bowl
Last week, Jackson School of Geosciences graduate students Ethan Conrad and Edward Clennett claimed victory for The University of Texas at Austin at the 2022…
Read MoreApril 1, 2022
‘Flash Droughts’ Coming on Faster, Global Study Shows
Just like flash floods, flash droughts come on fast — drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks. These events can wipe out…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022
UT Jackson School Ranked No. 1 in Geology and Top 5 in Three Programs
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has once again been rated the No. 1 geology program in the country by the…
Read More