Department of Geology and Environmental Science

Nine Mile Run storm flow
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Pitt Researchers' Report Pushes for Regional Green Infrastructure Database
head shots of each woman
Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Researchers to Study Pittsburgh Lead Pipes
two hands holding a bar of soap over a sink
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

CNN ‘Hero’ Raises the Bar on Social Entrepreneurship
In less than five years, Samir Lakhani (A&S ’15) has kept hundreds of tons of soap out of landfills and created jobs for disadvantaged women, all while saving lives. Now, this young social entrepreneur wants to do even more: Help 2.5 million people by the end of 2020.
panther statue
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

13 Faculty Members Receive Discipline-based Science Education Research Center Leader Award
Elliott in a black blazer and chunky brown necklace
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Emily Elliott Receives 2018 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring
Man and woman in boat on the water using tools to test water
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Water Research Initiative Launches at Pitt
The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education and Outreach, led by Pitt geology and environmental science researchers, invites the community to its Sept. 6 forum.
three people taking samples from a lake
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Geologists Uncover Lasting Effects of Historical Industries in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Researchers from Pitt have found that trace bits of potentially hazardous metal from long-ago industries could be reintroduced into neighboring areas after severe storms and flooding.