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Department of Geology

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Pioneering study of LGBTQ experience in the geosciences finds difficulties, dangers in fieldwork
November 9, 2020
Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams
September 23, 2020
Law school names new class of Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming law students
September 15, 2020
KGS scientist receives national award for groundwater research
August 26, 2020
August 11, 2020 Newsletter
August 11, 2020
Kansas Geological Survey in partnership to research underground storage of carbon dioxide
August 11, 2020
July 2020 KU Geology Newsletter
July 10, 2020
Geologic map for Bourbon County now available
July 8, 2020
KU Geology June Newsletter
June 9, 2020
Geology scholarships and awards announced
May 18, 2020
KGS receives funding for surface, subsurface geologic mapping
May 6, 2020
Kansas Geological Survey gets funding for preservation and to study critical minerals
April 23, 2020
Kansas Geological Survey investigates CO2 use in oil recovery and underground storage
April 9, 2020
Groundwater levels near stable in western Kansas, up slightly in central Kansas
March 19, 2020
U.S. News & World Report lists 48 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools in 2021 rankings
March 17, 2020
Kansas Geological Survey’s Wichita sample repository expanded, renamed
February 20, 2020
New version of fossil-recognition app now works on Android smartphones and includes Cretaceous period
January 7, 2020
Gifts benefit study of mammals, Natural History Museum at KU
January 7, 2020
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
December 19, 2019
A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked as a crayfish
December 19, 2019
‘Dream team’ to study ice loss on critical Greenland glacier to better forecast rising oceans
November 21, 2019
Paleontology student centers studies on spiders
October 9, 2019
University announces summer 2019 Employees of the Month
October 4, 2019
New study helps date Navajo Sandstone
September 12, 2019
New technology could ‘transform’ hydraulic fracturing, make unconventional reservoirs development more efficient
August 28, 2019
Researcher will measure Greenland ice sheets with next-generation radar flown aboard an unmanned helicopter
July 30, 2019
Kansas Geological Survey honors outstanding students
July 2, 2019
Kansas rocks! Online tool from Geological Survey invites deeper exploration of state’s highways and byways
June 12, 2019
Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician
June 4, 2019
Supernovae zapped Earth 2.6M years ago — researchers wonder if they prompted human ancestors to walk upright
May 28, 2019
University announces spring 2019 candidates for degree
May 9, 2019
Team digitally reunifies Greenlandic heritage a century later
April 22, 2019
Ancient spider fossils, surprisingly preserved in rock, reveal reflective eyes
February 12, 2019
Study reveals unsettling multidrug antibiotic resistance in remote Arctic soil microbes
February 5, 2019
Gift enables geology department to purchase key Colorado property
December 19, 2018
KU researchers seek answers about what causes earthquakes
October 23, 2018
Alison Olcott named as Director of KU Center for Undergraduate Research
October 1, 2018
Center for Teaching Excellence selects 4 teams for Curriculum Innovation Program
August 24, 2018
New environmental geology master’s program combines technical, professional skills education
August 6, 2018
KU Geology hosts annual Earth Educators Rendezvous conference
July 13, 2018
KU Geology graduate student receives award from SPWLA Foundation
July 6, 2018
New model for gauging ice sheet movement may improve sea-level-rise predictions
June 19, 2018
For 100 million years, amber freezes a tableau of Burmese bugs’ life-and-death struggle
June 13, 2018
KU mourns loss of geology alumnus George Devries Klein
May 12, 2018
KU announces new 2018-2022 Self Graduate Fellows
April 30, 2018
Volcanoes, dinosaurs, high-tech labs highlight geology celebration
April 26, 2018
KU to commemorate opening of Earth, Energy & Environment Center buildings
April 9, 2018
Machine learning predicts new details of geothermal heat flux beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
January 10, 2018
KU geologists help spearhead development of app
October 9, 2017
Geologist will upgrade monitoring of Greenland glacier critical to sea-level rise
August 29, 2017
Geology students will lead international organization
August 29, 2017
Campus experience leads to distinctive role for associate dean
June 29, 2017
Geology freshman among those receiving Undergraduate Research Outstanding Presentation Awards
May 4, 2017
KU students win regional oil exploration competition, advance to global final
April 14, 2017
Geology student Niall Whalen, Jr. receives Undergraduate Research Award
February 22, 2017
Hammersburg Taking Final Examination December 8
November 28, 2016
Golab Taking Final Examination on December 8
November 28, 2016
Richter Taking Final Examination November 30
November 22, 2016
Stearns Article Featured by Washington Post
October 13, 2016
Winners Announced for G-hawk Symposium Poster Competition
September 21, 2016
Fossils preserved by Kansas chalk for eons will be digitized and shared via new NSF grant
September 20, 2016
Fischer Taking Final Examination September 20
September 12, 2016
Geology Students Awarded Kansas Geological Foundation Scholarships
August 29, 2016
Osorno Taking Final Examination September 1
August 26, 2016
Ross Taking Final Examination on August 23
August 10, 2016
Child Taking Comprehensive Oral Examination August 22
August 10, 2016
Ortega-Arriza Taking Final Examination August 9
August 8, 2016
Selden Featured in National Geographic Article for New Discovery
July 14, 2016
Huber Taking Final Examination July 19
July 14, 2016
Graduate students honored for geological survey research in Kansas
June 21, 2016
Lowery Taking Final Examination May 12
May 11, 2016
Wahab Taking Final Examination May 19
May 11, 2016
Yoerg Taking Final Examination May 12
May 9, 2016
Livers Taking Final Examination May 4th
April 29, 2016
Alm Taking Final Examination May 12th
April 29, 2016
Promotions Announced for Geology Faculty
March 30, 2016
Connolly Taking Final Examination March 25th
March 16, 2016
Jones Taking Final Examination on April 8th
March 16, 2016
Geology Alumna Suarez Wins CAREER Award
March 9, 2016
Kansas Geological Survey honors JaySpace coordinator
February 22, 2016
Cremeans Taking Final Examination March 2nd
February 15, 2016
Student Veterans Apply Now for AAPG Foundation Scholarship
February 5, 2016
Geology Students Recipients of Kansas Geological Foundation Scholarships
February 3, 2016
Herbst Taking Final Examination February 2nd
January 26, 2016
Deadlines Fast Approaching: GSA, AAPG and More!
January 12, 2016
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
December 22, 2015
Petrakopoulos Taking Comprehensive Oral Examination January 20
December 18, 2015
Department of Geology Hiring Associate Researcher
December 18, 2015
Report defines origin of Red Beds in Southwest Kansas
December 11, 2015
Shankar Takes Home First Place Honors in GIS Day Competition
November 23, 2015
New giant raptor discovered by KU researchers in South Dakota
November 2, 2015
Lechtenberg Taking Final Exam for Master of Science in Geology
October 30, 2015
G-Hawk Symposium Winners Announced
October 8, 2015
KU Geology solves mystery of Tibetan mountains
January 21, 2015
Kansas Geological Survey to test use of CO2 in oil recovery and storing it underground
November 13, 2014
Fowle & Student Publish New Paper in Science
November 13, 2014
Craig & Alison Marshall Assess Raman Spectroscopy Use on Mars
November 13, 2014
KU-led scientific team departs for Antarctic research expedition
November 11, 2014
Paul Selden Talks Spiders on The Academic Minute
August 4, 2014
Geology Student Publishes on Loss of Mollusk Habitat
May 15, 2014
Geology professor wins AAPG award
April 7, 2014
KU breakthrough has implications for climate change, oil
August 19, 2013
KU researchers search for link between mammoth bones, early hunters
July 25, 2013
Alumna makes $1 million gift commitment for KU
July 12, 2013
Kansas Geological Survey honors outstanding students
June 26, 2013
Gift creates geology professorship at KU
May 14, 2013
KU Geology Students Lead International Organization
KU Geology Students Lead International Organization
August 29, 2017
KU Geologists Help Spearhead Development of App
October 9, 2017
KU Geology Students Present at GSA 2017 Conference
KU geologists report new understanding that may one day enable them to manage the risk of induced earthquakes
December 13, 2017
Volcanoes, Dinosaurs, and High-Tech Labs Highlight Geology Celebration
April 26, 2018
KU geologists and engineers seek answers in Nepal
October 23, 2018
Harrison Family Gift Enables KU Geology to Purchase Key Property
December 19, 2018

Upcoming Colloquium

SPRING 2021

2/25/21: Dr. Katherine Ryker, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina

3/25/21: Dr. Jonathan Payne, Professor, Geological Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

4/8/21: Dr. Peter Burgess, Professor of Sedimentary Geology and Head of Earth Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

4/29/21: Dr. Hildegard Westphal, Professor, Geoecology & Carbonate Sedimentology and Director of the Center for Marine Environmental Science, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany.

KU Geology News

Pioneering study of LGBTQ experience in the geosciences finds difficulties, dangers in fieldwork
November 9, 2020
Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams
September 23, 2020
Law school names new class of Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming law students
September 15, 2020

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