Guest lecturer to reveal the ‘Secret Life of Speleothems (Caves)’
Western Illinois University Geology Professor Leslie Melim will present a public lecture, "The Secret Life of Speleothems (Caves): It’s Dead . . . but was...
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Geology to celebrate 60 years at SUNY Fredonia during Homecoming
Alumni and emeritus faculty from across the 60-year history of the Department of Geology (now Geology and Environmental Sciences) will converge at SUNY Fredonia over...
Student field trip yields Devonian-aged rock that could explain mass extinction event
Science students on a field trip initiated by SUNY Fredonia alumnus Randy Blood literally had a direct hand in gathering samples of Devonian-aged rock that...
SUNY Fredonia Stratigraphy class to experience field work with peers
Students enrolled in GEO 400: Stratigraphy will go on a joint field trip to two sites near Rochester, NY, with students in a stratigraphy class...
Fredonia research to be presented at annual GSA meeting
The student poster, “Surviving on Dry Land: Geoarchaeological Evidence for a Potential Native American Occupation during the 4.2 KA Drought in Western New York,” created...
Purtill writes paper on sampling bias published in international archaeology journal
Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Matthew Purtill recently had a paper published on the potential impacts of sampling bias in archaeological practice.
Geologist has article published in archaeology journal
Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Matthew Purtill is lead author on a co-authored article, "Archaeological Investigations of Fulton County, Indiana: Summary Results...
Hegna co-authors journal article revealing internal anatomy of extinct arthropod
Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Thomas Hegna is one of five authors of an article in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica.
Purtill research reported in major newspaper column
Research results compiled by Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Matthew Purtill were highlighted in a column appearing in The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch...
Harvard Ph.D. candidate to give lecture on exceptionally well-preserved early Paleozoic arthropods
Sarah Losso, a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University, will present a lecture, "Morphology, Function and Taphonomy of Lower Paleozoic Trilobites and their Close Relatives: Insights...