Celebrating World Elephant Day, August 12: UMD Geologists Measuring Ground Vibration Near an Elephant Enclosure

'Clumped' Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress

Sarah Penniston-Dorland Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Graduates!

Volcanic Rocks Reveal Earth’s Earliest Chemical Secrets

Other news...

Professor Sujay Kaushal has been selected as a fellow of the International Association of Geochemistry for his significant contributions to the field of geochemistry.
Graduate Student Elizabeth Huang recently competed in the final round of the Graduate School's 3 Minute Thesis competition. Click to watch her presentation. read more...
James Farquhar Named 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science read more...
Jay Kaufman is the recipient of the 2026 the Francis J. Pettijohn Medal for Sedimentology, awarded by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.

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Friday, September 18, 2026

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