GSA Special Paper 389,
Fifth Hutton Symposium: The Origin of Granites and Related Rocks, explores the debate over origins of the most important component of Earth’s upper continent crust. Twenty-seven invited papers from the September 2003 symposium in Toyohashi, Japan, represent all principal areas of research activity; contributions span the range from anatexis to emplacement and late-stage mineralization.
[ view contents ]

A Reminder from the Geoscience Education Division:

The nomination deadline is 1 May for the 14th Annual Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching for Beginning Professors.
[ nominate a colleague ]

Come join us in learning first-hand about a range of fascinating geoscience topics which you can use back in your classroom!
  • Hawaii – two trips
  • Costa Rica
  • Mount St. Helens
  • Iceland

[ more GeoVenture details ]

YOUR
Geosciences
Directory
view rates

Looking for a job?
Check the classifieds.

GSA Members can subscribe to the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences at special Geological Society of Australia member rates!
[ sign up now ]

With GSA E-News you can sign up specifically for the information that you want.

Check on upcoming meetings of GSA and other geoscience organizations.

Meeting News

Earth System Processes 2

The abstract submission deadline is quickly approaching (26 April) for the Earth System Processes 2 meeting in Calgary this coming 8-11 August 2005. The participation of a diverse array of scientists, like you, who are investigating how the Earth system works today, how it functioned in the past, and how it will function in the future, promises to make this one of the best scientific meetings of its kind to date.

Don’t miss the fabulous field trips planned for ESP2! Standard registration rates are in effect through 27 June. Stay tuned for special events to be posted soon.

2005 SECTION MEETINGS

GEOSPHERE

Call for Papers

Geosphere, GSA's new online journal, addresses the clear and growing need for timely publication of research results, data, software, and educational developments in ways that cannot be addressed by traditional formats.
[ learn more | submit a paper ]

Resources

Columbia University’s Center for Hazards and & Risk Research Web page includes core data sets and maps from the published report, “Natural Disaster Hotspots – A Global Risk Analysis.”
[ learn more ]

The ReefCheck coral reef database documents the condition of individual reefs at over 1800 locales around the world.
[ check it out ]

The American Geological Institute (AGI) has released a report on the state of introductory geoscience enrollment in the United States during the 2003-2004 academic year.
[ view report ]

Communicating the Value of Geoscience

GSA IN THE NEWS

A study by Longo et al. on health risks from sulfur dioxide gas and fine aerosol from Kilauea’s lengthy eruption (Geology, March 2005) was reported by the Associated Press and Science Daily. An article appearing on NewsRX.com was subsequently picked up by Biotech Week.
[ abstract | Science Daily article ]

Research by Donnelly et al. on massive releases of meltwater from the Laurentide Ice Sheet 13,000 years ago and their effect on oceanic heat circulation (Geology, February 2005) received coverage in Nature.
[ abstract ]

Stewart and Allen’s study of the Silverpit chalk structure, a possible impact crater under the North Sea floor (GSA Bulletin, March-April 2005), was reported by BBC Online.
[ abstract | BBC article ]

Research by Currie et al. utilizing oxygen isotopes in carbonate minerals deposited in ancient lakes in the northern Himalayas to determine paleoelevations was covered in Science.
[ abstract ]

Research by Morgan and McIntosh on ancient supervolcanoes of the Heise Volcanic Field near Yellowstone (GSA Bulletin, March-April 2005) was reported by Discovery Channel Online.
[ abstract | Discovery Channel article ]

Press Releases Issued by GSA

• April Geology and GSA Today Media Highlights (24 March)
• A New Look at the Emerging Earth System Processes Paradigm (14 March)
• Geological Society of America South-Central Section to Meet in San Antonio Next Week (24 March)

Selected Press Releases received by GSA

• AGI Executive Director Marcus Milling Receives Pick and Gavel Award (5 April)
• Nation’s Largest Source of Fresh Water – Ground Water – Needs More Study, National Ground Water Association Tells U.S. Senate Committee (6 April)
• Public Meeting to Focus on Evolution and Kansas Bioscience (7 April)