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Geology's Jackie Caplan-Auerbach Spends Week at Sea Dropping Instruments Offshore of Kilauea Volcano		2018-07-23
Deep beneath the Pacific, another active Hawaiian volcano waits to emerge	Although no one directly witnessed the eruption — as that would mean waiting in a deep-sea submersible at a reasonable distance away — scientists still knew about it. Lo‘ihi sits on the side of the Big Island, so the strong earthquakes that typically accompany eruptions were picked…	2018-05-18
Backgrounder: Assessing the West Coast volcano situation	According to Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, associate professor of geology at Western Washington University, there are about a dozen volcanoes between northern California and southern B.C. The "Cascade Volcanic Arc," as they're collectively called, has been created by the Juan de Fuca plate…	2018-05-15
�� Professor Uses Lasers and 3D Printers to Bring Western’s Fossil Collection into the Digital Era		2018-05-10
Geologic wonders offer awe-inspiring sights, a glimpse into the past	Dave Tucker, research associate in geology at Western Washington University, said we can’t see the process that brought the rocks to the area, but we can certainly see the aftermath. “I think that’s what people like about them,” Tucker said. “The big ones are so big, and…	2018-05-07
Geology's Sean Mulcahy has paper published in 'Tectonics'		2018-04-20
Here's why Mount Baker got all steamed up last weekend	Mount Baker hiccuped on Saturday morning, but such belches of gas and steam are an everyday occurrence — even though a big white plume atop the active volcano drew the attention of many awestruck Bellingham-area residents. "The crater degasses all day, every day," said Dave Tucker, a…	2018-03-20
Geology's Liz Schermer has new paper published in Geosphere		2018-02-13
Subject of �� grad student's thesis work highlighted in National Geographic		2017-12-07
��’s real-life Rocket Girl will chat with ‘The Martian’ author	One’s a sci-fi writer who’d never, ever, fly in space. The other’s a NASA scientist who won’t rule out a trip aboard a rocket ship. But in a sense, both of them have been to the Red Planet – and they took many space enthusiasts with them.	2017-11-27

Geology's Jackie Caplan-Auerbach Spends Week at Sea Dropping Instruments Offshore of Kilauea Volcano

2018-07-23

Deep beneath the Pacific, another active Hawaiian volcano waits to emerge

Although no one directly witnessed the eruption — as that would mean waiting in a deep-sea submersible at a reasonable distance away — scientists still knew about it. Lo‘ihi sits on the side of the Big Island, so the strong earthquakes that typically accompany eruptions were picked…

2018-05-18

Backgrounder: Assessing the West Coast volcano situation

According to Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, associate professor of geology at Western Washington University, there are about a dozen volcanoes between northern California and southern B.C.

The "Cascade Volcanic Arc," as they're collectively called, has been created by the Juan de Fuca plate…

2018-05-15

�� Professor Uses Lasers and 3D Printers to Bring Western’s Fossil Collection into the Digital Era

2018-05-10

Geologic wonders offer awe-inspiring sights, a glimpse into the past

Dave Tucker, research associate in geology at Western Washington University, said we can’t see the process that brought the rocks to the area, but we can certainly see the aftermath.

“I think that’s what people like about them,” Tucker said. “The big ones are so big, and…

2018-05-07

Geology's Sean Mulcahy has paper published in 'Tectonics'

2018-04-20

Here's why Mount Baker got all steamed up last weekend

Mount Baker hiccuped on Saturday morning, but such belches of gas and steam are an everyday occurrence — even though a big white plume atop the active volcano drew the attention of many awestruck Bellingham-area residents.

"The crater degasses all day, every day," said Dave Tucker, a…

2018-03-20

Geology's Liz Schermer has new paper published in Geosphere

2018-02-13

Subject of �� grad student's thesis work highlighted in National Geographic

2017-12-07

��’s real-life Rocket Girl will chat with ‘The Martian’ author

One’s a sci-fi writer who’d never, ever, fly in space. The other’s a NASA scientist who won’t rule out a trip aboard a rocket ship.

But in a sense, both of them have been to the Red Planet – and they took many space enthusiasts with them.

2017-11-27

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