Alumni Events

UB Geology Alumni, Dr. Bernard Hubbard to give talk on March 28, 2008!

The Department of Geography will host Dr. Bernard Hubbard, on Friday, March 28, 2008, at 3:15 PM. Dr. Hubbard will be giving a talk “Land-use/cover Factors Influencing Soil Erosion and Turbidity Issues in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Multi-temporal Satellite Imagery Perspective” in Fillmore 170. Hubbard is a 2001 graduate of UB Geology and works for the U. S. Geological Survey, Eastern Mineral Resources. Off Campus Attendees: Campus parking pass not required in any lot after 3:00 pm. RSVP not required.

MARCH, 2008: Conference, Natural Disasters in Small Communities: How Can We Help?

The Center for GeoHazards Studies will be hosting a two-day conference March 29 and 30, 2008 to explore geohazards in small communities. The conference will be held in Buffalo (NY). Registration for this conference is required. If you're interested in attending this conference, contact Robyn Wagner at 716-645-6800 ext. 6102 for more information and to be added to the mailing list.
GeoHazards Conference Registration

UB Geology Presents Climate Talk by Dr. Paul M. Mayewski, April 4, 2008!

UB Geology presents a talk by Dr. Paul M. Mayewski, Director and Professor, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, "The Ice Chronicles, Rapid Climate Change, the Importance of Polar Regions, and Implications for the Future" on Friday, April 4, 2008. The talk will take place in 228 Natural Sciences Complex (North Campus), beginning with refreshments at 2:45 PM. Mayewski's lecture, "The The Ice Chronicles, Rapid Climate Change, the Importance of Polar Regions, and Implications for the Future" defines climate and details how climate changes, why climate changes an how humans are impacting climate. Mayewski will explore whether recent climate change is part of a natural process or in a “new state” and talk about where we go from here. Mayewski is a 1964 graduate of UB Geology and has led several major scientific projects including Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2, International Transantarctic Scientific Expedition and the Central Asian Deep Ice Coring, authored more than 300 publications and has been a keynote speaker at as many events. He is this year's recipient of the University at Buffalo Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of his work in polar glacier research. Off Campus Attendees: Campus parking pass not required in any lot after 3:00 pm. RSVP not required.

REMINDER: We Need Pictures for EPOCH & Alumni Updates

The EPOCH production has been reduced to once per year; the next edition will be out in fall 2008. Please forward us any pictures you might have from your time at UB Geology for use in the “Remember When” section. You may send pictures electronically to geology@buffalo.edu or send them through US mail to: 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, ATTN: EPOCH. (If you want your pictures back, include a self-addressed envelope.) Alumni who want to complete an alumni update form can do so online at www.geology.buffalo.edu . Watch your mail boxes this spring for a “Tell Us” form so you can update your information and have your profile included in the next edition of the EPOCH.

UB Geology Hosts Private Alumni Reception at the AAPG Annual Meeting in San Antonio, April 21, 2008!

Please stop by and see us while you're at AAPG this spring. On Monday, April 21 st from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM, UB Geology will be hosting a private alumni event in which alumni and friends can catch up with each other and department faculty over good food and wine. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt, San Antonio. If you'd like to attend, we ask that you RSVP by Monday, April 14, 2008 , to hak4@buffalo.edu or by telephone at 716-645-6800 ext. 3983. This way, we're sure to have enough food and drink to go around!

For other up-to-date information on events and department activities visit us online at www.geology.buffalo.edu .