Baylor Geosciences

PhD student Jasmine Kidwell doing some exciting work at the Center for Big Bend Studies!

Congratulations to all the Baylor University graduates today - and especially to Department of Geoscience graduates who received their BS, MS, & PhD! We wish all of you success in the future. 🐻⚒️

One of our faculty members, Dr. Dan Peppe, recently published two papers in News from Science rewriting the history books on the evolution of early apes in eastern Africa. More info here ->

Decade-long Research by Baylor Geoscientist, Researchers Pushes Back Africa’s Prehistoric Timeline by Over 10 Million Years WACO, Texas (April 13, 2023) – Something as simple as a grass can fundamentally change the understanding of life in the prehistoric world. A pair of studies funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science document the earliest evidence for locally abundant C4 grasses...

This is a great article about ongoing collaborative work between graduate students in Baylor Geosciences and the Waco Mammoth National Monument. Featuring quotes by Geosciences PhD candidate, Dava Butler about the project and some of her dissertation research!

Tiny fossils at Waco mammoth site may help fill in bigger prehistoric picture “We all love these mammoths, but without micro fossils, they were like figures painted onto a blank canvas,” Butler said.

Having trouble with note-taking in classes? Want to know how to better absorb information from science literature? Join GPS on Tuesday Nov 15 to learn an effective method for scientific note-taking. Hope to see you all there!

There will be a great opportunity to improve your skills in scientific writing this week on campus! Come join!