UVU Earth Science

Come join us on Friday!

Due to weather forecasts we’ve moved the location ❄️

Looking for a way to enjoy the outdoors? Think about signing up for one of our project based, field-based, or CURES classes for the upcoming school year!
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ENVT 3270 Environmental Microbiology and Dr Bishop’s DARC lab took a two day field trip this semester to the Great Basin sagebrush lands to collect important data on the biocrust communities. This project is part of a global initiative called CrustNet to help understand global structure and function of our biocrust communities!
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Biocrusts are important communities living right beneath our feet! They help stabilize soils, cycle nutrients, store carbon, and can be helpful in preventing invasive plants from spreading. Disturbances such as climate change and wildfire have big implications for the longevity of our biocrust communities!
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Please join us this Thursday, January 22, at 1:00 p.m. at the Bingham Gallery in the Fulton Library for Dr. Weihong Wang’s Roots of Knowledge presentation. We look forward to seeing you there!

Happy MLK Day! Some of our Environmental Science and Management students found a way to beat the inversion and do some science! Jam Boyden, Hali Lukacs, Brooklyn Jurgens, Morgan Alexander, and Isabel Hoen enjoyed a field day with Dr Bishop for some biocrust research happening in the Great Basin 💚

🟠Matching water bottle-jacket attire required 😉

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Hey .valley.university and students! Come take this awesome new Sprin 2026 offering of ENVT 3270 Environmental Microbiology in the Environmental Science program. This class will be taking part of a super cool new global initiative examining biological soil crusts among other exciting opportunities!

Contact Dr Bishop at [email protected] if you have any questions about the class, pre-read, or anything else.

Dr. Czajka and Dr. Atkins with GEO 2020R students in Capitol Reef this weekend - beautiful weather for geologic mapping and exploring the park!

Come compete against Earth Science Student Association students at GeoGuess'r 🌍 .valley.university

First weeks of school got you stressed? Yellowstone will fix that!

There are still seats available on the Yellowstone National Park Science Excursion (GEO2020R) next month! Come along with Drs. Moore and Olson to discovery more about Lake Bonneville, Pleistocene glaciation, recent earthquakes and geologic hazards, and of course the fascinating volcanic history of Yellowstone NP and the surrounding area. 

This course is appropriate for students of all majors and backgrounds. Most course work will be completed while on the trip as you visit waterfalls, hot springs, and collect minerals. Come and learn Earth science in the field!

Course: GEO2020R (Section 203 or 204)

Dates: September 20-23, 2025 (Saturday-Tuesday)

Fee: Payment to OAC (Outdoor Adventure Center) of $275 which includes all costs (vehicle rentals, gas, food, campground free, park fee, and more)

Have you ever tasted dinosaur bone?

Dr. Czajka, Dr. Atkins (Earth sci), and Dr. Jensen (physics) took a group of Pro-STEM students to the Capitol Reef Field Station to kick off the start of the 2025 fall semester. We had a fun mix of Geography, Environmental Science and Management, Geology, and Physics majors! The temps felt like summer but everyone is ready to tackle the fall semester.