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Nine Down, Seven Across for Planetary Geology
On February 18, 2022
Meara Carlin ’23 There is an interesting grey area when dealing with planetary geology. The first thing someone usually thinks of when geology is
Light at the End of the Tunnel: Geological Research at Crozet’s Blue Ridge Tunnel
On December 20, 2020
By Katie Lang ’18 A new trail has opened in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains — in late November, after years of work, Nelson County
Endings and Beginnings
On May 18, 2015
William & Mary’s class of 2015 has graduated. On Sunday morning the Geology department held its graduation reception, and the mood was suitably festive
The Saddest Affair: A Geologic Perspective on the Battle of the Crater, U.S. Civil War
On July 29, 2014
One hundred and fifty years ago this week a terrible and pernicious battle was fought at Petersburg, Virginia during the American Civil War. In
Summer Research: Stories from the Microscope
On July 22, 2014
The Buckmarlson Banshees have spent much of the past seven weeks in the field working to understand the geology of the eastern Blue Ridge
Summer Research: Introducing the Buckmarlson Banshees
On June 16, 2014
Try to find Buckmarlson on a map and you won’t have much luck. It’s the newly created place name for our field area in
Summer Research: The Gravity of the Situation
On July 15, 2013
I’ve just returned to Williamsburg after a month of field research in Utah at Fish Lake and the High Plateaus. I journeyed to Utah
Living the Dream: Back to Alberene
On May 21, 2013
Remember the Alberene Dream Team from the summer of 2011? This talented group of undergraduates poured themselves into research projects aimed at understanding the
When Mountains Move
On March 6, 2012
My first post as a W&M blogger came after our Utah field season during the summer of 2008. Indeed, we lived the high life