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Coral bleaching research coordinator network workshop group
July 2, 2019

Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network Workshop

Temperature stress is the single largest threat to coral reefs globally and is the focal topic of the newly established Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network (CBRCN). The goal of the CBRCN is…
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Professor Thompson cuts fresh ice core
April 21, 2019

Professor Thompson elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Professor Lonnie Thompson has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He joins other luminaries in academics, government, and public affairs, ranging from Albert Einstein to…
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Devin Smith stands next to her winning poster on ecohydrology
April 9, 2019

Graduate student Devin Smith wins poster competition

Earth Sciences M.S. student and GTA Devin Smith, advised by Professor Anne Carey, tied for second place among the graduate students in the March 29, 2019 School of Environment and Natural Resources…
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Professor Carey will conduct field work in Slovenia as part of her fellowship
March 29, 2019

Professor Carey wins Slovene Exchange fellowship

The Slovene Research Initiative (SRI) of the Center for Slavic and East European Studies is excited to announce the results of its 2019 Faculty Exchange Program. This year, SRI will send four…
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Becky Anderson stands at her poster at thee 2019 Denman Conference
February 28, 2019

Two SES students win at Denman Conference

Two of our undergraduate majors, Becky Anderson and Prescott Vayda, were prize winners in last week's 24th annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. Becky Anderson presented her research on "…
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Corey conducts field work at White Clay Creek, Delaware
February 15, 2019

Corey Wallace receives NSF postdoctoral fellowship

Corey Wallace, PhD candidate in Earth Sciences, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Science Foundation. This highly competitive award will support Corey's new research on "…
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The GNET station ASKY in NW Greenland
January 30, 2019

Watching the Greenland Ice Sheet hit a new tipping point

SES geodesist Michael Bevis and a team of collaborators from the USA, Denmark, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg recently published an article in which they argued that the Greenland ice sheet crossed…
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Professor Grottoli's research suggest that the coral microbiome may offer resilience to corals in the face of climate change
January 30, 2019

Coral Microbiomes Offer Clues for Resilience and Conservation

SES Professor Grottoli's research suggest that the coral microbiome may offer resilience to corals in the face of climate change. The study, published in PLOS One, was recently highlighted by the…
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Michalea King
January 26, 2019

3 students win AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards

Three Earth Sciences students won Outstanding Student Presentation Awards from the American Geophysical Union. These prestigious awards are only granted to the top 5% of student participants at the…