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January 30, 2025
When Groundwater Reaches the Coast, it Brings Hidden Risks Along With it
A pair of research papers out of the Jackson School of Geosciences report on the presence of groundwater in coastal environments in two very different…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2025
Jackson School Symposium Winners and Q&A
This year, 126 students presented their research at the 14th Annual Jackson School of Geosciences Research Symposium on Feb. 14, 2025. Our presenters, attendees and…
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2025
New Method for Measuring Groundwater Shows California’s Aquifers Remain Depleted
The greater Los Angeles area has long been subject of intense seismographic monitoring. A network of highly sensitive seismometers peppers the region on a constant…
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2025
Rare Bird Skull from the Age of Dinosaurs Helps Illuminate Avian Evolution
A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the early evolution…
Read MoreOctober 16, 2024
Students and Faculty Members Celebrate New Climate System Science Major
In September, The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences held a party in celebration of its newest undergraduate major: climate system science. Students and faculty…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2024
Scientists Closing in on Answers About ‘Lost’ Prehistoric Cats of Natural Bridge Caverns
Last January, a team of cavers led by a paleontologist from The University of Texas at Austin rappelled into two deep chambers at Natural Bridge…
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2024
Cardenas Named 2025 BDL Lecturer
Next year, Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Bayani Cardenas will be going on a world tour – giving talks at institutions around the world as…
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2024
Discovery About Ice Layer Formation in Ice Sheets Can Improve Sea Level Rise Predictions
A newly discovered mechanism for the flow and freezing of ice sheet meltwater could improve estimates of sea level rise around the globe. Researchers from…
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2024
Most Cities Receive More Rainfall Than Surrounding Rural Areas, Global Study Shows
The effect of urbanization on temperature is relatively well known: Cities are often measurably warmer than their surrounding rural areas. This is called the urban…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Shujuan Mao: Assistant Professor
When Shujuan Mao was in middle school in 2008, the deadly 7.9-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake struck western China. Although its epicenter was some 700 kilometers southwest…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Marek Locmelis: Associate Professor
Austin, with its Tesla Gigafactory and Samsung Semiconductor factory, is an increasingly prominent home for electric parts production, making the Jackson School of Geosciences the…
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FRIDAY: Oceans soak up a vast amount of greenhouse heat. At this week's #UTIGSeminars, Wenbo Wu @WHOI introduces a novel way to track the oceans' potential to absorb heat using seismic waves generated by rumbles in the Earth!
Starts 10:30am CT. Abstract:
https://ig.utexas.edu/utig-seminar-series/2025/utig-seminar-series-wenbo-wu-whoi/
In California, a record-wet winter helped alleviate a longstanding drought above the ground. But deeper recovery isn’t so simple, according to recent research by the Jackson School’s @ShujuanM.
Read more: https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/02/new-method-for-measuring-groundwater-shows-californias-aquifers-remain-depleted/
Congratulations to the @EuropaClipper Team! NASA Europa Clipper was named among 2024's most innovative, inspiring and important missions at the 2nd Annual @AstroAwardsLive.
UTIG's Krista Soderlund was in Austin, Texas, to receive the award.
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