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Cărișoara Ice Cave's formations and underground glaciers

Could caves on other planets yield the secrets of the universe? USF Geoscientist Bogdan Onac and his international colleagues want to find out

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ School of Geosciences Professor Bogdan P. Onac documents millions of years of Earth’s natural history by exploring caves and lava tubes around the world.

June 15, 2021Research

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USF launches study to identify impact of COVID-19 vaccinations on hurricane evacuation behaviors

The ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ is helping prepare offices of emergency management across the nation for the upcoming hurricane season by determining how COVID-19 may impact evacuation behaviors.

May 4, 2021Research

Photographer and scientist Jason Gulley decided to use his camera to make people care about nature. As a research geologist, he has spent the last 16 years studying how humans have impacted our planet.

April 21, 2021Research

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ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Senior Withers Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; Three Other ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Students Earn Honorable Mentions

Three ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ students earned widely regarded honorable mentions: ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ seniors Jack Edwards (Physics), and Stephanie Peak (Chemistry and Cell and Molecular Biology), and PhD student Franco Villegas-Garin (Geology).

April 21, 2021Honors and Awards, Research

Explore the inspiring journey of Dr. Heather Lehto, an accomplished alumna of the USF Geology program. In this engaging article, Dr. Letho shares her experience and contributions to building Arizona State University's geology degree curriculum, starting from its early stages in 2012.

April 13, 2021Alumni News

Mark Rains, professor and director of the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ School of Geosciences

Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints USF geoscientist as state’s chief science officer

Mark Rains, professor and director of the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ School of Geosciences, has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the state’s chief science officer.

March 31, 2021Department News

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ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ student’s internship at NASA is a ‘perfect intersection of STEM and equity’

A semester internship at NASA has expanded to a year-long dream experience for ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ senior Lisette Melendez. She’s assigned to NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., working remotely to assist in its efforts to increase the diversity of its workforce and foster a more inclusive environment for its employees.

March 22, 2021Alumni News

The frozen cavern is a few hundred feet below the surface of the Greenland ice sheet and near-silent, save for an occasional boom or groan from cracks splintering in the distance or around the scientist's feet.

February 11, 2021Research

An aerial photograph of the carbonate coastal morphology in Mallorca.

USF-led international geosciences team reconstructs 6.5 million years of sea level stands in the Western Mediterranean

The pressing concern posed by rising sea levels has created a critical need for scientists to precisely predict how quickly the oceans will rise in coming centuries.

January 21, 2021Research

USF volcanology team develops new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions

USF volcanology team develops new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions

A USF geosciences team has developed a new way to reconstruct the sizes of volcanic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago.

January 4, 2021Research

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬: A Preeminent Research University

USF-led geosciences team discovers Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes

USF geosciences Professor Bogdan Onac and his team discovered that Ancestral Puebloans survived devastating droughts by traveling deep into the caves to melt ancient ice as a water resource.

November 18, 2020Research

This year witnessed historic wildfires that burned throughout the west and an Atlantic hurricane season that spilled into the Greek alphabet to name all the storms. The frequency of extreme weather events indicates to many scientists and planners that the impacts of climate change are here today and only getting more pronounced, especially for a coastal region like Tampa Bay.

November 10, 2020Events, Research

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