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Hiring for an Assistant Professor in GIS / Remote Sensing
The School of Geosciences at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ seeks to fill a 9 month, full-time and tenure-earning, Assistant Professor position, with a start date of August 7, 2025.
December 11, 2024Department News
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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏto confer nearly 4,000 degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14
Leilani Paxton, a Fall 2024 Doctoral graduate in geography and environmental science and policy was featured as a Boundless Bull.
December 9, 2024Department News
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New field station in Idaho enriches student experiences in geosciences
The School of Geosciences has broken new ground in offering students hands-on learning experiences at its recently opened field site in Idaho, made possible through donor funding.
September 20, 2024Community Engagement, Department News, Research
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School of geosciences field station construction update
In a momentous stride toward enhancing the educational landscape for geology students, construction is well underway at the new ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏGeosciences Field Station nestled in Idaho. The groundbreaking commenced on August 2023, marking the inception of a project aimed at establishing a fully operational field station in the western United States.
January 25, 2024Department News
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Welcome New Academic Program Specialist: Angelika Hart!
Letter of Introduction from Osvaldo Meireles: Please join me in welcoming Angelika Hart as the new Academic Program Specialist for the School of Geosciences!
November 29, 2023Department News
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Welcome Lab Manager for the Center for Geochemical Analysis (CGA)/ICP lab, Shannon Letscher!
Letter of Introduction from Dr. Joni Downs Firat: I want to formally introduce you to our new teaching and lab manager for the Center for Geochemical Analysis (CGA)/ICP lab, Shannon Letscher.
November 9, 2023Department News
The environmental field methods course at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏis designed to give aspiring scientists real-world experience collecting samples in the field and analyzing data in the lab.
April 21, 2023Department News
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Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏgeoscientist as state’s chief science officer
Mark Rains, professor and director of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSchool of Geosciences, has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the state’s chief science officer.
March 31, 2021Department News