Department of Earth Sciences
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 91²Ö¿â
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
High School Studentâs Research Into âLittle Thingsâ at 91²Ö¿â Leads to Big Experience
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in.
Research Into âLittle Thingsâ Leads to Big Experience for Local High School Student
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. Now a senior in high school, Ms. Schinker, chose 91²Ö¿â as her undergraduate school where she will pursue a double major in geology and chemistry starting fall 2019.
91²Ö¿â Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists
Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology at 91²Ö¿â.
"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 91²Ö¿â Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
"We're Killing Our Lakes and Oceans": 91²Ö¿â Geology Professor Co-Authors Op-Ed Essay
Fossils Reveal a Secret in the Diets of Plant Eating Dinosaurs
The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.
