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| CELEBRATING GSA's 125th ANNIVERSARY |
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On To the Future
The GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee is launching a grassroots initiative, "On To the Future," to support the attendance of 125 students from underrepresented groups at this year's GSA Annual Meeting in honor of the Society's 125th anniversary. Follow the link below to see how YOU can participate.
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Give 125
Are you wondering what to give GSA on such a momentous birthday? Give 125! Give what makes the most sense to you: dollars, time, possessions, in increments of 125 — creativity is encouraged! All participants will be recognized with a special memento at the 2013 GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Denver.
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VISIT DENVER. |
125th Anniversary Annual Meeting
27–30 October • Denver, Colorado, USA
Celebrating Advances in Geoscience:
Our science, our societal impact, and our unique thought processes — Looking at how far we have come in the last 50 years and predicting future advances.
Abstracts deadline: 6 August
Early registration deadline: 23 September
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125 Years of Collaboration
GSA has a long tradition of collaborating with partners in pursuit of our mutual goals of advancing the geosciences, enhancing the professional growth of Society members, and promoting the geosciences in the service of humanity. Our Associated Societies are a major part of this collaboration, and we'll be highlighting all of them over the coming year.
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| MEETINGS |
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MEDGEO 2013
5th International Conference on Medical Geology: The Natural Environment & Health: Hidden Dangers, Unlimited Opportunities
25–29 August • Arlington, Virginia, USA
Abstract submission deadline: 4 June
Early registration deadline: 15 July
Hotel registration deadline: 4 August
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39th INHIGEO Symposium
6–10 July 2014 • Pacific Grove, California, USA
A meeting of the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences. Download the first circular and complete your expression of interest by 31 May 2013.
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Penrose Conference Planned
19–23 October 2013 • Park City, Utah, USA
Predicting and Detecting Natural and Induced Flow Paths for Geothermal Fluids in Deep Sedimentary Basins
Apply by 19 July
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| EDUCATION & OUTREACH |
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GeoCorpsTM America
Fall/Winter 2013–2014 Positions Now Open!
Deadline for applications: 1 July
Monitoring water quality, weather, and soundscapes at Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument; Interpreting the geology of Klamath National Forest; Developing GIS and cartographic products for the Bureau of Land Management's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) — these are just a few examples of the paid short-term geoscience projects planned for the upcoming fall/winter season. Geoscientists of all levels are invited to apply.
[ learn more | GeoCorps on Facebook | GeoCorps on Twitter ]
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2nd Annual EarthCacheTM Mega Event
Saturday, 7 September • St. George, Utah, USA
EarthCaching gets people out in the field to learn about their planet first-hand. Participants in this annual event will learn all about EarthCaching, interact with EarthCachers from around the globe, meet EarthCache developers and reviewers, find local EarthCaches, and engage in many other exciting and educational activities. Let Earth be your teacher!
[ learn more | EarthCache on Facebook ]
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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NEW in the GSA Bookstore
Special Paper 494
New Perspectives on Rio Grande Rift Basins: From Tectonics to Groundwater
Edited by Mark R. Hudson and V.J.S. (Tien) Grauch
Experience a taste of the upper crust with this 18-chapter volume (plus CD-ROM of supplementary material).
Field Guide 31
Insights into the Michigan Basin: Salt Deposits, Impact Structure, Youngest Basin Bedrock, Glacial Geomorphology, Dune Complexes, and Coastal Bluff Stability
Edited by Robb Gillespie
From sand dunes to salt mines, this volume from the 47th annual meeting of the GSA North-Central Section takes you from surface to sediment, subsurface to shoreline.
Field Guide 32
Geologic Excursions from Fresno, California, and the Central Valley: A Tour of California's Iconic Geology
Edited by Keith Putirka
California's central valley holds more than its share of remarkable geologic localities — and these seven field trip guides from the 2013 Cordilleran Section meeting take you inside and personal.
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| GEOLOGY & PUBLIC POLICY |
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Funding for FY2013 Complete; FY2014 Underway
On 26 March, appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2013 were finally signed into law. This legislation locked in sequestration cuts of about 5% for nondefense discretionary spending, resulting in an $8.7 billion cut to defense and nondefense R&D. A few weeks later, the Administration's FY2014 plan was released. This request would increase funding for most science agencies, but it also contains a proposal to restructure the current 226 federal STEM education programs to 112 through program consolidation and elimination.
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| OF NOTE |
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Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internships
Berkner Autumn Program 2013
Application deadline: 7 June
The goal of this program is to provide promising undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to work in the area of civil space research policy in the nation's capital, under the aegis of the Space Studies Board.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
AAPG International Conference and Exhibition
8–11 September • Cartagena, Colombia
"Energy for Integration and Prosperity."
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| SPEAKING OF GEOSCIENCE |
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Four New Blog Posts
Laura Guertin:
Coastal Processes and Environments Under Sea-Level Rise and Changing Climate: Science to Inform Management (3 May)
Robert J. Stern:
When did plate tectonics begin on Earth, and what came before? (28 April)
GSA Founders Series:
Charles Henry Hitchcock (10 May)
Henry Shaler Williams (19 April)
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| ON THE WIRE … |
GSA IN THE NEWS
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STEPPE
The NSF-backed research consortium, STEPPE (Sedimentary Geology, Time, Environment, Paleontology, Paleoclimate, and Energy), was covered in a 30 Apr. Boulder County Business Report article, "New research consortium receives funding." GSA has just announced an opening for executive director for the new consortium.
Helium Unrest
The Geology article "Diffusive helium emissions as a precursory sign of volcanic unrest" by E. Padrón et al., posted online ahead of print on 18 Mar. 2013, was covered by LiveScience on 30 Apr.
Wind vs. Water on Mars
The May 2013 Geology article "Growth and form of the mound in Gale Crater, Mars: Slope wind enhanced erosion and transport" by E.S. Kite et al., received heavy media attention:
6 May: Science 2.0
7 May: Astrobiology Magazine
7 May: Space.com article picked up by Yahoo! News and the Huffington Post
8 May: Los Angeles Daily News
A "Goldilocks" Combination
A 7 May New Scientist article covers Geology science published online on 29 Apr. 2013: "Orogenic climax of Earth: The 1.2–1.1 Ga Grenvillian superevent" by M.J. Van Kranendonk and C.L. Kirkland.
That's One Tall Rock
An 8 May LiveScience article (which was picked up by Mother Nature Network) covers a 4 Apr. 2013 Geosphere paper by G.J. Aguirre-Díaz et al., "Geologic setting of the Peña de Bernal Natural Monument, Querétaro, México: An endogenous volcanic dome."
The Diamond Anticorrelation
A 9 May Scientific American Guest Blog post discusses the Apr. 2013 Geology article "Anticorrelation between low δ13C of eclogitic diamonds and high δ18O of their coesite and garnet inclusions requires a subduction origin" by D.J. Schulze et al. The blog post was picked up by Yahoo! News.
Lakes and Floods on Mars
A 9 May Discovery News article covers a Geology paper by N.H. Warner et al., posted ahead of print on 29 Apr. 2013, "Fill and spill of giant lakes in the eastern Valles Marineris region of Mars."
Darwin Not Infallible?
A 13 May LiveScience article (distributed by Our Amazing Planet and Mother Nature News on 14 May, as well as Yahoo! News) and a 16 May Christian Post article discuss Geology science posted online ahead of print on 9 May 2013, "Profiles of ocean island coral reefs controlled by sea-level history and carbonate accumulation rates," by M. Toomey et al.
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PRESS RELEASES ISSUED BY GSA
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- New GEOSPHERE Science Online Covers Himalaya, Colorado River, McMurdo Sound, and More (20 May)
- New in GEOLOGY: Gems, Darwin, Mars, Hemp, Snowball Earth, a Siberian Impact Crater, and More (20 May)
- Rio Grande Rift: From Tectonics to Groundwater, North to South (15 May)
- Local Geology, Global Connections: GSA Cordilleran Section to Convene in Fresno (7 May)
- GEOLOGY articles posted online ahead of print on 29 April 2013 (2 May)
- Scientists Gather amid Rich Geologic History of the Gunnison Valley (1 May)
- The Geological Society of America Receives Substantial Bequest from Top New England Geologist (25 Apr.)
- The Geological Society of America, the Paleontological Society, and the Society for Sedimentary Geology in STEPPE together (25 Apr.)
- GEOSPHERE Features Top Geoscience Technology, Including LiDAR, EarthScope, CHIRP, ALSM, and IODP instrumentation (23 Apr.)
- GEOLOGY covers multiple disciplines and substantial territory in April's new postings (18 Apr.)
- Kalamazoo Center of Geologic Focus this May (18 Apr.)
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| GSA GEOSCIENCE TRIVIA • 125th ANNIVERSARY EDITION |
First
African American
GSA President
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1. Who was the first African American to serve as GSA President?
2. During the construction of Denver International Airport, workers unearthed fossilized palm fronds and the compound leaves of extinct sycamores. This marks the Denver Formation, which relates to what time in the geologic past?
3. GSA has 17 specialty Divisions. Which one is "concerned with the intersection of geological conditions, whether natural or anthropogenic in origin, with health, disease, pathology, and death in modern and fossil humans, animals and plants."?
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