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On a recent survey of Lake Austin, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics RV Scott Petty discovered a sunken wreck! While there's unlikely to be treasure down there, the colorful sonar surveys help the City maintain Austin's treasured waterways. More UTIG lake research: ig.utexas.edu/tag/lake-austi…

40 Hours for the Forty Acres is here! This year, you have the opportunity to provide support to the Jackson School in three ways: give.utexas.edu/schools/Univer… give.utexas.edu/schools/Univer… give.utexas.edu/schools/Univer…

Investing in RTX is about shaping the future of STEM education and geosciences. RTX funding allows students from across the nation to study with Jackson School faculty and invest in their continued education without a financial burden. give.utexas.edu/schools/Univer…

Wildfires are a growing threat throughout the United States. Students in the Jackson School are part of one of 29 teams selected from thousands to advance to the semi-final testing in October for the international XPRIZE competition. give.utexas.edu/schools/Univer…

Many of our students juggle heavy course loads and multiple jobs. Support students at the Jackson School so they can focus on taking advantage of what the Forty Acres has to offer them. give.utexas.edu/schools/Univer…

Who’s ready for Jackson School commencement tomorrow? 🎓 The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Friday. If you have loved ones who won’t be able to attend in person, there will be a livestream on our YouTube channel. You'll be able to watch it at this link: youtube.com/live/4quzGa6np…

Jackson School of Geosciences Class of 2025 — signing off! ✍️🎓

📕[Weekend Read] Take a journey back to the 2024 survey aboard the RV Celtic Explorer to Greenland’s icy frontier. This scientific expedition was led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) to study the treacherous waters where glaciers fall into the sea and

We can't believe Jackson School Commencement Day has come and gone! Continue to relive it with us by taking a scroll through our photo album: facebook.com/media/set/?van…

Be an Undergraduate Research Assistant in energy geosciences at UT's Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis Program! Students will assist GBDS researchers and will have opportunities to pursue independent research. Learn more and apply: ig.utexas.edu/student-opport…

Yesterday was unseasonably hot. Today will be too. And the trend of above-normal temperatures will likely continue this summer, according to new projections from the UT-City Climate CoLab. Read their summer outlook here: utcitycolab.org/post/ut-city-c…

Instead of building up at the bottom of bays, microplastics on the Texas coast are being swept out to sea - where they can harm migratory birds, sea life and, eventually, humans. jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/05/m…

Scientists from Mexico and the U.S. are collaborating to learn how the Gulf of Mexico’s Loop Current behaved in the past and how it may respond to climate change, write researchers from UT Jackson School of Geosciences UNAM and Texas A&M Arts & Sciences. eos.org/science-update…

Mars was once an ocean-covered world. But what was that ancient planet like? Former UTIG grad students Mohammad Shadab (Oden Institute) and Eric Hiatt (UT Jackson School of Geosciences) are turning up answers after uncovering a missing piece of Mars' ancient water cycle. ig.utexas.edu/homepage-news/…

An ancient salamander-like creature called Westlothiana lizziae is one of the earliest examples of a four-legged animal that had evolved from living underwater to dwelling on earth. Now this creature has a new birthday. Read more: jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/05/l…

It's #ForamFriday! They may look bizarre, but forams — and their fossils —are scientists' window into the past! UTIG's Chris Lowery talked with Knowable Magazine about what forams can tell us about mass extinctions and climate change. Read more: knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…

Mother of Miocene Plays!🐉 AAPG Explorer magazine reached out to UT GBDS (Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis) directors Richard Denne and Mike Sweet to learn about the geology, history and likely future of one of the Gulf's richest energy veins... Requires (free) registration to read: explorer.aapg.org/story/articlei…

Meet our new assistant professor of practice in geoscience education, Christine Simurda! Simurda is also heading up our undergraduate student research program, RTX, which is happening now. Read more: jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/06/n…