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Study: Earth's ecosystems face 'major transformation' from climate change
9/12/2018
Matt Carroll September 5, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Warming that took place over thousands of years following Earth’s last ice age dramatically changed vegetation on... read more
$490K grant funds unique Greenland glacier study
9/12/2018
David KubarekSeptember 10, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A more comprehensive way to understand the fracturing of Greenland's Helheim Glacier may now be possible thanks to a $489,000 grant... read more
The Geomicrobiologist Searching for the Origins of Life
8/29/2018
Penn State professor and geomicrobiologist-slash-astrobiologist Jenn Macalady is answering how we and other organisms could survive on other planets, by looking deep into Earth’s history. https://... read more
New geosciences head hopes to foster new ideas, continue department's success
5/23/2018
Liam Jackson May 17, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — If Demian Saffer can make one thing happen in his new role as head of Penn State's Department of Geosciences, it's to... read more
Congratulations to the 2018 Barrel Award Team
5/21/2018
our Imperial Barrel team placed third in the Global competition at the AAPG meeting in Salt Lake City yesterday. The team includes Brandon Clark, undergrad Safiya Alpheus, David Soto, Tim Witham,... read more
