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Empowered by Opportunity: My First GSA Connects Experience Through the OTF Program
I am Khadijah Audu, a PhD student in the geosciences at the University of Arkansas, where I specialize in remote sensing...
From Black Shales to Drinking Water: What Groundwater Chemistry Tells Us
Contributed by Fidelis Onwuagba, 2023 GSA Graduate Student Research Grant recipient...
Could a Cascadia Megathrust Earthquake Trigger the San Andreas Fault?
Contributed by Rudy Molinek, GSA Science Communication Fellow...
The World’s First Rock Star: Celebrating the Tercentenary of James Hutton (1726–1797), the Founder of Modern Geology
Contributed by Nowell Donovan (Provost Emeritus, Texas Christian University), Robert Gatliff (Edinburgh Geological Socie...
Cracking the Code of Kimberlite Eruptions: How Diamonds Make Their Rapid Ascent
Contributed by Rudy Molinek, GSA Science Communication Fellow...
Building Careers, Breaking Barriers: SGT Funds Six On To the Future Scholars
The Structural Geology and Tectonics (SGT) Division at The Geological Society of America (GSA) brings together scientist...
Shedding Light on Lakes: How Artificial Light at Night May Be Changing Freshwater Ecosystems
Contributed by Mahir Tajwar, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...
Geology Bites: Folarin Kolawole on Continental Rifting
Tune into this captivating guest podcast from our friends at Geology Bites! Join podcaster Oliver Strimpel as he takes c...
Geology Bites: Mike Hudec on Salt Tectonics
Tune into this captivating guest podcast from our friends at Geology Bites! Join podcaster Oliver Strimpel as he takes c...
From Curiosity to Career: How GSA and OTF Shaped My Paleontology Path
Contributed by Sinjini Sinha, 2017 On To the Future Scholar...
Coastal Hydrogeology: Understanding Local Factors Controlling Ecology and Habitat Resiliency on Waties Island, South Carolina
Contributed by Dean Wrobel, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...
A Plumbing Problem: Understanding the Connection Between Isla Tortuga Volcano and Magmatism in the Guaymas Basin (Gulf of California, Mexico)
Contributed by Adriana Piña, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...
A New Perspective on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: What Can Benthic Foraminifera Tell Us 14 Years After the Spill?
Contributed by Jeanette M. deCuba, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...
Earth on the Rocks: Hear the Passion Behind the Research
What is geoscience? With only two states requiring an earth or environmental science course to graduate high school, mos...
From Museums to Meetings: A Graduate Student’s Journey in Geoscience and Advocacy
Hello, fellow geo-enthusiasts! My name is Ava Healy, and I’m a current graduate student at the University of Massachuset...
Oxygen, Temperature, Sulfide: Exploring Extinction and Evolution Through Physiology
Contributed by Kemi Ashing-Giwa, GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...
Is the Midwest Due for a “Doomsday Earthquake”? The Science Behind New Madrid Seismic Zone Rumors
Contributed by Danielle Peltier, GSA Science Communication Fellow...
Exploring the Himalayan Metamorphic Core of Northwestern India
Contributed by Taylor Rae Morrell, Ph.D. Candidate and 2023 GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipient...