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Raia group photo
Student News

PhD student selected for Voices for Science program

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PhD student Natalie Raia has been selected as part of the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2023-2024 Voices for Science program.

Case Workshop
Honors/Awards, Student News

Grad Students Selected to Attend AAAS Policy and Advocacy Workshop

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Maddy Nyblade and Natalie Raia are among a select group of students being sponsored to attend The 2023 CASE Workshop in Washington, DC, on March 26-29, 2023.

Larry Edwards
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Professor Larry Edwards receives Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor R. Lawrence “Larry” Edwards has been awarded the Franklin Institute’s 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences recognizing his achievements in the field.

Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt receives Vetlesen Prize, the ‘Nobel Prize of Earth Sciences’

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt has been awarded the Vetlesen Prize, one of the highest honors in Earth sciences and considered to be the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent.

AGU2022
School/Dept News

ESCI Takes on AGU

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The American Geophysical Union Conference took place in Chicago from December 12th-16th and is the largest geoscience conference held in the US annual. Many from our department attended.

Peter Kang Headshot
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Peter Kang receives the Taylor Career Development Award

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The Taylor Career Development Award recognizes exceptional contributions to teaching by a candidate for tenure during the probationary period

Donna Whitney with the pyramids
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Donna Whitney Named Graduate and Professional Distinguished Professor

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Donna Whitney received a Graduate and Professional Distinguished Teaching Award (U-wide) for her many outstanding contributions to graduate advising, mentorship, teaching, DEI initiatives and more!

Dinoflagellets
Researcher & Staff News

Deciphering the History of the World’s Oceans Through Microfossils

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The Pospelova Paleoenvironmental Laboratory uses microfossils to analyze the history of the world's oceans.

Patsis Sulfer Diagram
Honors/Awards, Student News

Amanda Patsis is awarded UMII-MnDRIVE Graduate Assistantship

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Eleven PhD students at the University of Minnesota have been awarded PhD Graduate Assistantships through UMII. These awards are made to grad students involved in research at the intersection of informatics and any of the five MnDRIVE fields.

Nicole Wagner in the field
Honors/Awards, Student News

Nicole Wagner Receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

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NAGT recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in geoscience education with up to 30 awards annually