Category Archives: academic life

Come research with us!

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a university professor with an active research program must be in want of grad students. MS and PhD students are generally the people who actually do all of the interesting science that we never … Continue reading

Categories: academic life

Tuesday dispatches from GSA: Vancouver

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

Categories: academic life, conferences

Monday dispatches from GSA: Vancouver

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

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

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

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