Media Releases
May 7, 2015
UTIG Professor Awarded Honorary Membership in SEG
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) Professor and Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology Mrinal Sen has been awarded the place of Honorary Membership in…
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May 5, 2015
Katherine Jackson and Munib Masri Welcomed to the Hall of Distinction
Katherine A. “Katie” Jackson, a teacher and Jackson School co-founder along with husband John “Jack” Jackson, and Munib Masri, a Palestinian businessman, statesman and philanthropist,…
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May 1, 2015
Conducting World-Class Science; Gaining Real World Experience
Stephanie Wafforn’s voice was raspy from overuse as she described her research project yet again, as she had countless times this afternoon. But she was…
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April 29, 2015
The Jackson School Sets Sail in New Research Vessel
“I christen this boat the Research Vessel Scott Petty!”…
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April 16, 2015
Jackson School Students Selected for Prestigious NAGT/USGS Internship
Jackson School undergraduate Taylor Canada, and recent graduate Tyler Fritz have been selected as interns at the National Association of Geoscience Teachers/U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative…
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April 15, 2015
Five Jackson School Students Receive NSF Graduate Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF) selected 35 students from The University of Texas at Austin for its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships Program, giving UT Austin the…
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April 14, 2015
Typhoon Haiyan’s Storm Surge May Contaminate Aquifer for Years
In research of significance to the world’s expanding coastal populations, scientists have found that geology and infrastructure play key roles in determining whether aquifers that…
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April 6, 2015
Expedition Will Sample Crater Left By Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
An international research team is formalizing plans to drill nearly 5,000 feet below the seabed to take core samples from the crater of the asteroid…
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March 27, 2015
President Obama Honors Jackson School Geosciences Mentoring Program
President Barack Obama has honored The University of Texas at Austin’s GeoFORCE Texas program with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering…
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March 27, 2015
Adopt-A-Fossil! Become a Guardian of Deep Time Texas
Help provide virtual access to the Jackson School’s invertebrate paleontology collections, an amazing record of life from deep time.
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May 7, 2015
UTIG Professor Awarded Honorary Membership in SEG
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) Professor and Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology Mrinal Sen has been awarded the place of Honorary Membership in…
Read MoreMay 5, 2015
Katherine Jackson and Munib Masri Welcomed to the Hall of Distinction
Katherine A. “Katie” Jackson, a teacher and Jackson School co-founder along with husband John “Jack” Jackson, and Munib Masri, a Palestinian businessman, statesman and philanthropist,…
Read MoreMay 1, 2015
Conducting World-Class Science; Gaining Real World Experience
Stephanie Wafforn’s voice was raspy from overuse as she described her research project yet again, as she had countless times this afternoon. But she was…
Read MoreApril 29, 2015
The Jackson School Sets Sail in New Research Vessel
“I christen this boat the Research Vessel Scott Petty!”…
Read MoreApril 16, 2015
Jackson School Students Selected for Prestigious NAGT/USGS Internship
Jackson School undergraduate Taylor Canada, and recent graduate Tyler Fritz have been selected as interns at the National Association of Geoscience Teachers/U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative…
Read MoreApril 15, 2015
Five Jackson School Students Receive NSF Graduate Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF) selected 35 students from The University of Texas at Austin for its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships Program, giving UT Austin the…
Read MoreApril 14, 2015
Typhoon Haiyan’s Storm Surge May Contaminate Aquifer for Years
In research of significance to the world’s expanding coastal populations, scientists have found that geology and infrastructure play key roles in determining whether aquifers that…
Read MoreApril 6, 2015
Expedition Will Sample Crater Left By Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
An international research team is formalizing plans to drill nearly 5,000 feet below the seabed to take core samples from the crater of the asteroid…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2015
President Obama Honors Jackson School Geosciences Mentoring Program
President Barack Obama has honored The University of Texas at Austin’s GeoFORCE Texas program with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2015
Adopt-A-Fossil! Become a Guardian of Deep Time Texas
Help provide virtual access to the Jackson School’s invertebrate paleontology collections, an amazing record of life from deep time.
Read More