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In March, multimedia artist and UNC Charlotte associate professor Marek Ranis spent 12 days in eastern California in the remote reaches of the Sierra Nevadas, deep within the boulders. He was working alongside colleague and geologist Martha Cary “Missy” Eppes on the first leg of a research project examining how climate affects the cracking and […]

The record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season finished with Hurricane Iota and Masters student Eric Webb contribution to that discussion was highlighted in a Forbes article by former American Meteorological Society president and University of Georgia professor Dr Marshall Shepherd. Congratulations to Eric for the contribution! You can check his Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/webberweather for all of […]

INES PhD student, Tarini Shukla, received 1st place in the 2020 NCDOT Research and Innovation Summit student poster competition. The poster reports part of the work from NCDOT DeepHyd project “A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classificationof Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data” Co-authors: Craig Allan, Wenwu Tang, Shenen Chen, John […]

Dr. Missy Eppes gives a research talk on behalf of herself and Dr. Keanini.

The Geological Society of America annual meeting is happening all this week online. Several G&ES students and faculty are presenting, and two faculty are receiving National Awards! Join us in celebrating our Department’s achievements within this brave new world of online meetings! 21-5 CHANGES TO NEAR-STREAM GROUNDWATER IN AN URBAN FOREST WATERSHED SHOWN BY CONTINUOUS […]

The PROmoting Geoscience Research, Education, and SuccesS (PROGRESS) program is on the 2020 shortlist for the Nature Inspiring & Innovating Science Award in Outreach. This award recognizes programs that support girls or young women in STEM and the retention of women in STEM careers. Dr. Sandra Clinton leads the current project in the Carolinas in […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Tyrel (Tink) Moore, Professor Emeritus in Geography and Earth Sciences. A scholar of the South, Tink arrived at UNC Charlotte in 1982. It is estimated that he taught more than 20,000 undergraduates as well as a significant portion of the Charlotte region’s urban […]

Tropical cyclone season is the season that Geography and Earth Sciences Masters student Eric Webb relishes. The map below that he recently created shows just how primed the Atlantic basin is for hurricanes. CBS and Yahoo News both showcased Eric’s map in articles at CBS News: CBS News Article Yahoo News: Yahoo News Article So […]

NPR via WFAE (also on WUNC, KUNC, WAER and possibly other NPR affiliates) https://www.npr.org/2020/08/10/900766698/residents-in-north-carolina-brace-for-earthquakes-aftershocks WBTV On Your Side with Jamie Boll Talking about that earthquake that shook our area yesterday morning WSOC (At around 3:20) https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/did-you-feel-it-largest-earthquake-more-than-100-years-rattles-carolinas/c69224bb-cc0c-413e-bccd-c0ccc3c8cafd/ WBTV https://www.wbtv.com/2020/08/09/did-i-just-feel-an-earthquake-many-surprised-others-unbothered-by-ncs-magnitude-earthquake/

The blare of horns, the staccato notes of performers on street corners, the boisterous voices of crowds of people – these city sounds had largely fallen silent in the face of COVID-19 pandemic stay-home orders. In the quiet that settled into urban spaces, city dwellers worldwide have told stories of connecting with birds around their […]