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Life on lava: How microbes colonize new habitats

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Outstanding Seniors in the College of Science: Alma Reasoner

NewFoS Innovator of the Year Award ft. Susan Beck

Sounds like success, U of A NSF center wins Innovator of the Year Award

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Faculty Featured: Arizona farmers adjust to water restrictions as Colorado River cuts continue

In Memoriam: Professor Patricia Alvarado, A Great Scientist, Department of Geosciences Alumna and dear friend to many.

We are pleased to congratulate Professor Dorothy Merritts, alumna of Geosciences Uni. Arizona, for her selection to the National Academy of Sciences. Professor Merritts has made wide-ranging contributions to the field of fluvial geomorphology.

The International Astronomical Union is honoring Laurence McKinley Gould by naming minor planet (22022) Gould = 1999 XR110

Honoring Women of Impact Awards: Congratulations to Daniella DellaGiustina (Assist. Prof. LPL), Valerie Trouet (Prof. Tree-Ring Lab), who through their work in research and innovation at our university, are laying the ground work for a better future.

Congratulations to University of Arizona Geoscientists M. Lofverstrom, D. Thompson & team for their recent publication in the journal of Nature Geosciences on "The importance of Canadian Arctic Archipelago gateways for glacial expansion in Scandinavia".

Congratulations to Prof Joellen Russel whose appointment as Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science has been extended for five more years! The Department of Geosciences is proud to have such outstanding scientists!

Jessica Tierney Named Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science

The Department of Geosciences proudly acknowledges two of our outstanding undergraduates Brianna Hoegler and David Cantillo recipients of the College of Science Spring 2022 Outstanding Senior Award and the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award!

UA Geosciences alum Dr. Dani DellaGiustina will become the principal investigator of OSIRIS-APEX, an extension of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling mission.

Congratulations to Alexander Gorr for landing at 1st place in this years Grad Slam Themed Competition!

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Tierney for receiving the prestigious Alan T. Waterman award!

Geoscientist Prof. A. Cohen and his team combined records of climate change during the last 3.5 million years with fossil evidence of mammals in Africa revealing that times of erratic climate change are not followed by major upheaval in evolution.