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Artemis Astronauts Showcase UT Geology Roots
4+ day, 59+ min ago (441+ words) Dr. Mark Helper, now an emeritus distinguished senior lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, helped train every new class of NASA astronaut hopefuls since 2009, including all four of the moonfaring Artemis II astronauts: Commander…...
Four Jackson School Graduate Programs Rank in Top-5 Nationally
1+ week, 5+ day ago (274+ words) Jackson School of Geosciences Four Jackson School Graduate Programs Rank in Top-5 Nationally The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences improved to No. 4 in the country in overall Earth Sciences in the 2026 U. S. News & World Report ranking of…...
Alumni Highlight: Solara Rosales and the Partnership with GEAR UP
2+ week, 6+ day ago (108+ words) Jackson School of Geosciences Alumni Highlight: Solara Rosales and the Partnership with GEAR UP Geo FORCE and GEAR UP alumna Solara Rosales's pathway from student to professional is a full-circle story that highlights the partnership between two programs. GEAR UP…...
Tim Goudge to be Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (294+ words) 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 to associate professor with tenure to The University of Texas System Board of Regents in…...
New Interim Dean and Department Chair
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (204+ words) Danny Stockli has been named the interim dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences. He takes the place of Claudia Mora, who stepped down as dean in January at the end of her six-year tenure. Stockli joined The University of…...
New West Texas field station!
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) Jackson School of Geosciences New West Texas field station! Dear Jackson School community, I am thrilled to announce the new donation of a 40-acre property in West Texas that will provide Jackson School students, faculty and scientists even more field…...
Winners of the Jackson School's 15th Annual Student Research Symposium
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) Jackson School of Geosciences 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. Rock physics, paleontology,…...
Peter Flemings Named Interim Chair of Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (390+ words) 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 of Mexico, has been named interim chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences…...
Danny Stockli Named Interim Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (359+ words) jsg. utexas. edu Danny Stockli Named Interim Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences Dear Jackson School community, I am happy to announce that Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Chair Danny Stockli will be stepping in as interim Dean…...