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[Geoderma - the global #OA journal of soil science @Geoderma_Jrnl]

New in Geoderma: "Alluvial landform and the occurrence of paleosols in a humid-subtropical climate have an effect on long-term soil organic carbon storage" by Benedict Ferguson, William Lukens, Bassil El Masri, and Gary Stinchcomb. https://t.co/CvDG6Wbq6a @MurrayStateGSC

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Today's graduate spotlight - Marie White
2020 Outstanding Senior in Earth Science, Marie will graduate cum laude from our Earth Science Track with a Minor in Biology and a GIS Certificate. She will begin her graduate studies at University of Memphis this fall. Congratulations!!

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He was an Intern at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, in summer 2019. Kevin will pursue a PhD (fully-funded) at Texas A&M University, specializing in aDNA (ancient DNA) and Mesoamerican Archaeology.

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Today's graduate spotlight - Kevin Wann

2020 Outstanding Senior in Geoarchaeology/Archaeology and 7-time Dean’s List honors, Kevin will graduate Summa cum laude from our Geoarchaeology Track with a Minor in Biology, a Minor in Spanish, and a GIS Certificate.

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Today's graduate spotlight - Dante Rivera
A McNair Scholar, Dante will graduate Magna cum laude from our Environmental Science Track with a Physics Minor. He has been an intern at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2019 and has been collaborating with JPL on land surface modeling

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Today's graduate spotlight - Harrison Kelly

Harrison is graduating with a BS in Environmental Geology. He has accepted a job as a Staff Geologist with Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering in Paducah, Kentucky. We're proud of you, Harrison!!! Best wishes!!!

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Today's graduate spotlight: Amber Crawford
Amber will graduate from our Environ Geology program with a GIS Cert. She has worked in the USGS Murray Field Office for the last year and is on a pathway program to work full-time for the USGS OH-KY-IN Water Science Center. Congrats!

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Today's graduate spotlight: Matthew Canning
Matt is very passionate about the science, technology, and policies to clean up the world’s oceans. He has applied to graduate programs in Oceanography. Congratulations and best wishes on your future endeavors! We are very proud of you!

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Visit our virtual General Poster Session!

In lieu of the in-person poster display that would normally have begun at this time, students had the option to upload digital posters, abstracts, and text for our no-contact Spring #ScholarsWeek 😷🤓

https://t.co/jos9uwpzxY

[Murray, Kentucky @MurrayKentucky]

Murray, KY residents and visitors, it is important now more than ever to support our local establishments! Below is a compiled list of local restaurants that are currently open and ready to serve their patrons. We WILL get through this together! #MurrayKY #TogetherKY #KYTourism

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Midterm potluck!

[Dr. Bob Jackson @PresEmeritusMSU]

Also want to thank Rep. Rocky Adkins, John McConnell, House Majority Whip Chad McCoy, Sen. Humphries, Rep. Elkins, and @cpepres for taking time to visit with our students throughout the day. These are all dedicated supporters of Murray State and #kyhighered! #weareracers

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We are EXCITED (in capitol letters) to be in Frankfort! @ORCAMurrayState

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Check out this article about some work MSU EES is involved in! It’s pretty Dan(g) cool! #GonaRocks

[The Leakey Foundation @TheLeakeyFndtn]

"The human evolutionary story is more complicated."

Leakey Foundation grantees discover smallest Homo erectus cranium and diverse stone tools at Gona, Ethiopia.
#Gona #Homoerectus #HumanEvolution

https://t.co/6DfGGe2rPi

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The registration table for the 19th Annual Posters-at-the-Capitol has officially begun! #KYPosters

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The Women's Faculty Caucus at Murray State Presents a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to celebrate International Women's Day 2020. Tomorrow, Friday 6 March, students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to add diversity to the English-language Wikipedia. #wfcmurray

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Huge thank you to Jane Benson for the Mardi Gras king cakes and beads!

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@ORCAMurrayState @TheRock Definitely metamorphic. He is a gneiss guy after all!

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EES geology and archaeology students have abstracts submitted for the 19th annual #KYPosters event. Check them out here!

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The countdown begins!

Our 19th Annual Posters-at-the-Capitol (#KYPosters) event is scheduled for Thu, March 5, 2020 in Frankfort 🤓

Take a sneak peek at the undergraduate student abstracts: https://t.co/XIEMpHYd73

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Trying to finesse a scan of a replica Olmec figure.

#3Dscanning #3dprinting
#archaeology #anthropology @ Murray State University https://t.co/9el5k4oFyw