In the News:

Recognizing NASA's 50th anniversary!
Prof. Maria Zuber, Dept. Head and Griswold Professor of Geophysics, testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology on July 30.     Details

Late Breaking Class News/Organization Meetings

Important Dates and Events:

Climate Change and Fossils in Deep Time
August 16-23, 2008     Details

Extreme Weather and Climate
August 19-22, 2008     Details

EAPS Graduate Student Orientation
Thursday, August 28, 9AM, 54-923    Details

A Symposium in Honor of Edward Norton Lorenz
Saturday, September 13, 2008     Details

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Life in extreme environments has been a factor in Earth's ecosystem from ancient times to modern. more information