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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏGeosciences Professor Jennifer Collins Elected Fellow of the American Meteorological Society
An internationally renowned hurricane expert, Dr. Collins’ research and teaching accomplishments are lauded by the prestigious international organization.
August 31, 2021Honors and Awards
Seagrass beds along Florida’s east coast have collapsed, wiping out an important manatee food source. With nothing to eat, scientists are racing to save this gentle marine mammal.
August 26, 2021Research
22 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFaculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
One ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearcher brings dinosaurs to life through augmented reality while a colleague explores the origins of life through planetary chemistry. This one of just a few of the faculty research achievements newly recognized with USF’s Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.
August 16, 2021Honors and Awards
Could caves on other planets yield the secrets of the universe? ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏGeoscientist Bogdan Onac and his international colleagues want to find out
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSchool of Geosciences Professor Bogdan P. Onac documents millions of years of Earth’s natural history by exploring caves and lava tubes around the world.
June 15, 2021Research
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏlaunches study to identify impact of COVID-19 vaccinations on hurricane evacuation behaviors
The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is helping prepare offices of emergency management across the nation for the upcoming hurricane season by determining how COVID-19 may impact evacuation behaviors.
May 4, 2021Research
Photographer and scientist Jason Gulley decided to use his camera to make people care about nature. As a research geologist, he has spent the last 16 years studying how humans have impacted our planet.
April 21, 2021Research
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSenior Withers Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; Three Other ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudents Earn Honorable Mentions
Three ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents earned widely regarded honorable mentions: ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏseniors Jack Edwards (Physics), and Stephanie Peak (Chemistry and Cell and Molecular Biology), and PhD student Franco Villegas-Garin (Geology).
April 21, 2021Honors and Awards, Research
Explore the inspiring journey of Dr. Heather Lehto, an accomplished alumna of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏGeology program. In this engaging article, Dr. Letho shares her experience and contributions to building Arizona State University's geology degree curriculum, starting from its early stages in 2012.
April 13, 2021Alumni News
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
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent’s internship at NASA is a ‘perfect intersection of STEM and equity’
A semester internship at NASA has expanded to a year-long dream experience for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏsenior Lisette Melendez. She’s assigned to NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., working remotely to assist in its efforts to increase the diversity of its workforce and foster a more inclusive environment for its employees.
March 22, 2021Alumni News
The frozen cavern is a few hundred feet below the surface of the Greenland ice sheet and near-silent, save for an occasional boom or groan from cracks splintering in the distance or around the scientist's feet.
February 11, 2021Research
USF-led international geosciences team reconstructs 6.5 million years of sea level stands in the Western Mediterranean
The pressing concern posed by rising sea levels has created a critical need for scientists to precisely predict how quickly the oceans will rise in coming centuries.
January 21, 2021Research