Media Releases
August 18, 2020
Sustained Planetwide Storms May Have Filled Lakes, Rivers on Ancient Mars
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall…
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August 17, 2020
Jackson School of Geosciences Wins Award from National Diversity and Inclusion Magazine
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has been honored for its diversity and outreach efforts with the 2020 Inspiring Programs in…
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August 13, 2020
Stockli Named Next Department Chair
Professor Daniel Stockli has been selected as the new chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences. He will begin…
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August 11, 2020
Climate Change Projected to Increase Seasonal East African Rainfall
According to research led by The University of Texas at Austin, seasonal rainfall is expected to rise significantly in East Africa over the next few…
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August 3, 2020
Cook Honored by American Meteorological Society
Kerry Cook, a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Geological Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award from…
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July 27, 2020
Model Links Patterns in Sediment to Rain, Uplift and Sea Level Change
Forces that shape the Earth’s surface are recorded in a number of natural records, from tree rings to cave formations. In a recent study, researchers…
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July 20, 2020
Remembering Dennis Trombatore
All, My experience with Dennis Trombatore began shortly after I arrived at UT, with an email introducing me to the Walter Library. The note was…
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July 20, 2020
Arizona Rock Offers Clues to the Chaotic Earth of 200 Million Years Ago
A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona has given scientists a powerful new tool to understand how catastrophic events shaped Earth’s ecosystems…
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July 16, 2020
Divining Monsoon Rainfall Months in Advance with Satellites and Simulations
Researchers affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin have developed a strategy that more accurately predicts seasonal rainfall over the Asian monsoon region and…
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July 8, 2020
Texas Needs to Start Preparing for Possibility of 10-Year Megadroughts
Texans need to prepare for a near future that is hotter, drier and fraught with more water extremes, according to scientists. But preparation isn’t a…
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August 18, 2020
Sustained Planetwide Storms May Have Filled Lakes, Rivers on Ancient Mars
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall…
Read MoreAugust 17, 2020
Jackson School of Geosciences Wins Award from National Diversity and Inclusion Magazine
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has been honored for its diversity and outreach efforts with the 2020 Inspiring Programs in…
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020
Stockli Named Next Department Chair
Professor Daniel Stockli has been selected as the new chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences. He will begin…
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020
Climate Change Projected to Increase Seasonal East African Rainfall
According to research led by The University of Texas at Austin, seasonal rainfall is expected to rise significantly in East Africa over the next few…
Read MoreAugust 3, 2020
Cook Honored by American Meteorological Society
Kerry Cook, a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Geological Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award from…
Read MoreJuly 27, 2020
Model Links Patterns in Sediment to Rain, Uplift and Sea Level Change
Forces that shape the Earth’s surface are recorded in a number of natural records, from tree rings to cave formations. In a recent study, researchers…
Read MoreJuly 20, 2020
Remembering Dennis Trombatore
All, My experience with Dennis Trombatore began shortly after I arrived at UT, with an email introducing me to the Walter Library. The note was…
Read MoreJuly 20, 2020
Arizona Rock Offers Clues to the Chaotic Earth of 200 Million Years Ago
A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona has given scientists a powerful new tool to understand how catastrophic events shaped Earth’s ecosystems…
Read MoreJuly 16, 2020
Divining Monsoon Rainfall Months in Advance with Satellites and Simulations
Researchers affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin have developed a strategy that more accurately predicts seasonal rainfall over the Asian monsoon region and…
Read MoreJuly 8, 2020
Texas Needs to Start Preparing for Possibility of 10-Year Megadroughts
Texans need to prepare for a near future that is hotter, drier and fraught with more water extremes, according to scientists. But preparation isn’t a…
Read More