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Congratulations to geology professor Steve Holland, who was just elected president of the Paleontological Society at the recent Geological Society of America meeting:
Founded in 1908, the Paleontological Society is an international professional organization devoted exclusively to the advancement of the science of paleontology. Within its professional purview, the society fosters research, provides outreach and aids education.
“For more than a century, the...
Outstanding UGA research scientist and teacher Lars Ljungdahl, Georgia Power Professor of Biotechnology, has long been a powerful creative force on our campus. Along with his late wife Despy Karlas (professor of piano in the Hodgson School of Music), Ljundahl has also been a longterm patron of the arts.
How do we understand the potential of a megastorm like Sandy, currently battering the East coast of the U.S.? Geography professors Marshall Shepherd and John Knox explain in an Op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Advances in numerical weather forecasting during the past several decades have extended our ability to see into the future. In September 1938, before all of these advances, a hurricane devastated Long Island and much of...
The student chapter of the UGA American Meteorological Society welcomes weekend 'Good Morning America' meteorologist Ginger Zee to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in room 102 of the Miller Learning Center:
Zee is the Emmy Award-winning weather anchor of the "Good Morning America" weekend edition, which is broadcast from the ABC News...
Reach for the stars, or merely gaze upon them from the rooftop of the physics building:
The University of Georgia department of physics and astronomy in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will host its monthly observatory open house Oct. 19 from 8-9:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of the physics building.
The double cluster of...