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Earth & Environmental Sciences Faculty, Students Receiving Honors
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Over the course of the last several months, several faculty, and a student have received prestigious awards and honors.
Carrie Laudon: A Life Shaped by the Earth
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From childhood summers in the Yukon to decades of global work, each step helped Carrie form deeper understanding of the Earth and its systems.
Digging into the Mesozoic fossil record, literally and figuratively.
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Learn more about the work in the Makovicky Lab.
Christian Teyssier Receives 2026 Marie Tharp Medal
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Awarded in recognition of his remarkable scientific excellence and enduring impact on Earth sciences
CSE student applying Earth sciences in international alpine luge competitions
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Undergraduate student, Elise Palecek, is competing with the Alpine Luge Team, while pursuing a degree in earth sciences.
Larry Edwards named most cited researchers in the world
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Recognition honors researchers whose citations place them in top 1 percent of citation counts for their field
ESCI Faculty Receive Collegiate Honors
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Professors Donna Whitney and David Fox received two prestigious awards from the College of Science an Engineering.
Polar Geospatial Center: Opening Doors to the Most Inaccessible Places on Earth
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NSF committed to funding PGC to support the polar research community for the next 5 years.
Welcoming Julia Wilcots
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Assistant Professor Julia Wilcots joins our faculty, and has an interest in solving the mysteries of deep time.
Heavier rains due to climate change causing more landslides and rockfalls in Minnesota
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Heavier rainfall because of a warming climate is accelerating erosion in many parts of Minnesota, leading to more frequent landslides, mudslides and rockfalls.