Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
News from DEEPS

Spring Break Field Trip 2022 T-shirt Fundraiser

The SBFT Fundraising Committee is proud to announce this year's t-shirt fundraiser! Support the DEEPS Spring Break Field Trip by purchasing either a new t-shirt or quarter-zip sweatshirt (or both!).
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A new study reveals how the diminutive Moon could have been an occasional magnetic powerhouse early in its history, a question that has confounded researchers since NASA’s Apollo program began returning lunar samples in 1969.
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Brown Daily Herald

Climate orgs. mobilize labor for greener R.I.

As various forces in Rhode Island work toward a more sustainable future, two environmental organizations in the Ocean State have focused on making labor a key player in the transition. Baylor Fox-Kemper explained that both Renew R.I. and Climate Jobs R.I. share goals of “transitioning away from fossil fuels towards carbon-neutral sources like solar,” as well as reducing carbon emissions from transportation, heating, and food production.
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