Featured News
Tracking methane in inland waters
November 25, 2025
Fourth-year Earth Sciences student Joey Ruck is investigating the use of a scientific echosounder to estimate gas accumulation in the sediments of the Belwood Reservoir.ÌýÌý
Celebrating a successful first CRC term
November, 4 2025
Following the success of his first term,ÌýDr. Brian Kendall hasÌýhad hisÌýCanada Research ChairÌý(CRC)Ìýin Redox-Sensitive Metal Isotope GeochemistryÌý(Tier 2)Ìýrenewed for another five years.ÌýÌý
Long-time staff member Marianne Vandergriendt named Honorary Member of the University
October 29, 2025
Marianne Vandergriendt, a long-time staff member in Science, was recognized for her service to the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ at fall convocation. She was named an Honorary Member of the University, acknowledging her 43 years in the Earth and Environmental Sciences department.
Snapshots of change
August 13, 2025
Visitors toÌýseveralÌýnational and provincialÌýparksÌýin BritishÌýColumbiaÌýand AlbertaÌýcanÌýnowÌýhelpÌýmonitor criticalÌýglacialÌýlandscapesÌýas part of a newÌýcitizenÌýscienceÌýprogramÌýled byÌýresearchers atÌýtheÌýUniversity of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
Featured Events
2025 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture: M. Bayani Cardenas
Join us for the 2025 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture featuring
Dr. M. Bayani Cardenas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
Groundwater on ice: hydrogeologic processes and the fate of permafrost carbon in Arctic watersheds
Monday, October 27, 2025
10:30 a.m.
In-person: EIT 3142
2025 Farvolden Lecture
Dr. David Blowes
Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
Forecasting, mitigating and preventing the impacts of mining on groundwater quality
Monday, October 27, 2025
2:00 p.m.
In-person: Fed Hall
The Farvolden Lecture Series, hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, was initiated in 1996 as an annual celebration in honour of Dr. Robert N. Farvolden.