Category Archives: Misc
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CO – AWG Outstanding Educator 2022
1November 4, 2022 by Dr. G
AWG established the Outstanding Educator Award in 1988 to honor well-established women college or university teachers who have played a significant role in the education and support of geoscientists within and beyond the classroom, in advancing the persistence of females and underrepresented minorities in geoscience careers, and in raising the profile of the geosciences by teaching to and for the broadest audience of students.
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The Sabbatical v 2.0
1August 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
3November 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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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
6June 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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Journeys of Dr. G 