After evaluating 183 U.S. institutions with degrees in geological and earth sciences, College Factual ranked UConn’s Department of Earth Sciences 16th overall, with the master’s program ranked 9th, and the bachelor’s and doctoral programs ranked 19th. Additionally, the department was recognized as the leading university for geological and earth sciences degrees in New England. College […]

Tammo Reichgelt, a paleobotanist and assistant professor in residence in the Department of Earth Sciences, discovered that while some fern species prefer rural areas, others can thrive in urban settings. His exploration began when he noticed ferns growing in an urban area of Vernon, CT, leading him to investigate similar observations through citizen science data […]

Earth Sciences major Cassie Aimetti, in collaboration with associate professor Will Ouimet, is working on a project to reconstruct the past environment of Grannis Island. Recently, Aimetti and collaborators carried equipment through the muddy salt marsh to collect sediment cores for reconstructing the historical landscape changes of Grannis Island. Back in the lab, they prepared […]