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Department, with faculty senate, pushes App to commit to climate-neutral practices
Nov 4, 2019

Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution pushing Appalachian administrators to commit to becoming a climate-neutral campus by 2035. GES professo...

Dorsett and faculty advisory Scott Marshall conducting research

GES alum Jake Dorsett ('18) research profiled
Nov 4, 2019

GES alumnus Jake Dorsett ('18) describes his research experience modeling Southern California fault dynamics in a recent Appalachian Today article. Do...

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Appalachian Today showcases GES alumni Hannah Krueger '17
Oct 22, 2019

Hannah Krueger '17 is interviewed in Appalachian Today about her current PhD work in seismology at Brown University.  Hannah was a BS Geology - Q...

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GES student and professor highlight Department's commitment to transfer students
Oct 10, 2019

Transfer students make up 7% of Appalachian's student body, and are faced with unique challenges during their college experience. Because transfer stu...

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Gregg Marland quoted in Washington Post article on Amazon's efforts to cut carbon emissions
Sep 20, 2019

Dr Gregg Marland, adjunct faculy in Geological and Environmental Sciences, was quoted by the Washington Post in an article about the online retai...

Environmental Field Days for Watauga County 5th Graders
Sep 8, 2019

The GES Department participated for the first time this year in the county-wide 5th Grade Environmental Field days hosted by the Watauga Soil and Wate...

GES Hosts Two More Summer Workshops for Teachers
Aug 27, 2019

Our GES Summer Workshops for Educators series continued this summer with a repeat of the well-received Rockin' NC program that we offered for the firs...

Students learning in the Department's mobile laboratory

GES outreach engages >5,000 students in one year, with industry and government partners
Aug 13, 2019

Outreach Coordinator Marta Toran reached over 5,000 K-12 students in the 2018-2019, with help from numerous Geological and Environmental Sciences majo...

Klyce speaks with fellow GES major Neeshell Bradley-Lewis at OSR poster day

Annie Klyce shows opportunities available to GES majors
Aug 13, 2019

Appalachian Today profiled Annie Klyce, a 2019 Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES) graduate, to highlight her achievemetns and experiences as ...

Rachel Gaines

GES major and Distinguished Senior Rachel Gaines profiled in Appalachian Today
Jun 28, 2019

Rachel Gaines, Environmental Science major, GES Distinguished Senior, and student athlete, is profiled in Appalachian Today.read more......