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Geology in Fiction: A Community Favorites Survey

Novels Next time you want to read about geology without having to open your own manuscript or one of your many citations, give one of these a go: The Martian (2011) by Andy Weir Mark Watney finds himself stranded and alone on Mars after a dust storm forces his crew…

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Cultivating Positive Mental Health in the Geosciences

Warning: This post discusses sensitive topics that may be triggering for some individuals. If you or someone you know are thinking about suicide, please know that you are not alone, and contact the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline by calling or texting 988. Please visit: https://988lifeline.org for additional resources. According to…

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MCS Survey of the Blake Plateau

Description of MCS fieldwork: With the guidance of my advisors Harm Van Avendonk and Nathan Bangs, I have been analyzing marine seismic reflection data from the Blake Plateau and Carolina Trough regions, proximal to the Florida/Georgia/Carolinas coast. Our work draws from a combination of existing data (from International Ocean Drilling…

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