𝐅𝐘𝐈: If you're planning a trip to Norman this weekend to celebrate #OU2024, keep in mind the clear bag policy will be in effect for 𝐚𝐥𝐥 commencement ceremonies. Find all the information you need + all security protocols for ceremonies by visiting ou.edu/commencement.

Greetings from the Ordovician-Silurian boundary of Anticosti Island! Having a fantastic field season with Dr. Leptaena (Selina Cole), Melanie Hopkins, OU Geosciences grad students, & Invert Paleo teams from the American Museum of Natural History and Sam Noble Museum

🌍 Researchers from Sam Noble Museum have secured a $621,781 grant from U.S. National Science Foundation to explore Earth's first major mass extinction. 🦕 The team led by members from OU Geosciences will embark on groundbreaking expeditions to Anticosti Island in Canada. 🔍 more : link.ou.edu/46M451N

Very proud of this outstanding team of Sam Noble Museum & American Museum of Natural History researchers and OU Geosciences grad students. We had a wonderful field season exploring the paleontology of Anticosti Island!

Just a general call to say that I am looking for graduate students (MS/PhD) to join NSF funded projects focused on tectonics + low-T thermochronology at OU Geosciences. If you're interest and like to know more, feel free to reach out via email. Details: gilbyjepson.com

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❖ Congratulations to OU Geosciences Professor 𝑳𝒚𝒏𝒏 𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏 for receiving the 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑳. 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 from the geosociety's Sedimentary Geology Division! 🏆 📖 more: link.ou.edu/4dyKG6a

We're delighted to welcome Dr. Sarah George from the University of Oklahoma as our colloquium speaker today! Join us at 4 pm in Mitchell Hall, at IMS, or on Zoom to learn about her CLAST lab's research on interactions between tectonics and climate.

Very excited (paleo)macroecologist extraordinaire Kate Lyons will be joining us this week to visit the Sam Noble Museum & give an OU Geosciences colloquium: "After the mammoths: consequences of the loss of large-bodied ecosystem engineers for North American ecosystems" 🦣🦣🦣

Please join us in congratulating Braeden Moreland who was selected as the Outstanding Senior in the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy! 👏🎉

Yesterday was an incredible day with OU Geosciences and University of Oklahoma! I had the privilege of meeting with students and faculty and delivering two lectures that demonstrated how #MachineLearning can enhance #Geoscience—and how geoscience, in turn, can inform machine learning

NEWS: @oumewbourne has received a $18.7 million grant from U.S. Department of Energy to lead the Oklahoma Carbon Hub project. Learn more: link.ou.edu/4fwtZtw

Very excited for Habitual B's visit to the Sam Noble Museum & OU Geosciences today, where he will give a seminar about "Exceptionally-preserved fossils illuminate the Cretaceous assembly of rainforest ecosystems." Looking forward to it!

‼️𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! We’re hosting a Virtual Graduate Program Information Session on December 5 at 3:00 PM - join us to learn more about our M.S. and Ph.D. programs! 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: bit.ly/OUgeoinfosessi…

🎓 Commencement is this Saturday, and we’re thrilled to celebrate #OUGrad2024! Before arriving, be sure to read our 10 most important things to know about OU's commencement ceremonies to ensure a smooth and stress-free day! 🔗 link.ou.edu/41qKFPv

🎉 Huge congratulations to 𝐁𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, OU Mewbourne 4.0 Medallion Scholar and Paleontology major! 🦖 👏 Your hard work and dedication inspire us all! 📖 more: link.ou.edu/4fqFUJb

🪨 A team from OU Geosciences has been featured in Soil Science Society of America. The team, in collaboration with OKC's John F. Kennedy, explored industrial soil contamination, with community engagement at the heart of their work. 📕 more: link.ou.edu/3XQvZGu

Congratulations to OU Geosciences graduate students Kiera Crowley (Wright lab) and Alysha Zazubec (Cole lab) for receiving Paleontological Society Student Research Grants!

Congratulations to Kiera Crowley (Wright lab) for receiving this year's Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate Award from OU Geosciences!

"The fossil record effectively provides a set of natural experiments...by studying these events, we gain insights into how ecosystems respond when pushed past their breaking points, which has direct implications for understanding biodiversity loss today." ou.edu/news/articles/…