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Geology, Geography and GIS ... Sciences for the 21st Century

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Geosciences

Geosciences organizes river cleanup

 The Department of Geosciences, Geosciences Club, and the Upper Tallapoosa Watershed Group held their 11th annual river cleanup on Saturday, September 12th.  The event, hosted by Georgia Rivers Alive, attracted 81 volunteers that logged 243 volunteer hours and collected 74 bags of trash.  (More pictures after the jump.)
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Geosciences faculty member receives NSF grant

We are pleased to announce the awarding of a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to Geosciences faculty member Hannes Gerhardt, an Assistant Professor of Geography. The roughly $82,000 awarded to the University of West Georgia will allow Dr. Gerhardt to conduct a collaborative research project with colleagues at Florida State University and Towson University aimed at exploring the political consequences of the rapidly warming Arctic.   

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Geosciences student earns internship with The Weather Channel

After completing a one-year internship at CNN in Atlanta, Geography major Andrew Maloof has earned a slot in The Weather Channel’s competitive internship program. Andrew will intern as a Weather Producer this fall.
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