Tectonic plates colliding deep below the ocean's surface can trigger major earthquakes and tsunamis. A new study from a team of scientists including Samer Naif shows that water may play a bigger role than previously known in the magnitude of these quakes.

Leavey has been named assistant dean for Faculty Mentoring in the College. Shepler joins the Dean’s Office as assistant dean for Teaching Effectiveness. Their collaborative leadership will execute key components of the College’s new strategic plan.

Cadonati, a physics professor and director of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, has also held leadership positions in LIGO — including leading its data analysis and astrophysics division at the time of the discovery of gravitational waves.

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences’ Jie He wins NSF CAREER grant to work on new methods to unlock the uncertainty in rainfall predictions

Frances Rivera-Hernández and her team will soon head to Antarctica to study an ancient lake bed that may aid in search for past life on Mars, plus clues to climatic changes

Recipients of 2020-2021 awards recognized at ceremony after pandemic delay; new faculty members also welcomed

The duo of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences associate professors are among 20 Scialog® winners of $1.1 million in funding. Glass and Reinhard are also among AGU’s latest cohort of annual awardees.

Learn about new Tech Fee-powered equipment and resources, and hear from Analytical Chemistry Lab instructors about how they’re using new instruments to advance their curriculum and the impact of these on students' career preparation.

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences researchers show connections to traffic emissions as chief cause

Jenny McGuire will study Africa's fossil record to inform conservation biology decisions and forecast how humans and climate affect wildlife — building a better understanding between animals, physical traits over time, response to environmental changes.