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The Change a Semester Can Bring With Leah Cecchini

Aug 12, 2026 | Bella Gray, PhD 2029

Discipline Tags: volcanology, modeling, remote sensing, hazard mitigation Leah Cecchini’s drive is evident from the moment you meet her. This was true in November of 2025 during our initial interview, and even more so during our follow-up conversation in July. When I first spoke to Leah about her graduate research,…

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Maintaining Mental Health in Times of Crisis

Aug 5, 2026 | Emma Martin, PhD 2029

Understanding the stress response Think back to an introductory geology class. Consider time as a clock; the Earth formed at midnight, and 24 hours later, it is the year 2026. At 4:00 a.m., the first signs of life began to emerge. Sixteen hours later, at 8:00 p.m., complex multicellular life…

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In Conversation with Danielle Zaleski

Jan 15, 2026 | Bella Gray, PhD 2029

Discipline tags: sediment transport, beach dynamics, microplastics Sitting down with Dan, it quickly became apparent how passionate she is about microplastics research. She is a Masters student working with Cornel Olariu researching the movement and accumulation of microplastics in the Matagorda Peninsula off the Texas coast. “I found my way…

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Geology in Fiction: A Community Favorites Survey

Aug 26, 2025 | Bella Gray, PhD 2029

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

Dec 5, 2023 | Patty Standring, PhD 2025; and Sinjini Sinha, PhD 2024

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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