Results for GEOLSCI 127

(Formerly GEOLSCI 137 and 237) Are we living through Earth's sixth major mass extinction event? The course will address the causes and consequences of extinction. It will review current understanding of background and mass extinction in the fossil record, including aclose examination of three major mass extinction events. It will assess the intensity, selectivity, and trends in the current biodiversity crisis and assess the options and prospects for approaches to mitigating and, ultimately, recovering from this sixth extinction. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).

(Formerly GEOLSCI 127 and 227) Planets and stars form together, from collapsed cores in interstellar molecular clouds. This is a very active area of research, and the book Protostars and Planets VII (2023) consists of up-to-date review chapters covering various aspects of the field. This seminar will cover the portions of the book focusing on planet formation and exoplanets. It will meet once per week to discuss an individual chapter, with students expected to come to class with questions about each week's reading assignment. There are no prerequisites for this course, but students should have some facility with reading scientific literature. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).

(Formerly GEOLSCI 127 and 227) Planets and stars form together, from collapsed cores in interstellar molecular clouds. This is a very active area of research, and the book Protostars and Planets VII (2023) consists of up-to-date review chapters covering various aspects of the field. This seminar will cover the portions of the book focusing on planet formation and exoplanets. It will meet once per week to discuss an individual chapter, with students expected to come to class with questions about each week's reading assignment. There are no prerequisites for this course, but students should have some facility with reading scientific literature. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).

(Formerly GEOLSCI 127 and 227) Planets and stars form together, from collapsed cores in interstellar molecular clouds. This is a very active area of research, and the book Protostars and Planets VII (2023) consists of up-to-date review chapters covering various aspects of the field. This seminar will cover the portions of the book focusing on planet formation and exoplanets. It will meet once per week to discuss an individual chapter, with students expected to come to class with questions about each week's reading assignment. There are no prerequisites for this course, but students should have some facility with reading scientific literature. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).

(Formerly GEOLSCI 127 and 227) Planets and stars form together, from collapsed cores in interstellar molecular clouds. This is a very active area of research, and the book Protostars and Planets VII (2023) consists of up-to-date review chapters covering various aspects of the field. This seminar will cover the portions of the book focusing on planet formation and exoplanets. It will meet once per week to discuss an individual chapter, with students expected to come to class with questions about each week's reading assignment. There are no prerequisites for this course, but students should have some facility with reading scientific literature. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).