Media Releases

April 5, 2018

Frohlich Named First Senior Research Scientist Emeritus

Cliff Frohlich has had a remarkable career at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, spending 40 years studying earthquakes of all kinds, whether they…

March 27, 2018

Jackson School Mourns Passing of Longtime NPL Director

Ann Molineux passed away peacefully on Monday, February 12, 2018, losing the war against cancer but only after winning many battles during that seven year…

March 20, 2018

UT Jackson School Named Nation’s Top Geology Program

The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences has been ranked the No. 1 Geology program in the country by the U.S. News…

February 26, 2018

Hidden “Rock Moisture” Could Explain Forest Surviving Drought

Research conducted by The University of Texas at Austin and University of California, Berkeley has found that a little-studied, underground layer of rock can hold…

January 26, 2018

Research Finds Link Between Rainfall and Ocean Circulation in Past and Present

Research conducted at The University of Texas at Austin has found that changes in ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence rainfall in the Western…

January 22, 2018

Research Finds Discrepancies Between Satellite and Global Model Estimates of Land Water Storage

Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global computer…

January 15, 2018

Tiny Dinosaur May Have Dazzled Mates with Rainbow Ruff and a Bony Crest

Ancient dinosaurs were adorned in some amazing ways, from the horns of the triceratops to the plates and spikes of the stegosaurus. A newly described,…

December 21, 2017