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  • Aron Stubbins, UGeorgia – Permafrost Melt Water Testing

    Aron Stubbins, UGeorgia – Permafrost Melt Water Testing

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    Testing the melting permafrost of the Arctic is helping researchers learn more about climate change. Aron Stubbins, associate professor at the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, traveled to Siberia to conduct his experiments. Aron Stubbins studied Marine Biology at the University of Newcastle receiving a BSc (Hons) in 1998. Aron remained at the…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.06.15 – 06.19

    The Academic Minute for 2015.06.15 – 06.19

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 6.15- 6.19   Monday, June 15 Robert Pallitto – Seton Hall University 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta Robert Pallitto is a political science professor at Seton Hall University and a former public interest lawyer. He received his B.A. cum laude from Rutgers University, his law degree from…

  • Rob Spencer, FSU – Permafrost

    Rob Spencer, FSU – Permafrost

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    Thawing carbon in the arctic is presenting some potential problems. Rob Spencer, an oceanographer at FSU, is studying permafrost. Rob Spencer is an  assistant professor of oceanography at Florida State. Research in his laboratory is focused on understanding the chemical composition of Earth’s major carbon reservoirs (soils, sediments and dissolved organic matter (DOM) in marine…