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College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow
New tool to help decision makers navigate possible futures of the Colorado River
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Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration
Doctoral candidate awarded Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship
Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet
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