Tag: Northern Illinois University
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Reed Scherer, Northern Illinois University – Fossils and Rising Sea Levels
Ice sheets are vulnerable to melting in a warming world. Reed Scherer, professor of geology at Northern Illinois University, takes a look back in history to help predict the future. As a youngster in Brooklyn, N.Y., Reed Scherer loved the ocean and the diversity of its creatures. By age 7, he had started collecting fossils,…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.2)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.2 Monday, January 2nd Andrew Wood of San Jose State University explores a part of Americana that’s being left by the wayside. Tuesday, January 3rd Rafael Narvaez of Winona State University discusses souls. Wednesday, January 4th Reed Scherer of Northern Illinois University examines ocean fossils in mountains and sea…