Media Releases
February 13, 2019
Insulating Crust Kept Shallow Melt Reservoir Liquid for Millions of Years on Nearby Dwarf Planet
A recent NASA mission to the dwarf planet Ceres found brilliant, white spots of salts on its surface. New research led by The University of…
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February 11, 2019
Texas Geosciences Dean Stepping Down After a Decade of Excellence
After 10 years of leading The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, Dean Sharon Mosher is stepping down and rejoining the faculty…
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February 6, 2019
Sharp Bends Make Rivers Wander
Left to their own devices and given enough time, rivers wander, eroding their banks and leaving their old channels behind. It’s a behavior that engineers…
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January 31, 2019
Climate Change Could Make Corals Go It Alone
Climate change is bad news for coral reefs around the world, with high ocean temperatures causing widespread bleaching events that weaken and kill corals. However,…
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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….
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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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February 13, 2019
Insulating Crust Kept Shallow Melt Reservoir Liquid for Millions of Years on Nearby Dwarf Planet
A recent NASA mission to the dwarf planet Ceres found brilliant, white spots of salts on its surface. New research led by The University of…
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2019
Texas Geosciences Dean Stepping Down After a Decade of Excellence
After 10 years of leading The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, Dean Sharon Mosher is stepping down and rejoining the faculty…
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2019
Sharp Bends Make Rivers Wander
Left to their own devices and given enough time, rivers wander, eroding their banks and leaving their old channels behind. It’s a behavior that engineers…
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2019
Climate Change Could Make Corals Go It Alone
Climate change is bad news for coral reefs around the world, with high ocean temperatures causing widespread bleaching events that weaken and kill corals. However,…
Read MoreJanuary 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 More