A Geologist's Remembrance of Things Past
Emeritus geology professor Fred Schwab writes about the 2012 geology department reunion in Earth magazine.
View ArticleNSF Grant Brings New Mass Spectrometer to W&L and Region
New instrument will be used across disciplines and with collaborative projects.
View ArticleSky is the Limit in W&L's IQ Center
New science facility features the latest technology for science and non-science majors at Washington and Lee.
View ArticleGeology Alum In the News
Bill Barnhart, a member of the Class of 2008, was the go-to expert for media covering the island formed by an earthquake in Pakistan.
View ArticleGeology Students Present at National Conference
College students just don't present in national academic conferences every day. Nonetheless, a few months ago, 12 geology students and one computer-science student presented posters and talks at the...
View ArticleMapping Mount Doom
Geology students from Washington and Lee University in front of the volcano Mount Ngauruhoe in New Zealand, a.k.a. Mount Doom of "Lord of the Rings" fame, which they were assigned to map.
View ArticleW&L Announces Final Winners of 2014 Johnson Opportunity Grants
Washington and Lee University has announced the final round of students who will receive 2014 Johnson Opportunity Grants. The grants cover living, travel and other costs associated with the students'...
View ArticleJim Head '64 Wins Prestigious Geoscience Award
Last fall, James "Jim" W. Head III '64, the Louis and Elizabeth Scherck Distinguished Professor of the Geological Sciences at Brown University, received the Norman L. Bowen Award for his outstanding...
View ArticleA Haven for Readers
Over the years, Jeffrey Lee and his wife, Ann Martin, have amassed more than 32,000 volumes, centering the collection on Western land, history, industry, writers and peoples. Why? Because they wanted...
View ArticleJim Head III '64 To Receive the Penrose Medal for Work in Planetary Geology
James W. "Jim" Head III, who graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1964, will receive the Geological Society of America's Penrose Medal in Baltimore this November. Head is the first planetary...
View ArticleW&L Announces Winners of 2015 Johnson Opportunity Grants
Washington and Lee University has announced the students who will receive 2015 Johnson Opportunity Grants. The 29 students will work within the United States and travel to variety of countries.
View ArticleJournalist David Hanson to Speak on Developing Healthy Food Movement in...
Journalist David Hanson will give a talk on "Breaking through Concrete: Next-level Grassroots Initiatives Developing a Healthy Food Movement in Low-income Communities" at Washington and Lee University...
View ArticleW&L to Show the Documentary "Who Owns Water"
Washington and Lee University will have a screening of the award-winning documentary "Who Owns Water" on March 8 at 7 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons.
View ArticleGeology Professor Patricia Kelley to Lecture on Evolution and Creation:...
Patricia Kelley, professor of geology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on March 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.
View ArticleClare Wilkinson Awarded 2016 Goldwater Scholarship
Washington and Lee University junior Clare Wilkinson of Warren, Vermont, has won a highly competitive 2016 Goldwater Scholarship, which promotes research careers in science, mathematics and engineering.
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