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Featured in the LA Times article below, Dr. Nicholas Pinter, Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, emphasized the critical role that federal flood insurance plays in protecting vulnerable communities. Without NFIP support, he warns, many properties in low-lying areas could become...READ MORE

New results from the Hayabusa-2 space probe show that asteroids formed at the very beginnings of our Solar System retained substantial amounts of water for hundreds of millions of years, potentially delivering water to Earth and other planets for much longer than previously thought...READ MORE

We are excited to share that David Gold, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has been elected Chair of the Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA). GSA’s Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division promotes...READ MORE

We are thrilled to announce that David Gold, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has been elected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. This is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the natural sciences, highlighting Dr. Gold's broad...READ MORE