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Upcoming Events
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Earth Planetary Science Seminar - Dr. Lydia Jennings "The Missing Layer in Soil Science: Indigenous Knowledge and Data Sovereignty Rethinking Sustainability, Evidence, and Stewardship".
Tue, Feb 10, 2026 12pm to 1:15pm PT
Building 320, Geology Corner, Room 220
Social Event/Reception
Want to Smash Geodes? Learn about Earth Sciences Majors
Fri, Feb 13, 2026 12:30pm to 2:30pm PT
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Earth Planetary Science Seminar - Professor Tamara Pico "Out of the ice age: Insights into past sea level and ice sheets from Beringia to Antarctica".
Tue, Feb 17, 2026 12pm to 1:15pm PT
Building 320, Geology Corner, Room 220
Recent Events
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Earth Planetary Science Seminar - Dr. Amy East "Understanding physical landscape effects of climate change: how much do we know, and what are we doing about it?"
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 12pm to 1:15pm PT
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Earth Planetary Science Seminar - Professor Doug Schouten "Muon Tomography for Improving Outcomes in Mining"
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 12pm to 1:15pm PT
Building 320, Geology Corner, Room 220
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Earth Planetary Sciences Seminar - Prof. Laura Schaefer "Connecting the Early Solar System to Current Observations of Small Exoplanets"
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 12pm to 1:15pm PT
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Earth Planetary Science Seminar - Dr. Jordan Wostbrock "Reconstructing paleoenvironments using triple oxygen isotope values"
Tue, Jan 6, 2026 12pm to 1:15pm PT
Building 320, Geology Corner, Room 220
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Earth Planetary Science Seminar - Dr. Zakhele H. Nkosi "Charting a path towards a materially sustainable extractive industry and the role of the earth sciences: Lessons from South Africa's mining past, present, and possible futures."."
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 12pm to 1:15pm PT
Building 320, Geology Corner, Room 220 and Zoom
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Earth Planetary Science Seminar - Dr. Kristin Bergmann " Earth's Climate as an Evolutionary Agent: Quantifying Temperature Change Across Major Diversification Events."
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 12pm to 1:15pm PT
Building 320, Geology Corner, Room 220 and Zoom