Monthly Archives: March 2013

March Meanderings

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

It’s been another month of fascinating scientific adventures for your resident hydrologist. It all began at the end of February, when I travelled to La Crosse, Wisconsin to the Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium, which was a really stimulating and … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, conferences, geomorphology

Combined sewer overflows: Solving a 19th century problem in the 21st century

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

Combined sewers are pipes that catch both sewage and stormwater and route it to a waste water treatment plant. In dry weather, it’s all sewage in the pipes. In small rain storms, the pipes carry sewage mixed with stormwater and … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, society

Scenic Saturday: Echoes of Mary Anning

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

On March 9th, 1847, the world lost a great scientist to breast cancer. She was poor, lacked formal education, and practiced a minority religion, but she had a keen eye and mind that helped see things that others couldn’t and … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, fossils, Mesozoic, outcrops