Happy Valentine's Day and President's Day

This is a busy holiday weekend! Sunday, Feb. 14 is Valentine's Day, don't forget to tell your loved ones how you feel!

Monday Feb. 15, is President's Day, no classes will be held this day. We hope that you all enjoy your three day weekend. 

EES Department Scholarships

Just a reminder that the departmental scholarships deadline is coming up in two weeks! Please send in your application as soon as possible. 

EES departmental scholarship applications are due in the EES office by Feb, 26, 2021 by 4:00 pm or email to Dr. Matyjasik at mmatyjasik@weber.edu.

Please click here for the application.

Geoscience and Society Spring 2021 Seminar Series

Please join us on Friday, Feb. 19 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm as Katherine Standefer, author of the book 'Lightning Flowers', as she presents 'Lightning Flowers -  The environmental and human costs of saving a life.'

For more information, please go to: https://weber.edu/cariefrantz/geoscienceandsociety.html

To access the Zoom Seminar, please us this link.

GETUP Summer Research Experience

The GETUP Summer Research Experience is for first and second year undergraduate students (students who have less than 30 credits) to gain experience with Earth and Environmental Science Research. This summer's research will focus on the Great Salt Lake, using the lake as a living laboratory, and will run from July 25 - Aug. 20, 2021.

Students will:

• Learn to take and analyze samples.
• Use various advanced microscopy facilities.
• Serve as peer mentors for students in the Summer Bridge Program.
• Present their results at an end-of-summer research symposium.
• Learn to conduct their own research.

Applications are are due on March 19, 2021. For more information and to apply, please go to: https://weber.edu/GetUp/research.html

Geology Club Study Hall

Even now, we're still adjusting to online and hybrid classes. It's often more comfortable to work solo on coursework, rather than reaching out to classmates in person to collaborate with. That is why we're going to organize virtual study hall hours with classes you all would like to focus on! 

Fill out this poll for next week to help us figure out when to hold the study hall.
https://doodle.com/poll/qs56z3anqu34534r?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link

Take this survey to let us know what you'd want a study group for!
https://forms.gle/SLwJ34nEf2wrcAiX8

It'll be just like meeting in the majors room in Tracy Hall. We'll let you know which courses were requested to be focused on, so you'll know if there will be partners in your class to work with and go into breakout rooms. The main session will remain open to ask general questions. Socializing (virtually) is also very much encouraged and all majors welcome!

AWG Scholarships

The Salt Lake Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists' is pleased to announce six scholarship opportunities offered to female geoscience students and professionals in Utah! 

To learn how to apply, please click here to access the scholarship information package. Please note the deadline for all applications and nominations is March 31st, 2021, and only electronic submissions as a pdf file sent to awg.slchapter@gmail.com will be considered.   

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Mineral of the Week - Hematite

Hematite is a very common mineral on the Earth's surface and can form in many environments. This mineral has been known to humans for millennia and has been used for pigment in cave paintings and as an ore for iron. It is a beautiful mineral and can take on many forms, but it will always have a reddish streak. To learn more about hematite, please click here.

Photo of the Week:

Katherine Meyr collecting water samples from the WSU Duck Pond to assess the impact of salting the roads and walkways on campus water quality during the winter months. Photo by Dr. Caitlin Tems. 

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