Geological Sciences
- Lizzy Trower, who studies modern environments to better understand past environments, is the first from the earth sciences to be recognized
- University’s highest faculty honor awarded this year to four in the College of Arts and Sciences, 11 on all CU campuses.
- The CAREER award will provide ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scientist with the tools to examine how global change will affect future marine ecosystems and life in general.
- China's Chang'e 5 mission landed in a region of the moon more than 850 miles from the nearest Apollo landing site. The rocks the mission collected are raising questions about how lava flowed across the lunar surface 2 billion years ago.
- Geologist Robert S. Anderson and astrophysicist Fran Bagenal recognized for ‘distinguished and continuing achievements in original research’.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· philosopher and planetary scientists at Carnegie Institution for Science argue that existing system of mineral classification fails to account for ‘mineral evolution.'
- Millions of years ago, fire swept across the planet, fueled by an oxygen-rich atmosphere in which even wet forests burned, according to new research by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scientists
- 'I’m delighted to be able to provide science input on the exploration and utilization of space, representing not only my own interests but those of science across all disciplines​'
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· and NOAA scientists join panel discussion following Boulder screening of Ice on Fire, an HBO documentary.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· geologists are addressing one of their field’s big struggles, accommodating people with physical limitations.