Tribute to Frank N. Blanchard Jr.
Frank Blanchard recently passed away at age 91, having lived a rich and significant life.
Mistaken fossil rewrites history of Indian subcontinent for second time
In 2020, amid the first pandemic lockdowns, a scientific conference scheduled to take place in India never happened. But a group of geologists who were already on site decided to make the most of their time and visited the Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, a series of caves with ancient cave art near Bhopal, India. There, they spotted the fossil of Dickinsonia¸ a flat, elongated and primitive animal from before complex animals evolved.
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Amy Williams Receives Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
AMY WILLIAMS of the Department of Geological Sciences has received a Spring 2022 UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors, supporting her research expenses in the coming year.
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Fieldwork is Crucial to Geology. A New Course Ensures All Can Take Part
Last summer, University of Florida geologist ANITA MARSHALL traveled to Northern Arizona to scout locations for a field course she would be leading in 2022.
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Studying glaciers… from Florida
Studying glaciers . . . from Florida Mickey MacKie, assistant professor of geological sciences and a glaciologist. Photo provided. Welcome to From Florida, a podcast where you’ll learn how minds are connecting, great ideas are colliding and groundbreaking innovations become a reality because of the University of Florida. Mickey MacKie, an assistant professor of geological […]