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The Geosciences Department is proud to announce the creation of the Randolph & Cecile Bromery Graduate Fellowships and Undergraduate scholarships
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B.S. in Geography
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B.A. in Geography
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B.S. in Geology
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B.A. in Geology
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B.S. in Earth Science
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B.S. in Earth Systems
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Minor in Geology
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M.S. in Geography
M.S. in Geosciences
NASA Planetary Biology Internship
NEW - Information about the upcoming Margulis Symposium
Lynn Margulis 3/5/1938 - 11/22/2011
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It is with tremendous sadness that we pass along the news that a great American scientist has died. Lynn Margulis passed away Tuesday November 22 at home; she was only 73 years old. She suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke five days earlier and died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family. She will be dearly missed by her devoted students and her many friends and colleagues around the world.PDFs of some obits and articles:UMass, Chronicle of Higher Ed, Discovery News, Hampshire Gazette, NCSE, NY Times, Springfield Republican, Springfield Republican 2, Scientific American |
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Spring 2012 COURSE LIST - Register on Spire
• CNS Convocation 2011 - In this award-winning video, CNS students, alumni, and faculty share their experiences about studying science here at UMass Amherst. With incredible independent research opportunities for undergrads and professors who care as much about their students as their research, you'll see how majoring in the sciences at UMass Amherst offers an exceptional education and builds a successful future. The video features several Geosciences students.
•The Council of the Institute of Australian Geographers has awarded the Australia-International Medal posthumously to Geosciences professor Julie Graham and her Australian research partner and colleague Katherine Gibson of the Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy. Read more.
•The work of Professor Julie Brigham-Grette and an international group of scientists at Lake El'gygytgyn in northern Russia is in the news: Check out the article "The Thrill To Drill In The Chill" on the Earth magazine website.
• Professor Michele Cooke received the Distinguished Academic Outreach Teaching Award this spring, and PhD student Brian Yellen recieved the Distinguished Teaching Award for outstanding work as a TA. Congratulations!
UPCOMING EVENTS AND TALKS
Five College Geology Lecture Series - November 8th at 7:00 PM in Room 135 of the Integrated Science Building - the UMass Department of Geosciences is hostinga screening with Marion Stoddart on her film " The Work of a 1000" For mor information, click here, or check the Geosciences CalendarGLS - Fridays at 3:30 in Morrill 203 - February 10th: Kenneth Miller from Rutgers will be giving a talk entitled: (TBA). GLS Schedule
ProSem - Fridays at 12:20 in Morrill 161 - Febuary 10th Bill Clement will be talking about Hydrogology and sediment.
Five College-University Geology Lecture Series Schedule 2011-2012
VIDEO: Why Earth Science?
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