Department of Earth Sciences
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. Now a senior in high school, Ms. Schinker, chose 抖M女仆 as her undergraduate school where she will pursue a double major in geology and chemistry starting fall 2019.
Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology at 抖M女仆.
The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.
Associate Geology Professor Anne Jefferson voices concern over proposed cuts to environmental research.
抖M女仆 Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.