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Recruiting and Supporting Graduate Students
By Erin Philipson Cornell’s Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) has been making a concerted effort to recruit a larger and more diverse pool of applicants for both the geological and atmospheric... Read more about Recruiting and Supporting Graduate Students
Jack Elstner '21, Merrill Presidential Scholar, SUNY Chancellor's Award winner, and recipient of the CALS Academic Excellence Award
Jack Elstner ’21 has always been interested in science, particularly anything that has to do with water. He grew up on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay – spending every second he could on the Wye... Read more
Intro to Oceanography - The Virtual Edition
By: Erin Philipson Intro to Oceanography is one of the largest and most popular classes at Cornell University, with almost 1100 students each semester. Students normally cram into Bailey Hall to hear... Read more
Braudy Foundation Funds Phase II of Dust and Drought Research
By Erin Philipson The Braudy Foundation – founded by Bob Braudy ’65, M.Eng. ’66, and his wife, Judi – has committed to funding a second five-year phase of a collaboration between Cornell’s Department... Read more
Creating Community in EAS
By Carolyn Headlam Forged in the Fall of 2019, IDEEAS (pronounced “ideas”) is an independent working group dedicated to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and to... Read more
Dana Peterson uses Science to Study Tectonically Active and Potentially Hazardous Areas
Dana Peterson, Ph.D. student in EAS, knew she wanted to study something related to math and science in college, she just wasn’t sure what – until she watched an episode of NOVA about volcanoes. “I... Read more
