Commentary

2024

The Balanced Billion
Ross N. Mitchell and David A.D. Evans
v. 34, no. 2

2022

Nomination of T.rex (Tyrannosaurus rex) for National Fossil Reptile and Nomination of the American Mastodon (Mammut americanum) for National Fossil Mammal
Stanley M. Totten
v. 32, no. 5

2021

Reginald Aldworth Daly on ‘much data, but little thinking’
A.M.C. Şengör
v. 31, no. 12

2019

Decoupling Process from Form in Landscape Evolution Studies
D.W. Hedding
v. 30, no. 2

2017

The Geology of Capitol Hill
Paul K. Doss
v. 27, no. 8, p. 17. (148KB )
Is it “the earth” or Earth?
A.M. Celâl Şengör
v. 27, no. 3-4, p. 19. (232KB PDF)
Response by James R. Ebert (v.27, no. 6, p. 35)

2014

GSA Connected Community Initiative
Robert J. “Bob” Tracy (GSA Fellow)
v. 24, no. 6, p. 32.
Full Text | PDF (181KB)

2010

GSA Position Statement on Climate Change
William F. Ruddiman
v. 20, no. 7, p. 40.
Abstract | PDF (181KB)

2009

2009 GSA Geologic Time Scale
J.D. Walker, J.W. Geissman
v. 19, no. 4, p. 60.
Abstract | PDF (115KB)

2008

Spatial analysis of fossil sites in the northern plains: A unique model for teacher education
George D. Stanley, Jr., Heather Almquist
v. 18, no. 2, p. 24.
PDF (664KB)

2007

Would some form of accreditation of academic programs be beneficial to the geosciences?
For the accreditation committee, Bill Thomas, chair
v. 17, no. 4, p. 57
PDF (129KB)
Next time you are asked to review a manuscript
John Geissman, Hugh Jenkyns, Yildirim Dilek, G. Randy Keller
v. 17, no. 3, p. 17
PDF (157KB)
The GSA Critical Issues Caucus
E-an Zen
v. 17, no. 10, p. 10
PDF (419KB)

2006

International Union of Geological Sciences: What is it and what is the role of the United States?
Farouk El-Baz
v. 16, no. 2, p. 29
PDF (49KB)

2005

Forensic Geomorphology
Stanley A. Schumm
v. 15, no. 12, p. 42
PDF (114KB)
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
Bruce Bjornstad
v. 15, no. 7, p. 22
PDF (269KB)

2004

Post-Seattle Reflections on a Different Kind of GSA
Lisa Greer
v. 14, no. 2, p. 16
PDF (86KB)
Toward the Unification of Disciplines
Craig M. Ashbrook
v. 14, no. 7, p. 20
PDF (104KB)
Earth Science in Texas: A Primer on Petty Politics
David E. Dunn and Edward C. Roy Jr.
v. 14, no. 12, p. 36
PDF (158KB)
Jailhouse Rock
v. 14, no. 9 , p. 30
PDF (xxKB)

2003

Research and Education in Taiwan
Robert M. Thorson
v. 13, no. 12, p. 30
PDF (154KB)
Anonymous Reviews—Are the Pros Worth the Cons?
Alexander McBirney
v. 13, no. 3, p. 21
PDF (43KB)

2002

What's Wrong with Shortening?
A.M.C. Şengör
v. 12, no. 1, p. 31
PDF (444KB)
A Solution to the Uncertain Fate of a Geologist's Library
George D. Klein
v. 12, no. 6, p. 48
PDF (697KB)
Geoinformatics: A Nascent Revolution in the Earth Sciences
M. Lee Allison, Walter S. Snyder, J. Douglas Walker
v. 12, no. 7, p. 17
PDF (163KB)
Biological Clocks and Tenure Timetables: Restructuring the Academic Timeline
Carol B. de Wet, Gail M. Ashley, Daniel P. Kegel
v. 12, no. 11, p. 24
PDF (158KB)