Tag: Sharon Mosher

September 18, 2023

Report on Future of Graduate Geoscience Education Released

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has published a new report “Vision and Change in the Geosciences: Shaping the Future of Graduate Geoscience Education.” The report…

December 5, 2022

Sharon Mosher: Dean Emeritus

By Anton Caputo Sharon Mosher’s to-do list these days is quite impressive. It includes leading the national effort to revise the geosciences education curriculum, fieldwork…

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.

February 11, 2019

Texas Geosciences Dean Stepping Down After a Decade of Excellence

After 10 years of leading The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, Dean Sharon Mosher is stepping down and rejoining the faculty…

November 20, 2017

Dean’s Welcome

Dear Alumni and Friends, The devastation that Hurricane Harvey brought to Texas communities in August was a tragic reminder of how vital it is to…

February 25, 2015

UT Geosciences dean discusses goals, opportunities

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of Q-and-A’s with UT’s deans. This interview has been edited and condensed. Sharon Mosher has been dean…

April 9, 2012

Dean Mosher: Workforce Shifts Create Manpower Needs

“Geoscientists are needed to address societal needs more than ever, in the areas of energy, water, natural hazards, natural resources, climate, the environment, geological engineering…