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- Eldridge Moores will receive the 2006 Geological Society of America's Distinguished Career Award (International Division) at the GSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
- John Dewey will receive the 2006 Geological Society of America's Career Contribution Award (Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) at the GSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
- Position available: Academic Coordinator/Lecturer and Director of the Mathematics and Science Teaching (MAST) Resource Center
- Bob Matthews, our friend and colleague, passed away on June 10, 2006.
- From National Geographic News - "Weird Australia Rocks Are Earliest Signs of Life, Study Says" with comments by Dawn Sumner.
- "America remains world's largest oil consumer with China catching up" - UCD Aggie article featuring Ken Verosub
- "Giving Sacramento Good Reason to Have New Orleans on Its Mind" - New York Times article profiling UCD Geology professor Jeff Mount.
- Robert Zierenberg is a 2006 Fulbright Scholar in Iceland. Lecturing and Research: Comparative Geochemistry of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Systems With the Reykjanes Geothermal Field University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
- "Soggy Sands of Mars?" - article on research being conducted by Dawn Sumner and Greg Chavdarian at White Sands National Monument
- "Fossil Museum on the Web" - Ryosuke Motani’s virtual fossil 3D museum
- James Rustad is awarded a Chancellor's Fellow - a program designed to honor and encourage faculty members early in their careers.
- "Waiting for disaster" - Davis Enterprise newspaper article featuring Eldridge Moores and Bob Matthews
- "Great expectations" - UCD Aggie article: a first-person account by Brian Lum, a Geology major, of his studies abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- "Headed for a Bad Break" - UC Davis Magazine article: Geologist Jeff Mount predicts a 64 percent chance of a massive levee failure in California’s Delta in the next 50 years, but governmental action and money are slow in coming.
- A Watershed Deal: Increased flows on Cosumnes River will recharge groundwater, aid salmon run - Sacramento Bee article featuring Jeff Mount.
- Watershed project to bring back salmon runs - UCD Dateline article
- NPR's Science Friday with Ira Flatow: "The death toll from the recent earthquake in South Asia has topped 20,000. Predicting such deadly quakes would surely spare lives." Interview featuring Don Turcotte.
- Predicting the next big Bay Area earthquake - UCD Dateline article
UCD computer team sees big Bay quake by 2025 - Sacramento Bee article
- "My Personal Compass" - a series of essays by campus community members. Read Dawn Sumner's essay.
- Years of neglect help put Valley's levees at risk - Sacramento Bee article;
Valley shares poor choices with New Orleans - Commentary by Jeff Mount.
- Ryosuke Motani is awarded a Gakujutsu Prize from the Palaeontological Society of Japan. The prize recognizes academic achievements by young professionals. Dr. Motani was recognized for his strong publication record and for advocating a new generation of vertebrate paleontologists that is emerging in Japan.
- Don Turcotte receives the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris Geophysical Institute in recognition of his contributions to geosciences and his longstanding links with the Institution.
- Studies of Tahoe's Geologic Past Should Lay Ground for a Brighter Future; Ken Verosub, UCD Geology Professor
- Capital Public Radio: Naturally Occurring Asbestos; interview with UCD Geology's Howard Day.
- NPR interview with UCD Geology Professor Geerat Vermeij
- Jeffrey Mount has been awarded the 2005 Distinguished Public Service Award. This Award is presented by the UC Davis Division of the Academic Senate in recognition of significant contributions to the world, nation, state and community through distinguished public service.
- March 22 - "The Hard Evidence For Evolution " - Professor Emeritus Richard Cowen lectures at the Sacramento Zoo as part of their Spring Lecture Series. For more information, call (916) 264-5889 or see www.saczoo.com
- The Sacramento: River of Life. KVIE Channel 6, Tuesday, November 29, 9:00pm. Includes comments from UC Davis geologist Jeff Mount.
- Public Lecture: "Changes in Atmospheric CO2 and Global Warming: Ocean Acidification of the Past and Future" by UCD Geology's Ann Russell. Part of Explorit Science Center's The Cutting Edge of Science Lecture Series. Tuesday, November 15. 7:30 PM, Davis Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA
- Panel Discussion: Evolution and Intelligent Design. Thursday, November 10 at 6:10pm; Wellman 2 (basement). Three UC Davis professors discuss evolution and intelligent design, including Evolution and Ecology professor Donald Strong, Geology professor Geerat Vermeij and Philosophy professor Matt Haber.
- KDRT 101.5 FM, broadcasting out of Davis: Kid's Planet interviews UCD Geologists Jim McClain and Peter Schiffman. Rebroadcast Saturday, 10/22, 12-1 pm
- Public lecture by Jeffrey Mount: "Hell and High Water in California's Own Delta". October 13, noon to 1 p.m. in the IGA Reading Room, 360 Shields Library. The California Aggie new article: Professor warns of local flood potential
- Capital Public Radio: Expert Says Local Flood Risks Mirror New Orleans; interview with UCD Geology's Jeffrey Mount.
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