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Why did a frozen Earth coincide with an evolutionary spurt?

Aug. 8, 2024

CU Â鶹ӰԺ geologists Lizzy Trower and Carl Simpson win $1 million in support from W.M. Keck Foundation to try to solve an evolutionary puzzle and to extend Earth’s temperature record by 2 billion years.

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When it comes to rock bands, age does matter

July 25, 2024

Australia’s largest iron ore deposits are 1 billion years younger than previously thought.

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Oh, poop! What looks like a rock is filled with clues

Nov. 13, 2023

In studying dinosaur discards, CU Â鶹ӰԺ scientist Karen Chin has gained expertise recently honored with the Bromery Award and detailed in a new children’s book.

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Shemin Ge elected as fellow of American Geophysical Union

Sept. 14, 2023

CU Â鶹ӰԺ geological sciences professor is an expert on ‘induced seismicity,’ when earthquakes are triggered by energy development.

Prehistoric animals including a reptile and large bird.

How we cracked the mystery of Australia’s prehistoric giantÌýeggs

Jan. 26, 2023

Ancient eggshells remained unidentified until AI directed researchers toward an answer.

Looking down at a forest that has a cut out in the shape of the continents

Cross-campus open house will feature interdisciplinary climate change research, kick off U.N. Summit events

Nov. 10, 2022

The College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Leeds School of Business are teaming up to highlight CU Â鶹ӰԺ-led research to address climate change from 3-5 p.m. on Nov. 30 in the Olson Atrium of the Rustandy Building.

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Earth scientist wins $2.5 million grant to advance geochronology

Sept. 22, 2022

With National Science Foundation support, CU Â鶹ӰԺ-led initiative aims to attract under-represented people to geosciences and foster grassroots ideas at frontier of "inclusive and collaborative science."

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Peter Molnar, 1943-2022

June 24, 2022

CIRES, Geological Sciences, CU Â鶹ӰԺ mourn loss of exceptional scholar who inspired greatness

Alumnus Noah McCorkel collects samples for his honor’s thesis in thermochronology on Whiterock Mountain in Colorado’s Elk Range near Crested Butte.

Geology undergrads are rocking graduate-style research

April 20, 2022

Seminar in geological sciences helps prepare undergrads—particularly low-income and first-generation students—for graduate-level research.

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Sedimentologist wins prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Feb. 17, 2022

Lizzy Trower, who studies modern environments to better understand past environments, is the first from the earth sciences to be recognized

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