March 4, 2026
Tim Goudge to be Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Tim Goudge, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences, will be recommended for a promotion…
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2026
UT Alumna Awarded Prestigious Graduate Scholarship To Further Carbon Cycle Research
Maddie Fail, who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin as a government and environmental science double major, is one of 26 U.S….
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2026
Look Again! Those Wrinkly Rocks May Actually Be a Fossilized Microbial Community
In 2016 while hiking on a hillside in Morocco, geologist Rowan Martindale saw something that made her stop in her tracks: a slab of sedimentary…
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2026
Winners of the Jackson School’s 15th Annual Student Research Symposium
The wide breadth of research that takes place at the Jackson School of Geosciences was on display at the school’s 15th annual student research symposium….
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2026
When Blackouts Occur During Heat Waves, Austin Homes Pose Major Risk
If the power goes out during a heat wave, there’s nowhere more dangerous to be than where people spend most of their time — indoors….
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2026
Peter Flemings Named Interim Chair of Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Peter Flemings, a lauded geologist who led a multi-year mission to collect core samples of methane hydrates in the Gulf…
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