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TRB Webinar: Visualization of Geotechnical Data for Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Response, a Practical Update 

TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 467: Visualization of Geotechnical Data for Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Response. This webinar will discuss the report, which provides an overview of the visualization tools and techniques used for mitigating geotechnical hazards and responding to geotechnical disasters. The webinar will also provide examples of the [...]

2016 Awards – Michael de Freitas, William Smith Medallist 

On Wednesday 8th June, we will be presenting the 2016 Geological Society awards – see below for details of how to come along! This year’s William Smith Medal – named for the man responsible for the first geological map of a … Continue reading

Senate vote imminent on geologist de-licensing bill 

An email sent out to Arizona members of AIPG reports that the bill to eliminate licensing of geologists and other professions in Arizona (HB2613) is set to be discussed in Senate Caucus today and could be voted on by the entire Senate by Wednesday or Thursday this week. AIPG, other local professional associations, and industry groups are attempting to amend the bill to remove geologists

World Half Marathon aboard the JR! 

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Making it all work: the crew 

Wednesday is the last day of the cruise – we are zig-zagging back along the coast and will head back to Newport tonight. I am finally getting the hang of walking and living on a continuously rocking

SV-POW! on the road – Matt’s public lecture at the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 

Just a quick heads up for any SV-POW! readers within convenient striking distance of Norman, Oklahoma, this Wednesday, March 16. Like all of the lectures in the “Dinosaurs Past & Present” series at OMNH, this one is free to the public. I hope to see some of you

How to speak or comment on Arizona legislation 

There are two bills coming up for hearings this week of interest to geologists: SB 1440 Mining and mineral museum; transfer hearing in Senate Appropriations Committee (Senate Hearing Room 109), 2pm, Tuesday, February 16 HB 2613  Regulatory boards; licensing revisions hearing in House Commerce Committee, (House Hearing Room 1), 9:30 am, Wednesday, February 17

Hearing scheduled on bill to de-license geologists in Arizona 

The Arizona House Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on HB2613, the bill to eliminate geologist registration in Arizona, at 9:30 AM, Wednesday, February 17, in House Hearing Room 1. You can register to speak or indicate your support or opposition to this and other bills, or contact legislators through the Legislature's web site.   Options are listed at 

Hearing scheduled on Mineral Museum transfer bill 

A hearing is set for Wednesday, February 10, in the Arizona Senate Government Committee for SB1440, the bill that would transfer the Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum from the Arizona Historical Society to the Arizona Geological Survey.  The museum would be redesignated as the Arizona Mining, Mineral, and Natural Resources Education Museum.   [Right, view of the displays in the former

UNISDR Science and Technology Conference on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 

Over the next few days (27-29th January) we’ll be attending the UNISDR Science and Technology Conference on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030. Agreed in March 2015, this framework aims to substantially ‘reduce disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries’. A key priority of this framework is to [...]

Son of ‘Bridge of Spies’ pilot to deliver father’s story at HMNS Wednesday 

When it comes to American espionage, few people are as close to the truth as Francis Gary Powers, Jr., and fewer have a story to tell as exciting as his father’s — one that excited movie director Steven Spielberg enough … Continue reading

Abstract deadline for EGU 2016 fast approaching: A first-timer’s guide to the 2015 General Assembly 

Are you considering attending the upcoming EGU General Assembly in Vienna? The conference brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences.. This year, the meeting will be held from the 17 to 22 April at the Austria Centre Vienna. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is upon us, closing next Wednesday the 13th January at 13:00 CET. With 12,000 participants in a massive venue, the conference can be a [...]

My DEFENCE! Follow live tweets with #129I @ 2:30pm ET 

My PhD defence is this week (Wednesday) at 2:30pm ET. I am feeling pretty good about the whole thing but at the same time nervous. I just don’t know exactly what to expect. I have a sort of idea of what the questions might cover and where my assumptions or conclusions might be challenged. However, the uncertainty of all this is what is making me nervous. I have gotten lots of good advice from people such as “you are the real expert on the material” and “be confident and [...]

Mark Your Calendars for these events happening at HMNS 11/9-11/15 

Bust out your planners, calendars, and PDAs (if you are throwback like that), it’s time to mark your calendars for the HMNS events of this week!  Lecture – The Fastest Evolving Regions of the Human Genome by Katherine Pollard Wednesday, … Continue reading

National Fossil Day is TOMORROW! 

Hey everyone! Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 14th, is the 6th annual National Fossil Day! Follow the National Fossil Day Facebook page for information and events HERE. A message from the American Geosciences Institute— “You are invited to join in celebration of the 6th Annual National Fossil Day on Wednesday, October 14, 2015.  National Fossil Day is

The Equinox from Meteosat 

The autumnal equinox is at 8:22 GMT or 4:22 am EDT on Wednesday. The two satellite images below from the European Meteosat show the sun angle on Earth from June 22 near the summer solstice and then today at the same time.  Notice the sun angle has changed dramatically, and the High Arctic is no longer seeing 24 hour daylight. Below is today at the same

Landslide sessions at the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting 

The abstract deadline for the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday). There are three very exciting landslide

General Assembly 2015: Time-lapse animations 

During the EGU General Assembly 2015, at four separate locations in the Austria Center Vienna, 72 000 pictures were taken to create time-lapse animations. The animations capture the essence of the conference. Re-live your time at the General Assembly by watching the animations, or get a taste for what to expect if 2016 will be your first time at the conference. Entrance and exhibition A day in exhibition area: the entrance hall on Wednesday, 15 April 2015. (Credit: EGU/Copernicus) Science and [...]

Mine Water Management & Treatment 

A bit of self promotion.  There is still time to sign up and join us next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings (PST) for the EduMine course on Mine Waste Management and Treatment.  See this link for details. This is an entirely new course–none of the materials we will present have been presented before.  The reason

"Arizona Mining Review" May epidode now online 

<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->The May episode of Arizona Mining Review was webcast on Wednesday, and posted to our YouTube channel after that. I interviewed Dr. Manuel Valenzuela, Superintendent of Sahuarita School District about their program to train high school students for the high paying jobs in the mining industry. Patrick Merrin, VP of Hudbay's Arizona Business Unit,