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NEW!!! Geosciences Newsletter November 2009 Edition!! (pdf)

Click here for an archive of Geoscience Newsletters from the past!

Would you like to receive the UConn Geosciences newsletter each month? We would be happy to put you on our mailing list. Simply send an email with the word 'subscribe' in the subject line to geology@uconn.edu and you will receive our newsletter monthly! If you would like to receive a hard copy by mail, be sure to put your mailing address in the body of the email.

Geological Society of Connecticut: The first meeting of the Geological Society of Connecticut is rapidly approaching. It will be held Monday November 9 at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill. Attached is a registration form to sign up for the meeting. Also attached is a membership form for those who have not yet had a chance to sign up for membership. Please return the meeting registration before November 2, 2009.  Please note that the meeting rate is discounted for members of the Society. Those who have not yet joined the Society may take advantage of the member's rate by enclosing their membership registration.

Click here for membership application
Click here for first meeting details

 

Professor Robert Thorson Blogs about kettle lakes for his summer 2009 trip from "Walden to Wobegon". Click here!

Welcome to Our New Hire!
The Center is pleased to announce that Eben Rose has joined us as faculty-in-residence for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years. Welcome Eben!

Photos from the Spring 2006 caving trip to West Virginia!
Click here to view them . In March students went for a long weekend trip with adjunct professor Dr. John Haynes to various West Virginia caves, to learn more about karst topography in the Appalachian region. (Thanks to Lee Boop for providing her photos in an online album!)

Did you know that UConn has a seismogram?
It's part of Lamont-Doherty's Cooperative Network. You can find out more about this network and view recordings here !
It recorded the recent Pakistan earthquake on October 8th - view the recording here .

Dr. Thorson's collection of CT geology articles from his weekly columns in the Hartford Courant, now available!
Thor has put together a variety of his articles that deal with Connecticut's landscape, people, and geology into a comprehensive collection. You can download it here!