Hegna co-authors paper on the early fossil record of clam shrimp
The Devonian (about 355-415 million years ago) was when the clam shrimp — a still-living group of crustaceans that can be found in western NY...
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Students, faculty to host booth at annual gem and mineral show
SUNY Fredonia students and faculty from the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will host an outreach booth at the Buffalo Geological Society’s 54th annual...
Geologist to offer lectures in March
Dr. Thomas Hegna of the Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences will deliver a lecture in-person in Denver, CO, “Tales told by Trilobites” at the...
Learn about environmental summer jobs, internships at workshop
Summer job and internship opportunities will be introduced at a workshop conducted by Biology and Geology and Environmental Sciences faculty on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Cao co-authors paper identifying serpentine minerals using machine learning
Assistant Professor Wentao Cao co-authored a new research paper, “Identifying Serpentine Minerals by their Chemical Compositions with Machine Learning,” published in the journal American Mineralogist.
Purtill co-authors multidisciplinary article that examines woodhenge earth oven
Assistant Professor Matthew Purtill co-authored a multidisciplinary article, "Feasting at a World Center Shrine: Paleoethnobotanical and Micromorphological Investigations of a Woodhenge Earth Oven.”
Homecoming 2023 shaping up to be an exciting time
Homecoming 2023, slated for Oct. 20 to 23, marks the 60th anniversary of the Department of Geology, the 20th anniversary of the 1970s Reunion Jazz...
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...
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...