Geology Alumni in the News

Carleton Alumni Network Alumni and friends who have been selected by the Alumni Association Awards Committee to receive Alumni Association Awards for distinguished achievement, exceptional service, and pursuing paths in…

Carleton Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation (PEAR) Department NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton College ‘C’ Club Hall of Fame will welcome seven new members during the 45th annual induction ceremony…

National Geographic A THOUSAND YEARS ago, a thriving early Swahili village bustled on the banks of Tanzania’s Pangani River, a few miles inland from the Indian Ocean. Residents built their houses…

CNN Visitors to Pikes Peak in Colorado may not notice that anything is amiss, but ask a geologist and she’ll tell you that something is missing. At rocky sites across…

AGU Blogosphere It is well established that debris flows can be a major hazard in the aftermath of wildfires.  There are numerous examples, but perhaps the best known are the 2018…

Spectrum News 1 HEMET, Calif. — 3D printers can print anything from jewelry to artificial limbs, but they can also be used to print relics from the past. Dr. Alton…

WKSU Public Radio To paraphrase a quote from the 1990s sitcom “NewsRadio”: Winter in Northeast Ohio is the best seven months of the year.  But that may not be true…

GAIA GPS Leave it to Alaskan adventurer Luc Mehl to turn something as graceful and elegant as ice skating into a wilderness expedition. In the dwindling November light last year,…

U.S. News & World Report DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers have promised more on climate than their policies can deliver, according to an analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund and Boulder-based Western…

The Missoula Current by Dan Spencer ’79 As a former geologist-turned-earth ethicist, I have spent the better part of 50 years learning everything I can about the Earth and its…