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Congratulations to Mark Patzkowsky
6/7/2019
Please join me in congratulating Mark Patzkowsky as a newly elected fellow of the Geological Society of America. ~Demian Saffer As described by GSA, "Society Fellowship is an honor bestowed on... read more
Study finds global action needed to ensure acceptable climate futures
4/18/2019
Francisco Tutella April 16, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ensuring a tolerable climate future, one that reduces warming while considering the costs, requires immediate global action, according to... read more
Fossils show recovery from extinction event helped shape evolutionary history
3/28/2019
Matthew Carroll March 27, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ancient sea-floor dwellers are providing new clues about how mass extinctions steer life’s evolutionary history, according to scientists.... read more
Research predicts size, magnitude, timing of lab earthquakes
3/12/2019
David Kubarek March 11, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For the first time, the magnitude, time and duration of earthquakes in a laboratory setting were predicted by a team of researchers from Penn... read more
Have you moved?
3/6/2019
Lets make sure you are not missing out on all the great things happening in the department and at the university!! You can update your contact information by contacting: The Department of... read more
