March 2004

• Dr. Wallace and Jerry Nave took a small group of ETSU students to Arkansas over Spring Break to recover a dead alligator for study. Click here for more on the story. The students got more than they bargained for...not only did they get to view live alligators and collect fossils in the Cretaceous deposits of Arkansas, but they were subjected to the "joys" of salvaging a second dead alligator.
• Dr. Whitelaw led a crew to retrieve an intact core from the Gray Fossil Site. Crews reached a depth of approximately 119 feet before they reached refusal (bedrock)!
• Interviews are well underway for the new geology position. Please feel free to attend one of the many talks.

February 2004

• The molar of a Red Panda was discovered in late January (2004) by Larry Bristol (our Paleontology Coordinator). Dr. Wallace and Dr. Xiaoming Wang identified the specimen as a member of the Ailuridae (likely Parailurus). Click here to read more about it, or go to the Gray Fossil Site web page.

January 2004

• New Geology Hire - The department is currently searching for a new faculty member. Our preference is for an environmental or engineering geologist, but we will gladly consider any outstanding geologist. Our hope is to conduct interviews in mid to late February. Click here for the job advertisement.
• Gray Fossil Site - Meetings with the exhibit designers and architects have been fruitful. Sketches and artist's renditions of the new museum will be available on the Gray Fossil Site web page within a week or two.

December 2003

• Bachelor of Science in Geology - The Strategic Plan has been submitted to have the geology concentration elevated to a full (stand alone) BS. The goal is to have the program up and running within 2 years.

More information to come soon...