News of alumnae activities, projects, achievements and more

Our most recent Department Newsletter can be downloaded here.

 Barbara Cheyney - has had an article in the paper describing her activities promoting teaching and teachers of geology.

 Gretchen Gillis - is responsible for The Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary. Check it out, you will see her name as project coordinator!

 Rhea Graham was featured on the cover of the February 2001 issue of Geotimes, and in a group of articles in Geotimes focusing on job opportunities in the Geosciences. A copy of the article can be found at http://www.geotimes.org/feb01/offbeatenpath.html.

 Jennifer Lindline is on the faculty at New Mexico Highlands University and is enjoying the great geology and outdoor recreation in New Mexico.

 Jill Pasteris - Jill keeps exploring new and wonderful ways to apply petrological and mineralogical techniques to all kinds of interesting topics. She is doing Experimental Mineralogy In Situ on the Sea Floor. Also she is making fascinating discoveries about bone and teeth as recently highlighted in the University newspaper. This includes a picture of Jill with her family.

 Kevin Righter - Is at the University of Arizona. Amongst many other activities he is editing a book entitled "Origin of the Earth and Moon"

 Dan Sarewitz, is a research scholar at Columbia University's Center for Science, Policy and Outcomes, has co-authored a paper with Roger Pielke Jr. entitled - BREAKING THE GLOBAL-WARMING GRIDLOCK; published by Atlantic Monthly in their July issue.

Summary - Both sides on the issue of greenhouse gases frame their arguments in terms of science, but each new scientific finding only raises new questions -- dooming the debate to be a pointless spiral. It's time, the authors argue, for a radically new approach: if we took practical steps to reduce our vulnerability to today's weather, we would go a long way toward solving the problem of tomorrow's climate.

And more on distinguished faculty and alumnae

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