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Commitments To Indigenous Peoples And Their Lands
October 26, 2021
On behalf of the department, Crystal Ng and Gabriela Ines Diaz have released a statement articulating the department's Commitments To Indigenous Peoples And Their Lands, as part of the process
More than fun in the sun
October 7, 2021
PhD Candidate, Jabari Jones publishes article in the Journal of Geoscience Education highlighting the value of field trips as a pedagogical tool.
JEDI Conversations
October 1, 2021
PhD Candidate, Jabari Jones, publishes editorial in journal AGU Advances
Researchers and citizen scientists complete first-ever Weddell seal count
September 24, 2021
CSE News: A research team led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has completed a first-ever global population estimate of Weddell seals in Antarctica.
Dundee under ice: a view of Tayside during the ice age
September 13, 2021
PhD candidate works with animators in Scotland to produce a short film about Dundee's glacial past.
Research Opportunities in Rock Deformation (R.O.R.D.)
September 10, 2021
A new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is now being offered in Earth and Environmental Sciences. This is a distributed REU in that students apply for a summer internship and then
Recognizing Geology’s Colonial History for Better Policy Today
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Jenn McDonald
Earth Science's, Maddy Nyblade, and the Minnesota Geological Survey's Jenn McDonald have published an article in Eos recognizing and reckoning with the colonial history of Geology. From the field's founders to the violence of laws, policies, and dispossession that made Geology relevant, this article details a past often ignored in favor of a history stripped of its colonial legacy, and highlights opportunities for change.