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May 30, 2024
“Ugly” Fossil Places Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat on Texas Coast
Important scientific finds don’t always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks. Such is the case of a…
Read MoreMay 15, 2024
Trees on UT’s Campus Endure Droughts With Help From Leaky Pipes
Even in dry times, Waller Creek on The University of Texas at Austin campus is never without water. That’s because a significant portion of the…
Read MoreMay 7, 2024
Researchers Show That Slow-Moving Earthquakes Are Controlled by Rock Permeability
Earthquakes are the most dramatic and noteworthy results of tectonic plate movement. They are often destructive and deadly, or at the very least physically felt…
Read MoreApril 24, 2024
Winners of Spring 2024 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Awards
Dozens of undergraduate students, graduate students, professors and staff members of the Jackson School’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences were recognized on Tuesday, April…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2024
Jackson School’s New Climate System Science Bachelor’s Degree Debuting in Fall 2024
In order to properly address and further prepare for the far-reaching effects of climate change, the world needs a new generation of scientists who understand…
Read MoreMarch 20, 2024
Nicola Tisato Promoted to Associate Professor
Nicola Tisato, who joined the Jackson School of Geosciences in 2016 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in February. Danny Stockli, the…
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
Peter Flemings Wins Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award
Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Peter Flemings is the recipient of the 2024 Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award, a top honor bestowed by the…
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2024
Jackson School Grad Students Win Outstanding TA Awards
The Jackson School of Geosciences is the best represented school among the January winners of the Outstanding TA Award from the National Association of Geoscience…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2024
Research Associate Professor Cornel Olariu Wins Rare Mid-Career Award
In the 19 years Cornel Olariu has spent as a geosciences researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, he has written 85 peer-reviewed papers…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2024
Bizarre Worm-Lizard’s Secrets Revealed in CT Scans
Amphisbaenians are strange creatures. Like worms with vertebrae, scales, a large central tooth and sometimes small forearms, these reptiles live underground, burrowing tunnels and preying…
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