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Undergraduate Lena Anderson Receives AIPG National Scholarship

We are delighted to share that Lena Anderson, an undergraduate student in Earth and Planetary Sciences, has been awarded the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) National Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes outstanding geology students...READ MORE

UC Davis Alum Explores Mysteries of the National Parks in New Book

Did Al Capone have an outpost in the Everglades? How do inanimate stones manage to slide across the flat landscape of Death Valley National Park? And what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke? For UC Davis alum and outdoor writer Mike Bezemek, these tantalizing...READ MORE

Studying Ancient Microbial Life on Earth and Beyond with Dawn Sumner

Take a deep breath in. Hold it in for a second. And now, let it out. While that simple, measured way of breathing can instill calm in us, it also connects us to our home planet. “That oxygen that you just absorbed comes from billions of years of evolution of photosystems...READ MORE

5 Fun Finds in the UC Davis Paleontology Collection

On the first floor of the Earth and Physical Sciences Building, tucked away amongst the classrooms and labs, is a space that contains remnants of Earth’s ancient past. Large cabinets line the sides of the hall-like room, the drawers of which are labeled with different geological periods. The names...READ MORE

Among the Academies: Forecasting Earth’s Response

Our planet’s history is one of extreme climate cycles that repeat across time, with insights into the Earth’s previous responses still accessible today. This is part of what Isabel Montañez is working to understand — what these moments might teach us about our changing climate and future climate...READ MORE