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Study casts doubt on potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa By Will Dunham January 6, 2026   WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond Earth, with a large subsurface ocean thought to be hidden under an outer shell of ice. But new research is raising questions about whether Europa in fact has what it takes for habitability.…
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Dr. Klimczak recent publication is featured in a new article on Reuters.

Nature Communications: "Little to no active faulting likely at Europa’s seafloor today."   Co-Author:  Dr. Christian Klimczak - Center for Planetary Tectonics at UGA, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA,  Abstract Many of the outer Solar System’s icy satellites feature known or suspected subsurface oceans, at least some of which are likely situated atop rocky interiors. Water–rock interactions at and…
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Dr. Klimczak co-authored a new publication in Nature Communications

UK-Southeastern US Critical Minerals Symposium & Growing Partnership for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Please join us for the 4th Growing Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs-IV) Workshop, February 4, 2026 in Atlanta, GA. The GEMs-IV Symposium will convene leaders from academia, industry, government, and innovation organizations across the Southeastern United States and the United Kingdom for a focused dialogue on strengthening secure,…
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GEMs-4 - Critical Minerals Symposium

  ACS ES&T Water - "Can Contaminated Irrigation Water Drive Pharmaceutical Uptake and Transformation in Rice Paddy? Unveiling Pathways, Natural Attenuation Mechanisms, and Health Risk Assessments."   New publication from a recent collaboration in ACS ES&T Water. The paper looks at a key question: can contaminated irrigation water drive pharmaceutical uptake and transformation in rice paddy? We conducted a field experiment…
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Dr. Duttagupta co-authors new publication in ACS Publication

  Nature Microbiology - “STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated microbiome studies”    A Consensus Statement from from 248 researchers spanning 28 countries   Abstract The interdisciplinary nature of microbiome research, coupled with the generation of complex multi-omics data, makes knowledge sharing challenging. The Strengthening the Organization and Reporting of Microbiome…
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Dr. Dutta co-authors new publication in Nature Microbiology

  Eleven new partnerships launched to accelerate innovation in engineering biology for sustainable critical mineral supply chains.   Department of Geology News (Oct 30, 2025) The University of Georgia’s Dr. Paul Schroeder (Professor of Clay Mineralogy in the Department of Geology) has been awarded an ELEMENTAL Catalysing New UK–US Critical Minerals Research Partnership grant to advance research on the Rare Earth Element (REE)…
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Dr. Schroeder receives Elemental Awards UK-US Critical Minerals Research Travel Grant

    Can a Time Capsule Outlast Geology?   A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun   By Peter Brannen edited by Seth Fletcher     Stuff is old where I live, in greater Boston. Clapboard houses that list with age bear plaques touting the former residence of the town cordwainer or victualler. The gravestones, worn rough by New England…
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Can a Time Capsule Outlast Geology?

  Pesticides impact microbial communities in the freshwater ecosystem: Implications on biogeochemical cycles   This study showcases the intricate interplay between pesticide application, microbial diversity, and associated metabolic functions, underscoring how emerging contaminants can trigger cascading effects on biogeochemical cycles.   Authors:  Gayatri Basapuram1, Srimanti Duttagupta1, Avishek Dutta1,2,   …
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Gayatri Basapuram has a new publication in the Journal of Hazardous Materials

Congratulations to Dr. Schroeder, who has been awarded the UK-US Critical Minerals Research Partnership Grant   The University of Georgia’s Dr. Paul Schroeder (Professor of Clay Mineralogy in the Department of Geology) has been awarded an ELEMENTAL Catalysing New UK–US Critical Minerals Research Partnership grant to advance research on the Rare Earth Element (REE) potential of kaolin deposits in Cornwall, England. This international…
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Dr. Paul Schroeder has been awarded the UK–US Critical Minerals Research Partnership Grant

  Biotransformation of Pesticides across Biological Systems: Molecular Mechanisms, Omics Insights, and Biotechnological Advances for Environmental Sustainability   This review provides a comprehensive overview of how pesticides are transformed across diverse biological and environmental systems, from microbes and plants to soil and aquatic environments. It highlights the molecular mechanisms and omics-based insights that reveal how…
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ACS Omega
Gayatri Basapuram has a new publication in ACS Omega

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