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Mars Attacks: How Much Dust From the Red Planet Is Safe to Breathe?

Mars Attacks: How Much Dust From the Red Planet Is Safe to Breathe?

This article was written by Kitta MacPherson and can be accessed by clicking here. Mars remains a destination for future human exploration, requiring NASA to prepare now for the conditions astronauts will encounter there. NASA has released a report recommending an initial health standard for the...
From Classroom to Core Samples: My First Geoscience Research Experience

From Classroom to Core Samples: My First Geoscience Research Experience

Written by Alaina Elliott, Undergraduate Geoscience Major '27 When there is an open door, take the opportunity. That's exactly what I did this summer when I applied for a research position with the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, and it was one of the best decisions I could have made for...
Damaging Coastal Storm Conditions Have Become Twice as Frequent at a New Jersey Beach Since 1979

Damaging Coastal Storm Conditions Have Become Twice as Frequent at a New Jersey Beach Since 1979

This article was written by Kitta MacPherson and can be accessed by clicking here. A Rutgers study offers evidence of increasing erosion risk along the Mid-Atlantic coast Storm conditions capable of causing major coastal erosion at New Jersey’s North Beach on Sandy Hook are occurring about twice...
Living and Learning on Alaska's Juneau Icefield

Living and Learning on Alaska's Juneau Icefield

Written by EPS Graduate Student Lindsay Podjasek This summer, I had the opportunity to participate in the inaugural Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) Graduate Field Course, an interdisciplinary expedition that brings graduate students and researchers together to live and conduct science on...
Old Mines, New Questions: Reassessing Arizona's Copper Country

Old Mines, New Questions: Reassessing Arizona's Copper Country

Written by Jarrod Burges, EPS Graduate Student The electrification of America has driven the need for critical minerals — copper and rare earth elements (REEs) chief among them. Deposits like Mountain Pass, California (REEs) or Morenci and Bisbee, Arizona (copper) are the household names. However, there's...
Chasing Glass Across the Columbia River Flood Basalts

Chasing Glass Across the Columbia River Flood Basalts

Written by EPS Graduate Student Lev Jukna-ParsonsLev Jukna-Parsons 1,500 miles driven. 17 days. Four states. All in pursuit of rare, pristine volcanic glass. At the tail end of September 2025, fellow grad student Theo and I set out on a trip through the Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG). It would be...