Tag: caves
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Jessica Oster, Vanderbilt University – Caves Hold Clues to Climate Change
Climate change doesn’t always happen over a long period of time. Jessica Oster, assistant professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at Vanderbilt University, looks underground for evidence of an abrupt change to the world’s weather. I am an Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at Vanderbilt University. I am…
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Robert Brinkmann featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1354), Bob has selected…
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Robert Brinkmann, Hofstra University – Caves
To explore our universe, head underground. Robert Brinkmann, Professor in the Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability at Hofstra University, discusses what caves have to tell us about our planet – and even Mars and beyond. Dr. Robert Brinkmann is Hofstra University’s director Sustainable Studies and Vice Provost for Scholarship and Engagement. He serves as…