Columbia University

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Graduate Research
Digging the Hudson River Wetlands

Graduate student Sanpisa Sritrairat studies how and why wetlands change by examining pollens, macrofossils, and geochemical tracers found in cores from the marshes of the Hudson River estuary.

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New Field Course
Geological Excursion to Mono Lake, California

Associate Professor Sidney Hemming is now accepting applications for the Geological Excursion to Mono Lake, California field trip scheduled for Spring Break 2010. The field trip will focus on the geology of the Mono Basin and adjacent areas in the eastern Sierra, an area of outstanding vistas and natural beauty.

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RESEARCH
Kim Kastens wins AGU Education Award
The American Geophysical Union will recognize Adjunct Professor Kim Kastens for her research on teaching and learning spatial concepts in the geosciences. She will recieve the Excellence in Geophysical Education Award at a ceremony in Toronto in May.
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Outside the Classroom
"Wetlands and Climate Change" Class Travels to Nantucket

In early october, Adjuct Professor Dorothy Peteet and the 20 students in her "Wetlands and Climate Change" course (W4835) traveled to Nantucket for a field class in the bog and salt marsh ecosystems on the island.

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Humankind has always been curious about our environment, but there is a new urgency to our department's mission to understand the planet Earth and to convey that understanding to our students. more
NEWS
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EVENTS
November 13 10:00am - DEES Open Thesis Defense: Radiogenic Isotopes as Tracers of Ocean Circulation and Sediment Transport - Ocean Modeling, Seawater Analysis, and Sediment Studies
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  • Tuesday NOON BALLOON
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    "40Ar / 39Ar Dating of Ice-rafted Detritus Across East Antarctica" is the topic of graduate student Elizabeth Pierce's lecture at the next Noon Balloon, Tuesday November 10th, 12:15-1:00pm in 417 Schermerhorn Hall.

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  • Summer Intern Programs
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    The Earth Intern and Lamont Intern programs offer undergraduates an opportunity to experience scientific research in the Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

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