Understanding Earth
11/14/17

UB Geology is poised to help society at the intersection of Earth and its population in a warming and more crowded planet.

Understanding Earth
11/14/17

UB Geology is poised to help society at the intersection of Earth and its population in a warming and more crowded planet.

Understanding Earth
11/14/17

UB Geology is poised to help society at the intersection of Earth and its population in a warming and more crowded planet.

Understanding Earth
11/2/18

Basaltic and intermediate volcanoes in western Argentina

 

UB Geology is poised to help society at the intersection of Earth and its population in a warming and more crowded planet.

 

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Health and Safety Guidelines

Updated 7/22/2020

Climate Change
Water and the Environment
Ecosystems and Adaptation
Geohazards, Volcanoes and Geodynamics

Geology in the News

Greenland Ice Sheet's secrets
7/20/20
UB is co-leading GreenDrill, a project that will bring teams to the Greenland Ice Sheet to investigate one of Earth’s largely unexplored frontiers: the bedrock that lies below the ice.
Study: Mapping 16 years of ice sheet loss
5/1/20
UB Climate scientist Beata Csatho is co-author of a new study that makes precise, detailed measurements of how the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have changed over 16 years.
Read More News

Center for Geohazards Studies

Volcán Osorno, in southern Chile.

The Center for Geohazards Studies supports research and training that improves our understanding and mitigates the consequences of natural hazards. 

Future Students

Faculty member and student with equipment.

We offer a cutting-edge curriculum designed to train the next generation of earth and environmental scientists. 

GEOLOGY FIELD CAMP

Students at Field Camp.

Geology is all around us. Join the department for a once-in-a-lifetime experience exploring hidden gems of the Western U.S. 

Alumni Profiles

(Left) Jessica Ball (Right) Martin Derby.

Our featured alumni for 2020 are Jessica Ball and Martin Derby.  Both work on natural hazards, and speak to their experience at UB in our Alumni Profiles page.