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Penn State opened doors to career in geosciences for alum
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Earth’s crust, tectonic plates gradually formed, geoscientists find
September 21, 2023
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Ears to the ice: Icequakes in Antarctica linked to ocean tides
August 25, 2023
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Geoscientist James Kasting named an inaugural Atherton Professor
February 23, 2023
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Three Penn State faculty members named inaugural Atherton Professors
February 23, 2023
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Five Penn State faculty elected to 2022 cohort of AAAS Fellows
January 31, 2023
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Changes in Earth’s orbit may have triggered ancient warming event
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Penn State alumni make mark on NASA Mars missions
November 30, 2022
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Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars
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Author Robin Wall Kimmerer to present 2022 Lattman Lecture
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‘Coffee Hour’ to examine multi-pathway approach to societal transitions
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Kump elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 11, 2022
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A prehistoric forest grows in Brunei
April 26, 2022
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Penn State opened doors to career in geosciences for alum
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Earth’s crust, tectonic plates gradually formed, geoscientists find
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Ears to the ice: Icequakes in Antarctica linked to ocean tides
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Geoscientist James Kasting named an inaugural Atherton Professor
February 23, 2023
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Three Penn State faculty members named inaugural Atherton Professors
February 23, 2023
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Five Penn State faculty elected to 2022 cohort of AAAS Fellows
January 31, 2023
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Study sheds light on how ‘forever chemicals’ travel in groundwater
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Penn State alumni make mark on NASA Mars missions
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Author Robin Wall Kimmerer to present 2022 Lattman Lecture
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Kump elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 11, 2022
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