Dr. Kevin Stewart discusses our local geology on UNC-TV’s SciTech Now, January 25 at 7:30 p.m.

TIMS Facility Manager Ryan Mills and colleagues publish a paper on felsic magmatism on the Moon.

Associate Professor Laura Moore and colleagues publish a new article in the journal Geology describing evidence for autocyclic formation of coastal dunes (link).

Professor and Chair Jonathan Lees and Postdoctoral Scholar Cemal ‘Berk’ Biryol are interviewed on their current research following the 2011 Virginia Earthquake (link).

UNC Department of Marine Sciences graduate student Weida Gong along with coauthors Jamie Browne, Nathan Hall, David Schruth, Hans Pearl and Adrian Marchetti have published a study in the ISME Journal. The study explores combining traditional methods with molecular approaches … Continued

The objective of the Guaymas Basin expedition is to collect samples – using the deep-sea submersible Alvin – to explore the genomic potential, physiological capabilities and biogeochemical roles of key uncultured microorganisms from Guaymas Basin sediments. The Guaymas Basin is … Continued

Carter Smith, a researcher at UNC Institute of Marine Sciences spoke to WNCT about how utilizing living shorelines prevent coastal erosion. On May 17th, 2016 WNCT’s Pierce Legeion spoke with Carter Smith about how recent research indicates that installation of living habitats along … Continued

Dr. Arnosti is doing the English translation for the group’s posts, you can keep up with Dr. Arnosti’s research on the BacGeoPac research cruise blog. The scientists aboard the research vessel Sonne will be in the middle of the Central … Continued

(Originally posted on the Carolina Chronicle) Samantha Joye, a leading researcher on the impact of oil and gas seepage in deep ocean environments, will give the keynote address at UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2016 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. The event recognizes graduate students … Continued

Moreno in Antarctica! Ph.D. student Carly Moreno (Marchetti Lab) is participating on the PalmerLTER research cruise in Antarctica. For the next 6 weeks, Carly will be collecting samples and performing incubation experiments to investigate the environmental factors that regulate phytoplankton … Continued