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A new giant dinosaur gives insight into why many prehistoric meat-eaters had such tiny arms
Posted July 7, 2022
Discovery provides insight about the evolution and anatomy of big, carnivorous dinosaurs
The Chronister Dinosaur: Parrosaurus missouriensis
Posted March 22, 2022
Missouri’s only dinosaur locality, located in the southeastern part of the state in Bollinger County, was discovered by chance in 1940 on the property of the Chronister family
Introducing Lexi Thompson, External Relations
Posted March 21, 2022
Lexi will lead the development effort for Earth & Environmental Sciences by raising private support and will be working closely with the department head and faculty members.
Geodynamics Research Lab: Modeling Subduction
Posted March 21, 2022
Plate subduction is a key mechanism of plate tectonics and is a critical component of Earth’s evolution. Our models help to deepen our understanding of subduction and Earth’s evolution.
Predicting fluid flow and transport processes in fractured geologic media
Posted March 17, 2022
Peter Kang's research group combines various cutting-edge research tools to advance our fundamental understanding of transport processes in porous and fractured media.
Grad Students receive NAGT Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
Posted February 15, 2022
Earth & Environmental Sciences Grad Students Maya Gilchrist and Clementine Hamelin have been awarded Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.
Just approved! Updated ESCI courses on Earth System Science
Posted December 16, 2021
ESCI 2001 Earth System Science (lecture with lab, 4 credits) and ESCI 2101 Earth System Science (lecture only, 3 credits) now also satisfy Liberal Education Requirements for graduation!
ESCI Students present at Fall Virtual Undergraduate Student Research Symposium
Posted December 10, 2021
Four ESCI students have submitted virtual presentations as part of this semester's Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Faculty Member Receives Morse-Alumni Award
Posted November 19, 2021
Professor Justin Revenaugh was a 2020 recipient of UMN's Morse-Alumni award for excellence in undergraduate education. The pandemic-delayed award ceremony was finally held, and the awardees celebrated.
Evidence for Stress Localization Caused by Lithospheric Heterogeneity From Seismic Attenuation
Posted November 16, 2021
Earth & Environmental Sciences' Zhao Zhu, and Dr. Max Bezada, along with additional co-authors Joseph S. Byrnes, and Heather A. Ford publish a paper in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.