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CAS alumna finds purpose in her work to understand volcanoes
Mar 23, 2026
Savannah Devine ‘22 graduated from App State with a passion for exploring the land under our feet. Because so many geological processes are buried t...
Geology major selected to present research at prestigious Explorers Club event
Mar 19, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Vanya Dill, a senior geology major from Morrisville, has been invited to present her research at The 122nd Explorers Club Annual ...
My fault or yours — earthquake source detection gets lift from App State
Feb 27, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Linking earthquakes with the most likely causative fault just got better, thanks to an externally-funded project by Dr. Scott Mar...
Dr. Adam Benfield Launches Past Climate and Ecosystems Research in Southern Appalachian Bogs
Jan 23, 2026
Since joining the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at the start of the 2025–2026 academic year, Assistant Professor Dr. Adam Benf...
GES Students Head to Death Valley for Inaugural Winter Field Course
Jan 20, 2026
From December 30, 2025, to January 10, 2026, GES faculty Dr. Brandon Lutz and Morgan Baker led a group of 13 students to the remote Mojave Desert in e...
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