This summer, Distinguished Professor of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences D. Jeffrey Over, PhD, and student researchers used a multi-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study fossils and geochemistry to better understand two mass extinctions that occurred more than 350 million years ago.
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This summer, Emily Szczublewski ’27, a geological sciences major at SUNY Geneseo, is working with Jacalyn Wittmer Malinowski, assistant professor of geological, environmental, and planetary sciences, to collect sediment samples from two of the Finger Lakes. By analyzing the samples, they hope to identify microcrustaceans known as ostracods, which can be used to gauge the lake’s environmental conditions. Watch to learn more. Author
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This summer, Nicholas Warner ’00, associate professor of geological, environmental, and planetary sciences at SUNY Geneseo, is working with four students to study Mars. Funded by NASA’s Mars Data Analysis Program, they are using three-dimensional data to analyze small impact craters at Mars landing sites.
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SUNY Geneseo is launching three new interdisciplinary programs of study beginning in Fall 2026.
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Sample Courses Popular Electives Why study climate change at Geneseo? This uniquely interdisciplinary minor provides students with a broad understanding of the science behind climate change, its impacts, and its potential solutions. The program explores the complex interactions between the Earth’s climate system, human activity, and policy responses, drawing from fields such as political science,
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Paleoclimatologist and professor Jessica Conroy, PhD, will deliver the 22nd Annual American Rock Salt Lecture at SUNY Geneseo on Thursday, April 2.
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Isabel Marzec ’25 during a summer archaeology internship (photo provided). During the past two years, SUNY Geneseo disbursed more than $555,000 to 400+ students to offset the costs of unpaid internships and applied learning experiences, including student teaching. “Creating more internships is not enough if students still have barriers to engagement,” says Jessie Stack Lombardo,
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Top Row (L to R): Edie Jones ’27, Tary Santelises ’26. Bottom Row (L to R) Lea Mancarella ’28, Ava Woodstock ’27 (SUNY Geneseo/Mat Johnson) In a national competition, four SUNY Geneseo students have won 2026–27 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for study abroad: Edie Jones’27 (New Zealand), Lea Mancarella ’28 (Ghana), Tary Santelises ’26 (Ghana), and
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An interdisciplinary team at SUNY Geneseo has been awarded a $366,670 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program.
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Students, faculty, and staff marked the beginning of Fall 2025 at two campus convocations this week.
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