Media Releases

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…

February 24, 2021

Asteroid Dust Found in Crater Closes Case of Dinosaur Extinction

Researchers believe they have closed the case of what killed the dinosaurs, definitively linking their extinction with an asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million…

February 10, 2021

Student Emergency Funds Available

The Covid-19 pandemic has been challenging for students, depriving many of much needed employment and adding unexpected costs for hardware and software, internet services, new…

January 15, 2021

Texas Fossil Helps Clarify Alligator Family Tree

Families are complicated. For members of the Alligatoridae family, which includes living caimans and alligators – this is especially true. They are closely related, but…

January 15, 2021

Researchers Trace Geologic Origins of Gulf of Mexico ‘Super Basin’ Success

The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. The energy super basin’s longevity, whose giant…