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June 17, 2026
Jessie Maisano Retires from UTCT Lab After a Legendary 26 Years
When Jessie Maisano walked into The University of Texas at Austin’s geosciences building as a postdoc in January 2000, she was joining an enterprising team…
Read MoreJune 4, 2026
Easily Overlooked Small Wetlands Are a Big Source of Global Methane
Water-logged land areas such as marshes, bogs and fens are the world’s largest natural source of methane. Even the smallest of wetlands emit this powerful…
Read MoreMay 13, 2026
Jackson School Enhancing Fossil Collections in Education and Research
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ two enormous and renowned fossil collections have long been home to millions of eye-catching specimens and have served as critical…
Read MoreMay 1, 2026
Class of 2026 | Q&A: Learn Where They’re Heading Next
There are 67 undergraduates and 51 graduate students set to cross the Jackson School’s commencement stage this Friday. Meet seven of them here.
Read MoreApril 22, 2026
Ben Kligman Leads Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections
Ben Kligman joined the Jackson School of Geosciences earlier this year as the Curator in Charge of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections…
Read MoreApril 22, 2026
Winners of 2026 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Awards
More than 100 students, staff, researchers and faculty members in the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences packed inside Boyd Auditorium…
Read MoreApril 15, 2026
Newly Discovered Coastal Shelf on Mars Could be Best Evidence Yet for Long-Gone Ocean
Scientists have discovered geological features on Mars that could point to the existence of a long-dried up ocean that once covered a third of the…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2026
Fa Li Brings AI Expertise to Jackson School Faculty
Fa Li, who uses artificial intelligence to study how ecosystems on the land respond to shifts in the climate and water cycle, joined the Jackson…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2026
Dapeng Feng Joins Jackson School Faculty in AI Cluster Hire
Dapeng Feng, a hydrologist exploring the Earth’s water and its interactions with the environment, has joined the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Earth and…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2026
Niyogi Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professors Dev Niyogi and Radu Marculescu have been recognized as 2025 AAAS Fellows for their contributions to science and engineering.
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