News & Events
Recent news
August 2019: Dr. Marcie Venter appointed to Native American Heritage Commission by Gov. Bevin
August 2019: Murray State University receives $1 million NSF grant to promote strategic equity
initiatives for female faculty in STEM, where Dr. Robin Zhang serves as a member of
the MSU ADVANCE leadership team
June 2019: Earth and Environmental Sciences - Archaeology students study abroad in Jamaica in search of evidence of the 1519 Spanish settlement of Oristan
May 2019: Dr. Neil and Mrs. Joan Weber creates the Neil and Joan Weber Endowed Scholarship for
incoming freshmen pursuing a degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Jan 2019: Graduate student Kevin Takashita-Bynum receives a $10,000 Early Career Grant from
National Geographic to conduct environmental research in Gona, Ethiopia.
Sep 2018: Several of our summer 2018 interns are featured in this #RacerInternships story.
Aug 2018: Dr. George Kipphut creates the Alice and George Kipphut Sr. Scholarship in Earth and
Environmental Sciences.
Newsletters
Fall 2019 Newsletter - Download PDF
Fall 2018 Newsltter -Download PDF
Seminars-Fall 2019
All seminars are in Blackburn Science Building room 320 on Fridays at 1:30 pm - 2:30
pm (unless otherwise noted). For more information or to volunteer to present a future seminar, please contact Dr. Gary Stinchcomb.
| Date |
Topic |
Guest Speaker |
|
| Oct 18, 2019 |
Alumni Seminar - Life After Graduation |
Niki Mills, Steve Quarcelino |
| Oct 25, 2019 |
TBA |
Glynn Beck, Kentucky Geological Survey |
| Nov 8, 2019 |
TBA |
Dr. Erik Haroldson, Austin Peay State University |