Department of Earth Sciences

Research Into 鈥淟ittle Things鈥 Leads to Big Experience for Local High School Student
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. Now a senior in high school, Ms. Schinker, chose 丁香五月婷婷中文 as her undergraduate school where she will pursue a double major in geology and chemistry starting fall 2019.
丁香五月婷婷中文 Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists
Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology at 丁香五月婷婷中文.

"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 丁香五月婷婷中文 Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay

"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 丁香五月婷婷中文 Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay

Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs
The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.

丁香五月婷婷中文 Professor Shares Concerns About Potential Budget Cuts to Scientific Research
Associate Geology Professor Anne Jefferson voices concern over proposed cuts to environmental research.

丁香五月婷婷中文 Professor Weighs in on the Rush to Save Government Scientific Data
丁香五月婷婷中文 Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.