Category Archives: Misc
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The Sabbatical v 2.0
Leave a commentAugust 19, 2021 by Dr. G
My first sabbatical in 2013-2014 didn’t go quite as planned… and neither did this one.
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Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast – Flood Gate
1February 24, 2021 by Dr. G
This quilt describes a flood gate structure, from a tour of the Bayou Petite Caillou Flood Gate in Louisiana with LUMCON
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Local Wisdom along the Louisiana Coast
1January 11, 2021 by Dr. G
One way to combat coastal subsidence is to watch, to listen, and to learn from what locals have been doing and saying all along.
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Temperature blanket – the perfect baby gift
1December 7, 2020 by Dr. G
In 2017, I started crocheting temperature data. It was inspired by a tweet I saw on Twitter at the very …
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Endangered Species Act and the Louisiana Coast
1November 28, 2020 by Dr. G
During OCEANDOTCOMM 2018, I learned so much during my short time at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), but there …
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PA – Quilting during Science-a-Thon 2020
1October 16, 2020 by Dr. G
Each year, I look forward to participating in the Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) Science-a-Thon, a social media effort during …
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Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast – Introductory Quilt
1August 28, 2020 by Dr. G
The quilt that introduces the science quilt collection on coastal optimism, Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast
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Temperature blanket – Tyler Arboretum at the beginning
1July 23, 2020 by Dr. G
2020 has been an unbelievable year – all things changed in March, including my education and outreach plans for the …
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Voices For Science – Twitter campaign for Earth Week 2019
Leave a commentMay 18, 2019 by Dr. G
I’ve recently started my year-long journey as a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Voices for Science program in …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Marsh Restoration
1December 28, 2018 by Dr. G
On the afternoon of the second day of OCEANDOTCOMM, I joined a tour of the salt marshes to explore restoration efforts, led …
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PA – Scott Kelly, Franklin Institute Speaker Series
Leave a commentNovember 18, 2018 by Dr. G
On the evening of November 7, 2018, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend The Franklin Institute Speaker …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Invasion of the Apple Snail
2September 29, 2018 by Dr. G
On the first full day of OCEANDOTCOMM, our final speaker of the morning was Delaina LeBlanc from BTNEP, the Barataria-Terrebonne …
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PA – Sustainability tour of Lincoln Financial Field
Leave a commentSeptember 17, 2018 by Dr. G
On Saturday, September 15, I had the amazing opportunity to journey with a group from Penn State Brandywine and Amy …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Pointe-au-Chien garden
2July 22, 2018 by Dr. G
On the third day of our time at OCEANDOTCOMM, we loaded on to a bus and headed over to meet …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – TABASCO® has no plans to leave home
2July 11, 2018 by Dr. G
This is a video I created with the background and description of the quilt – please enjoy and share! Before …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Christmas trees provide coastal optimism
4June 28, 2018 by Dr. G
I was a participant in the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) OCEANDOTCOM program in 2018. At that event, the gathering …
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PA – PECO Green Roof Tour
Leave a commentJune 23, 2018 by Dr. G
On June 20, I had the opportunity to go on a tour of the PECO Energy Company‘s green roof on …
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PA – 2018 Philadelphia Rally For Science
Leave a commentApril 15, 2018 by Dr. G
I was honored to be asked to serve as one of the speakers for the Philadelphia Science Action (PSA)’s Rally …
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AZ & DC – Grant review and Meeting with NOAA
Leave a commentMarch 15, 2018 by Dr. G
There have been a few activities for me in these early months of 2018. After the ePortfolio forum at AAC&U …
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DC – AAC&U ePortfolio Forum
1February 2, 2018 by Dr. G
I’ve been exploring the idea of having students generate ePortfolios in my courses – specifically, the courses that count towards …
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ME – Science-a-thon for ESWN
1June 25, 2017 by Dr. G
I’m participating in the Science-a-thon (https://www.scienceathon.org/), a global effort by scientists to document their lives for 12 hours on one …
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CO – NASA/NOAA JPSS-1 social
3June 25, 2017 by Dr. G
It’s my second social media social in a month! Last month, I attended the R/V Neil Armstrong social during Fleet …
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NY – R/V Neil Armstrong social
1May 30, 2017 by Dr. G
I need to start this story with a little of my own history… when I was pursuing my undergraduate degree …
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PA, DC – NEGSA and AGU Meetings
Leave a commentMay 29, 2017 by Dr. G
Overall, 2017 is going to be a slow year for conference travel. With administrative responsibilities increasing for me on campus, …
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AK – College Fjord
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
View this post on Instagram AGU Penguin here, with my final exploration of the waterways of southeast Alaska (at least, …
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AK – Glacier Bay National Park
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
View this post on Instagram AGU Penguin here, spending some time in the spectacular Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. …
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AK – Mendenhall Glacier
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
The next stop on my Alaskan journey was Juneau, Alaska – the capital of the state with a population of …
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AK – Ketchikan and the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
I recently took an amazing trip to southeast Alaska and explored sites in the region known as the “inner passage.” …
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NY, DC – NEGSA, NAS, AGU
Leave a commentJune 28, 2016 by Dr. G
Since I started my GeoEd Trek blog over at the AGU Blogosphere, it has been tricky finding a balance between …
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PA – 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show
Leave a commentMarch 8, 2016 by Dr. G
This is a very important week for those with a passion for horticulture. The city of Philadelphia becomes the “city …
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DC & OK – AGU Meetings & CUR Business
Leave a commentJune 28, 2015 by Dr. G
My past post detailed my journeys to Oklahoma and Washington DC. This time, I was back in Washington DC, and …
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OK & DC – OK-INBRE and NAS-NRC
Leave a commentMay 22, 2015 by Dr. G
I have fallen a little behind in posting my travels recently – but that doesn’t mean that these professional trips …
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Atlantic Ocean – NOAA Teacher at Sea
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2014 by Dr. G
I’m posting this just ahead of my next adventure – my journey out at sea! For the next three weeks, …
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PA – End of the Sabbatical
1July 26, 2014 by Dr. G
From July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, I was on sabbatical from teaching at Penn State Brandywine (students, you …
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PA – HighWaterLine: A Walking Art Experience at the Philadelphia Science Festival
1April 27, 2014 by Dr. G
The Philadelphia Science Festival has begun and is off to a great start! When looking over the numerous events taking …
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MA – NSTA 2014
Leave a commentApril 6, 2014 by Dr. G
From Thursday, April 3, through Sunday, April 6, I was in attendance at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference …
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MA – NSTA travel day & State Capitol
Leave a commentApril 6, 2014 by Dr. G
On Wednesday, April 2, I headed out again for another conference – this time, to Boston, Massachusetts, for the National …
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PA – TEDxPhiladelphia 2014
Leave a commentMarch 30, 2014 by Dr. G
I purchased the ticket back in December, and finally, the day arrived! I had attended TEDxPhilly back in 2011, TEDxPhiladelphiaEd …
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PA – March Philly SciTweetup
Leave a commentMarch 30, 2014 by Dr. G
Reminder: The next #PhillySciTweetup will be 3/27, 5:30 pm at Landmark Americana at 34th & Market. If you dig science …
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VA – NSF Geo Ideas Lab
Leave a commentMarch 9, 2014 by Dr. G
From March 3-7, I served as a mentor for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geoscience Ideas Lab. Back on January …
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