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Working from a small boat on the choppy lake waters in northern Canada, Sarah Crump, a paleoclimatologist, pulls up a 5-foot mud core sample from the undisturbed lakebed. Crump and her research team work with a sense of urgency. Even in summer, bad weather can move in quickly. And they... Read more »

http://www.colorado.edu/fiske/2017/10/04/life-october-12th-4pm “For millenia, the origin of life has been an active topic of debate and investigation. Only recently has substantial progress been made that begins to put together a consistent and coherent picture the time period leading up to a 'habitable solar system'; the first 50-100 million years after the... Read more »

The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the field of Rock Physics. We seek a scientist who will examine the relationship between stress and deformation in earth materials. The focus and research direction can include experimental, theoretical, applied, or field methods related to the mechanics of deformation in any part of the earth.Read more »

The Mountains that Remade America, by Craig JonesRead more »

The Outstanding Postdoc Awards recognize Postdoctoral Associates, Research Associates or Post-Doctoral Fellows who demonstrate exemplary research contributions, leadership and communication for their career stage.Read more »

Nature News and Comments: Fossilized poo reveals that vegetarian dinosaurs had a taste for crabs.Read more »

Congratulations to Eric Small. His research on GPS reflection and its application to measurement of soil moisture and snow depth earns 2017 Governor's Award .Read more »