Author: triplett
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Alumni Successes: Tara Selly ’13 finds the oldest fossil gut
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In January, Tara Selly (Geology ’13) made the New York Times’ “Science & Technology” front page for helping to discover the oldest known animal gut! She is now an assistant research professor Geology at the University of Missouri, and helped make the discovery in her role as the assistant director of the University’s X-ray Microanalysis…
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Alumni Successes: Three recent grads meet up for environmental assessment in northern Minnesota
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This fall, three Gusties were working to assess soil conditions and environmental quality on a property in the Duluth area of northern Minnesota. How did that come to pass? John Berger (Geology ’15, center of photo) has been working for AECOM doing site assessment and construction preparation. Last summer when he heard that AECOM was…
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Student Experiences: Interdisciplinary workings in the Superior National Forest, by Emily Carlson ’20
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Born and raised in the suburbs on Minneapolis, I was eager for the opportunity to explore my own backyard in the Superior National Forest this summer. One of two national forests in Minnesota, SUF makes up 3 million acres of the Northern border including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. I was hired along with…