Media Releases

March 23, 2021

The Jackson School Community Supports its Asian and AAPI Members

Dear Jackson School Community, Over the past year, the difficult social circumstances and economic uncertainty brought by the pandemic, and heightened emotions spurred by the…

March 19, 2021

Matheny Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Research Water Storage in Trees

Building on the idea that trees act as “water towers” that can store water in the environment, Ashley Matheny, an assistant professor in the Department…

March 15, 2021

Meandering Rivers Create “Counter-Point Bars” No Matter Underlying Geology

The changing path of the Mamoré River of Bolivia from 1986-2018. More info below.  It’s not uncommon for crescent-shaped swaths of sand to dot the…

March 15, 2021

Marking One Year While Looking Ahead

Jackson School Community, This note marks my first anniversary as dean of the Jackson School. A year ago, none of us imagined how deeply the…

March 8, 2021

Congratulations to 10th Annual Student Research Symposium Winners

Jackson School Community, Thank you to everyone who took part in the 10th Annual Student Research Symposium on Saturday. It was exciting to learn first-hand about…

March 8, 2021

Texas Earthquake System Strengthens National Network

Now in its fifth year of operation, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s TexNet earthquake monitoring system manages more than 150 seismic stations throughout Texas and…

March 5, 2021

New Report Offers Roadmap for Adapting Geoscience Education to Changing World

As society grapples with big questions on climate, energy, the environment and natural resources, one thing is clear: the world needs geoscientists to help find answers.

A new report, spearheaded by The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences and published by the American Geosciences Institute on March 3, offers a guide for educating undergraduate geoscience students so they are prepared to tackle these questions and adapt to a rapidly changing field.

The report comes after six years of summits, workshops, and surveys that collected input and feedback from more than 1,000 members of the geosciences community, both in academia and industry. The document presents a consensus view on the future needs and approaches for educating future geoscientists.

March 3, 2021

Jackson School Honors Top Talent with Walter Awards

Each year, the Jackson School of Geosciences recognizes the contributions of faculty, research scientists and staff with its Joseph C. Walter Awards. The awards honor…

March 2, 2021

JSG Students Receive Outstanding Presentation Awards from AGU

Jackson School of Geosciences graduate students were among the top student presenters at the 2020 annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The…

March 1, 2021

Emerging Stronger in Texas: A Message from JSG Dean Mora

Jackson School Community, I hope this finds everyone warmed up after last week’s Big Chill. Disaster has moved now to recovery- and even faster to…