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Research stories from the School of Earth and Sustainability, spotlighting new graduate-student-led papers.
September 8, 2026
Local seafloor records reveal how the Pacific plate and mantle move
Dr. Joey Phillips and his co-authors used ocean-bottom seismometers to show how the Pacific plate preserves its formation history while the mantle beneath it responds to present-day motion and deeper flow.
Featuring Joseph H. Phillips
August 28, 2026
A lake's dust record shifts the timeline of landscape change in the Southwest
A 3,400-year sediment record led by Frank Telles points to a major Southwestern dust-regime shift during 17th-century Spanish colonial settlement.
Featuring Franklyn Telles
August 21, 2026
Western headwaters are losing water when streams need it most
Caelum Mroczek's study of 115 western headwater basins finds that groundwater-supported streamflow is declining and arriving earlier, putting late-summer water supplies under pressure.
Featuring Caelum Mroczek
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