University of South Alabama Geography Club/GTU

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It’s official: scientists say we're entering Earth's sixth mass extinction Biologists have used conservative new estimates to prove that vertebrate species on Earth are disappearing faster than at any time since the extinction of the dinosaurs, and humans are now at risk of being wiped out.

Graduation is right around the corner guys! The Club Officers are hosting a decorating session for mortar boards on Wed. May 4. We will all be there at this time. Supplies will be left until the following Friday to accommodate those that want to decorate, but can't make it on Wednesday.

Hmm.. I'll ask about this while I'm here in Texas. How odd!

Park Rangers Thought Someone Put Spaghetti In Road, Residents Shocked To Learn Gruesome Truth Park rangers were patrolling Eisenhower State Park when they uncovered a strange substance littering the back roads of the large park. At first glance they thought it was hamburger meat, or maybe spaghetti. Upon closer inspection they were shocked and perplexed over what they saw. It turns out tho..…

Reminder: Jason Kudulis from the Baykeeper is coming to speak tomorrow at 1 PM in room 316 of the Life Science building. He will be speaking about their Strategic Watershed Awareness and Monitoring Program (SWAMP), as well as opportunities to gain Alabama Water Watch certification for water monitoring. We highly encourage students to attend!

This should be extremely useful to many of us.

How to (seriously) read a scientific paper Reading becomes easier with experience, but it is up to each scientist to identify the techniques that work best for them.

Doreen, Sarah, and Dr. Sawyer did an amazing job updating all the bulletin boards.

We added a fun dot map to show all of the US states our students and faculty have visited. Stop by and add your dots!

I was lucky enough to take my very first geo courses with Dr. Sebastian before he retired a few years ago. He and Ms. Jordan are the reason I fell in love with Geography. He always had the best stories!

If you haven't been, visit the Glenn Sebastian Nature Trails sometime.

Dr. Glenn Sebastian, former chair of earth sciences, professor emeritus and a beloved member of the University community, died this morning. He came to USA in 1967 as an instructor in the department of geology and geography. Following retirement in 2008, he continued to teach part-time until 2014. Afterward, he remained involved by giving talks for the Odyssey program and attending the department of earth sciences annual student awards ceremony. In honor of Dr. Sebastian's four decades of inspiring USA students in the study of geography, USA dedicated the Glenn Sebastian Nature Trail on Aubrey Green Drive in 2012. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Here's something that's kinda cool. Vote for your favorite Earth Observatory images in a tournament style bracket!

Tournament: Earth : 2016 Vote for your favorite image!