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Information originally provided by the University, October 1999
Updated from the University Website, 2003
URLs updated March 2007
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Department of Geological Sciences:
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"Rutgers University is located in an area of diverse geology. Precambrian Highlands, the Paleozoic fold and thrust belt of the Appalachians, the Mesozoic Newark rift basin, and the Mesozoic-Cenozoic coastal plain are all represented in New Jersey . Field trips take advantage of the local geology, as do many NJ-based research projects . In addition, current research projects span the globe : members of our Department have recently conducted research in Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Central America, Europe, Iceland, Africa, and Antarctica on a wide variety of topics ranging from microfaults to mid-oceanic ridges to meteorites."
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Newark:
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"Graduate work leading to the M.S. degree in Environmental Geology is offered in Newark for full- and part-time students in collaboration with the Department of Geological Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NJIT."
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New Brunswick:
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"The Department of Geological Sciences at Rutgers University on the New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus represents a community of students, faculty members, and research scientists engaged in the exploration of wide variety of geological problems. Our Department offers both challenging and comprehensive instruction, and students are encouraged to become vital members of this research community. Interdisciplinary studies are fostered through the Quaternary Studies Program , the Graduate Certificate Program in Engineering Geophysics , and our close ties to the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences . A weekly Geology Colloquium brings a wide variety of Earth Scientists to our Department to discuss their latest research results and new techniques. Our Geology Museum features geological exhibits on local geology, and is open to the public."
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URL:
Rutgers University:
http://www.rutgers.edu/
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