Category Archives: academic life

Tuesday dispatches from GSA: Vancouver

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Chris Rowan

Poster time for Chris! Cool science for everybody! Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, conferences

Monday dispatches from GSA: Vancouver

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Chris Rowan

The arrival of the long-threatened rain did not dampen lots of cool science.. Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, conferences, geomorphology

Sunday dispatches from GSA: Vancouver

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Chris Rowan

http://storify.com/allochthonous/gsa-day-1

Categories: academic life, by Anne, conferences, earthquakes, geology

Fieldwork should be safe and welcoming for all. Currently, it’s not.

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Chris Rowan

How prevalent is sexual harassment and assault during fieldwork? A paper in PLOS One that grapples with this question is getting some justified attention in the press and online at the moment, and the answer is of concern to anyone … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, fieldwork

10 years of scientific career evolution: from springs to stormwater, student to teacher

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

This summer, I’m involved with a super-cool Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on aquatic-terrestrial linkages in urban impacted ecosystems. Undergraduate students come to Kent State for 10 weeks to design, undertake, and present a mentored, independent research project, … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, fieldwork, hydrology