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  • The Academic Minute for 2018.10.15-10.19

    The Academic Minute for 2018.10.15-10.19

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      Academic Minute from 10.15 – 10.19 Monday, October 15th David Jones – Amherst College Vulcanism and Mass Extinctions I am a geologist with interests in surface Earth history.  I use stratigraphy and geochemistry to address questions about the co-evolution of life and Earth’s surface environments in deep time.  Most of the rocks I study…

  • David Jones, Amherst College – Vulcanism and Mass Extinctions

    David Jones, Amherst College – Vulcanism and Mass Extinctions

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    On Amherst College Week: Volcanic eruptions have shaped life’s history on Earth. David Jones, associate professor of geology, details how. I am a geologist with interests in surface Earth history.  I use stratigraphy and geochemistry to address questions about the co-evolution of life and Earth’s surface environments in deep time.  Most of the rocks I…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.15)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.15)

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    Amherst College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.15 Monday, October 15th David Jones examines if volcanoes are responsible for the mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Tuesday, October 16th Sheila Jaswal explores how to retain more women and underrepresented minorities in STEM programs. Wednesday, October 17th Josef Trapani discusses how hair cells do more than put…