Tag Archives: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Seven Faculty Members Honored as AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced the 2021 AAAS Fellows on January 26. Five faculty members from […]
Hap McSween Named to National Academy of Sciences
Harry Y. “Hap” McSween, Jr., Chancellor’s Professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been […]
Research Team Donates Laboratory Materials to Health Care Workers
After reading news reports about shortages of personal protective equipment and laboratory supplies, Annette Engel, the Donald and Florence Jones […]
Recognitions, February 26
There is much to celebrate as February comes to a close! This week’s recognitions include: Lab Manager Adrian Gonzalez joins […]
Recognitions, December 11
There’s been a lot to celebrate lately! A UT alumna was named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar—UT’s ninth; another student won […]
What Was Life Like 96 Million Years Ago? New Crocodile Fossils Could Help Explain
A new species of crocodile-relative from the Age of Dinosaurs, Scolomastax sahlsteini, has been discovered at a fossil excavation site […]
Geologists Uncover New Clues about Largest Mass Extinction Ever
A new study could help explain the driving force behind the largest mass extinction in the history of Earth, known […]