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A Conversation with Dr. Michael Durand about his NASA funded SnowEx Fieldwork in Alaska
In March, Professor Michael Durand traveled to Alaska for snow fieldwork. He joined a group of a dozen researchers from around the country, for a scouting trip to support a much larger…

Congratulations to Susan Welch!
The 2022 School of Earth Sciences Spring Banquet Awards were held earlier this month and Sue Welch was recognized as a School of Earth Sciences Distinguished Staff Member.…

Congratulations Tal!
Congratulations to Tal Shutkin for successfully defending his master's thesis entitled, "Multi-Temporal Glacier-Climate Interactions in Peru’s Queshque Valley (~10S): Modeling Contemporary…

Congratulations to Doug Alsdorf!
Doug Alsdorf was recognized at the 2022 School of Earth Sciences Graduate Club Spring Banquet Awards earlier this month.
He is the recipient of the 2022 Mentor award.
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Congratulations to Austin, Kara and Maria!
Congratulations to the Byrd Center scholars who were celebrated at the 2022 School of Earth Sciences Spring Banquet Awards earlier this month. Graduate student Austin Weber was the recipient…

Ohio Climate Gets Hotter and Wetter
Climate change in recent years has resulted in disruptions such as dramatic weather patterns from intense, short droughts to inundations of rain in a short period of time. Rising temperatures have…

Ocean Water Samples Yield Treasure Trove of RNA Virus Data
Ocean water samples collected around the world have yielded a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses, expanding ecological research possibilities and reshaping our understanding of how these…

Agriculture Plays Key Role in Limiting Climate Change
The latest report released by the U.N Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) summarizes new findings on climate change and outlines possible solutions. …