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Bretwood “Hig” Higman ’99 Races To Understand Where The Next “Big One” Might Strike In Alaska
15 May 2026National Geographic Across our warming world, the ground is growing less stable. Nowhere is the problem more evident than in Alaska, where one maverick geologist is now on a mission…
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Idaho State University News The 2026 Idaho State University Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Researcher and Distinguished Service awardees have been chosen. Dr. Kendra Murray has been honored with the 2026 Distinguished…
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Great Lakes Echo A new study examines the uniqueness of work that research centers conduct in the Great Lakes region, highlighting their importance amid dramatic changes in federal funding. “I’m…
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have helped uncover how fish skin protects fish from sharp, fast attacks in the wild, and the research highlights…
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Ben Edwards ’89 Explains The Explosive Risks And Relationship Between Glaciers And Volcanoes
30 December 2025CNN Climate A powerful swarm of earthquakes in January suggested one of Iceland’s giant “ice volcanoes” may be awakening after a decade of slumber. In the months that followed, more…
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Belmont Citizens Forum The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), part of the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), works to restore and protect rivers, wetlands, and watersheds across the…
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Sally Donovan ’16 Documents Tree Stewardship Across the Twin Cities
15 December 2025By Sally Donovan, PhD Candidate in the University of Minnesota Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior and the MSP LTER Urban Forests Team For decades, scientists have studied how biodiversity…
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Nick Holschuh ’11 Can’t Be Stopped, Even By Cold
11 December 2025The Amherst STEM Network Faye: What exactly were you researching in Antarctica? Nick Holschuh: My research is really focused on how glaciers behave as physical systems. There are key processes…
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University Of Montana Western University of Montana Western students Dakota Willis, John Fitzpatrick, Taylor Williams, and Landon ‘Bird’ Hayes recently placed third in the student competition at the Montana Section…
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Bill Dinklage ’89 Applies World Wide Research Into His Classes
9 November 2025The Santa Barbara City College Channels Geology professor Bill Dinklage recently took a sabbatical around the world to research energy transitions and geology that he now applies to his classroom…