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This month, as Senior Research Scientist Dr. Sue Welch departs SES to join Koloma, we reflect back in gratitude on her 16 years of dedicated service. Dr. Welch has…

By Loren Babcock

The Orton Geological Museum opened to the public in August 1874. With the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the museum enters its 150th year. We are celebrating the sesquicentennial with new…

If you see some new faces around the School of Earth Sciences (SES), they might be part of our new freshman class.  We warmly welcome Alfonso Aguirre, Kyra Avarello, …

The Geology Club explores Mammoth Cave on a lantern tour

              The Geology Club within the School of Earth…

Thanks to funds from the Friends of Orton Hall, PhD candidate Carmi Thompson was able to travel to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, England to work with collaborators Dr. Jon Todd, Dr.…

By Casey Morrisroe Saup

CIRES' Girls* on Rock program, a wilderness science education initiative for high school youth, has found new success in 2024 thanks to NSF funding. Our own Dr. Melisa Diaz, assistant professor…

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER

Advanced Dating Techniques Using Cosmic Rays Offer New Insights into Earth's Past and Present Environmental Challenges

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER

The scientific community is bidding farewell to the JOIDES Resolution, a storied ocean drilling vessel that has significantly…

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER

In a detailed article published in the Environmental Monitor earlier this year, Distinguished University Professor…