Trans-Atlantic ocean glider, climate and human evolution, dinosaur fossils and earthquake detection are presentation topics
WHAT: |
Rutgers Geology Museum annual open house, including presentations, rock and mineral identification program, and mineral sale |
WHEN: | Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
WHERE: | Scott Hall, 43 College Avenue, New Brunswick: presentations in room 123, mineral sale in room 135, hands-on children’s activities in room 115. Additional presentations in Geology Hall, 85 Somerset Street, New Brunswick: rock and mineral identification, children’s activities in Geology Museum, 2ndfloor |
BACKGROUND: |
The Geology Museum at Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey, will hold its 42nd annual open house. The
following general-interest presentations about contemporary research are
scheduled:
As in past years, there will be a mineral sale and a rock and mineral identification program; participants may bring in their own samples for professional examination. The Rutgers Geology Museum Open House was started in 1968 as part of the museum's efforts to make the earth sciences accessible to students, scholars and the public. Educators who attend the museum's presentations can receive credit toward their professional development requirements. |
Media Contact: Carl Blesch
732-932-7084, ext. 616
E-mail: cblesch@ur.rutgers.edu