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Campus experience leads to distinctive role for associate deanJune 29, 2017 — LAWRENCE — Robert Goldstein, a distinguished professor and associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas, will take on a new role as special adviser for...
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Geology freshman among those receiving Undergraduate Research Outstanding Presentation AwardsMay 4, 2017 — LAWRENCE — More than 700 students, faculty, staff and guests attended KU’s 20th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 22 to hear student presenters share the results of their...
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KU students win regional oil exploration competition, advance to global finalApril 14, 2017 — LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Petrohawks, a...
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Geology student Niall Whalen, Jr. receives Undergraduate Research AwardFebruary 22, 2017 — Congratulations to geology and biology major Niall Whalen, Jr., a junior from Wescosville, Pennsylvania.
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Hammersburg Taking Final Examination December 8November 28, 2016 — Sean R. Hammersburg will take his final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on December 8, 2016 at 2:00 pm in room 314 Lindley. Mr.
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Golab Taking Final Examination on December 8November 28, 2016 — James A.
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Richter Taking Final Examination November 30November 22, 2016 — Paula D. Richter will take her final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on November 30th, 2016 at 2:00 pm in room 308 Lindley. Ms.
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Stearns Article Featured by Washington PostOctober 13, 2016 — Leigh Stearns recently co-authored an article with Dustin Carroll from the University of Oregon that was cited in a subsequent Washington Post article titled "Greenland is melting fro
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Winners Announced for G-hawk Symposium Poster CompetitionSeptember 21, 2016 — The Department of Geology would like to congratulate all the award recipients from the 2016 G-Hawk Symposium Poster Competition.
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Fossils preserved by Kansas chalk for eons will be digitized and shared via new NSF grantSeptember 20, 2016 — ...
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Fischer Taking Final Examination September 20September 12, 2016 — Sean J.
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Geology Students Awarded Kansas Geological Foundation ScholarshipsAugust 29, 2016 — The Department of Geology would like to congratulate Maggie Graham, Bridget Pettit, Elijah Turner and Adam Yoerg for being selected as Kansas Geological Foundation Scholarship Recipients.
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Osorno Taking Final Examination September 1August 26, 2016 — Trevor C. Osorno will take his final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on September 1, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 188 Lindley Hall. Mr.
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Ross Taking Final Examination on August 23August 10, 2016 — Jeffrey B. Ross will take his final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on August 23, 2016 at 9:00 am in room 210 Lindley Hall. Mr.
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Child Taking Comprehensive Oral Examination August 22August 10, 2016 — Sarah
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Ortega-Arriza Taking Final Examination August 9August 8, 2016 — Diana Ortega-Ariza will take her final examination for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Geology at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, August 9th 2016 in room 118 Lindley. Ms.
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Selden Featured in National Geographic Article for New DiscoveryJuly 14, 2016 — Paul Selden, an invertebrate paleontologist and Gulf-Hedberg Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geology, was recently featured in an article for National Geographic which discuss
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Huber Taking Final Examination July 19July 14, 2016 — Maritha E. Huber will take her final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on July 19, 2016 at 11:00 am in room 118 Lindley Hall. Ms.
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Graduate students honored for geological survey research in KansasJune 21, 2016 — LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas students received outstanding achievement awards last month from the Kansas Geological Survey, based on KU's West Campus. Sarah Morton...
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Lowery Taking Final Examination May 12May 11, 2016 — Jennifer G. Lowery will take her final examination for the degree of Master of Science in Geology on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 123 Lindley Hall. Ms.
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Wahab Taking Final Examination May 19May 11, 2016 — Abdul Wahab will take his final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in Lindley Hall Room 103. Mr.
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Yoerg Taking Final Examination May 12May 9, 2016 — Adam Yoerg will take his final examination for the award of Honors for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Geology on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10
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Livers Taking Final Examination May 4thApril 29, 2016 — Amanda J.
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Alm Taking Final Examination May 12thApril 29, 2016 — Steve A.
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Promotions Announced for Geology FacultyMarch 30, 2016 — The Geology Department would like to congratulate Dr. Allison Olcott Marshall, whose tenure and promotion to Associate Professor was recently approved by the Chancellor. Additionally, Dr.
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Connolly Taking Final Examination March 25thMarch 16, 2016 — Andrew M.
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Jones Taking Final Examination on April 8thMarch 16, 2016 — Matthew F. Jones will take his final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 10:00 am in room 118 Lindley Hall. Mr.
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Geology Alumna Suarez Wins CAREER AwardMarch 9, 2016 — The Department of Geology is proud to announce that alumna, Marina Suarez, Ph.D 2009, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) to support h
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Kansas Geological Survey honors JaySpace coordinatorFebruary 22, 2016 — LAWRENCE — The operations manager at the Kansas Geological Survey has received the third annual KGS Outstanding Support Staff Recognition Award. ...
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Cremeans Taking Final Examination March 2ndFebruary 15, 2016 — Mackenzie M. Cremeans will take her comprehensive oral examination for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Geology on March 2, 2016 at 1:00 pm in room 123 Lindley Hall. Ms.
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Student Veterans Apply Now for AAPG Foundation ScholarshipFebruary 5, 2016 — If you are a veteran please look into applying for the AAPG Foundation's United States Military Veterans Scholarship Program. The MVSP is designed to give financial support to veterans who ar
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Geology Students Recipients of Kansas Geological Foundation ScholarshipsFebruary 3, 2016 — The Department of Geology would like to issue hearty congratulations to some of our students who recently received scholarships from the Kansas Geological Foundation for the 2016 Spring Semester.&n
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Herbst Taking Final Examination February 2ndJanuary 26, 2016 — Steven R.
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Deadlines Fast Approaching: GSA, AAPG and More!January 12, 2016 — Geology students please be advised that the following scholarship deadlines are rapidly approaching: AAPG deadline for application is Sunday, January 31, 2016 and the&nbs
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Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western KansasDecember 22, 2015 — LAWRENCE — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas in early January to measure groundwater levels in hundreds of wells. The work is...
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Petrakopoulos Taking Comprehensive Oral Examination January 20December 18, 2015 — Konstantinos Petrakopoulos will take his comprehensive oral examination for the deg
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Department of Geology Hiring Associate ResearcherDecember 18, 2015 — The Department of Geology at the University of Kansas seeks an associate researcher to participate in research investigating how the dynamics of fluid salinity, alkalinity and microbial ecology con
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Report defines origin of Red Beds in Southwest KansasDecember 11, 2015 — LAWRENCE — More than a century of debate over the age and...
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Shankar Takes Home First Place Honors in GIS Day CompetitionNovember 23, 2015 — Siddharth Shankar won first place honors at the 14th Annual GIS Day Student Poster competition held on Wednesday, November 18 at the KU Memorial Union. The event was hosted by the University
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New giant raptor discovered by KU researchers in South DakotaNovember 2, 2015 — LAWRENCE – A research team led by a University of Kansas...
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Lechtenberg Taking Final Exam for Master of Science in GeologyOctober 30, 2015 — Karen S. Lechtenberg will take her final examination for the degree Master of Science in Geology on Monday, December 4th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 103, Lindley Hall. Ms.
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G-Hawk Symposium Winners AnnouncedOctober 8, 2015 — The Geology Department is proud to announce the award recipients for the 2015 G-Hawk Symposium. Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks for all the submissions. In the U
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KU Geology solves mystery of Tibetan mountainsJanuary 21, 2015 — LAWRENCE — In the most comprehensive study of its kind, University of Kansas geologists have unraveled one of the geologic mysteries of Tibet. The research, recently published online in...
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Kansas Geological Survey to test use of CO2 in oil recovery and storing it undergroundNovember 13, 2014 — LAWRENCE — The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kansas is moving into a new phase of a multiyear study to test the safety and efficacy of injecting carbon dioxide (CO2...
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Fowle & Student Publish New Paper in ScienceNovember 13, 2014 — Associate Professor David Fowle and his former PhD student Sean Crowe have a new paper in Science, entitled
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Craig & Alison Marshall Assess Raman Spectroscopy Use on MarsNovember 13, 2014 — In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, Associate Professor Craig Marshall and Assistant Professor Alison Olcott Marshall have published the paper,
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KU-led scientific team departs for Antarctic research expeditionNovember 11, 2014 — LAWRENCE — Although most people think of Antarctica as a barren, cold environment, 200 million years ago it was a lush forest — a forest that now permineralized can yield clues to the climate...
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Paul Selden Talks Spiders on The Academic MinuteAugust 4, 2014 — If you wish to live and thrive Let the spider run alive.
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Geology Student Publishes on Loss of Mollusk HabitatMay 15, 2014 — LAWRENCE — Half the marine mollusk species in a new study are projected to lose a big slice of their North Atlantic habitat to global climate change in this century, according to a researcher at...
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Geology professor wins AAPG awardApril 7, 2014 — LAWRENCE – Robert Goldstein has won the annual geoscience education award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), a professional organization representing 36,000...
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KU breakthrough has implications for climate change, oilAugust 19, 2013 — LAWRENCE — University of Kansas geologists have synthesized the mineral dolomite at a low temperature without the aid of microorganisms — a feat that scientists have been trying to accomplish for...
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KU researchers search for link between mammoth bones, early huntersJuly 25, 2013 — LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas have been digging for clues that would tie the remains of a 15,500-year-old mammoth discovered in west-central Kansas with prehistoric human...
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Alumna makes $1 million gift commitment for KUJuly 12, 2013 — LAWRENCE — Honoring her late husband’s wishes, University of Kansas alumna Barbara Werbe Meek, of Baton Rouge, La., has made a $1 million gift commitment to provide unrestricted support for KU....
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Kansas Geological Survey honors outstanding studentsJune 26, 2013 — LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas students received outstanding achievement awards from the Kansas Geological Survey, based on KU's west campus. Tony Layzell, a doctoral student in...
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Gift creates geology professorship at KUMay 14, 2013 — LAWRENCE — University of Kansas alumna Kathleen Hall, of Lecompton, has made a leadership gift to establish a geology professorship at the University of Kansas. Gene Rankey, associate...
