Media Releases
March 23, 2023
New Mining Technology Uses CO2 as Tool to Access Critical Minerals
A mining technology pioneered by researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin could reduce the amount of energy…
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March 22, 2023
Banner Named Cherry Award Finalist
Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Jay Banner has been named a finalist for Baylor University’s 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Banner, who…
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March 15, 2023
UT Austin Leads Review of World Water Resources
A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet’s freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing…
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March 2, 2023
Ocean Surface Tipping Point Could Accelerate Climate Change
The oceans help to limit global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide emissions. But scientists have discovered that intense warming in the future could lessen…
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February 24, 2023
NSF Helping UT Professor Take Research to Market
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Ashley Matheny, an assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, to take part in a national…
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February 21, 2023
Salt Could Play Key Role in Energy Transition
A common ingredient – salt – could have a big role to play in the energy transition to lower carbon energy sources. That’s according to…
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February 16, 2023
Earthquake Scientists Have a New Tool in the Race to Find the Next Big One
An everyday quirk of physics could be an important missing piece in scientists’ efforts to predict the world’s most powerful earthquakes. In a study published…
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February 16, 2023
Congratulations to the Student Research Symposium Winners!
Jackson School Community, Please join me in congratulating the winners of our 12th Annual Student Research Symposium held on Saturday, Feb. 11. Our alumni and…
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February 15, 2023
Climate Change Could Cause Mass Exodus of Tropical Plankton
The tropical oceans are home to the most diverse plankton populations on Earth, where they form the base of marine food chains. Modern plankton biodiversity…
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February 14, 2023
Research Breaks Down Broken Foreland Basins
If you ask a geologist to define a broken foreland basin, you’re apt to get many different responses. But if you ask why these basins…
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March 23, 2023
New Mining Technology Uses CO2 as Tool to Access Critical Minerals
A mining technology pioneered by researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin could reduce the amount of energy…
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Banner Named Cherry Award Finalist
Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Jay Banner has been named a finalist for Baylor University’s 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Banner, who…
Read MoreMarch 15, 2023
UT Austin Leads Review of World Water Resources
A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet’s freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing…
Read MoreMarch 2, 2023
Ocean Surface Tipping Point Could Accelerate Climate Change
The oceans help to limit global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide emissions. But scientists have discovered that intense warming in the future could lessen…
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2023
NSF Helping UT Professor Take Research to Market
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Ashley Matheny, an assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, to take part in a national…
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2023
Salt Could Play Key Role in Energy Transition
A common ingredient – salt – could have a big role to play in the energy transition to lower carbon energy sources. That’s according to…
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2023
Earthquake Scientists Have a New Tool in the Race to Find the Next Big One
An everyday quirk of physics could be an important missing piece in scientists’ efforts to predict the world’s most powerful earthquakes. In a study published…
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2023
Congratulations to the Student Research Symposium Winners!
Jackson School Community, Please join me in congratulating the winners of our 12th Annual Student Research Symposium held on Saturday, Feb. 11. Our alumni and…
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2023
Climate Change Could Cause Mass Exodus of Tropical Plankton
The tropical oceans are home to the most diverse plankton populations on Earth, where they form the base of marine food chains. Modern plankton biodiversity…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2023
Research Breaks Down Broken Foreland Basins
If you ask a geologist to define a broken foreland basin, you’re apt to get many different responses. But if you ask why these basins…
Read More