SEOS has pioneered, in Canada, the establishment of a research and teaching focus in Earth System Science. Earth, atmosphere and ocean science expertise.
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
18 Sep 2024
Teeth from a relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, bones from at least one large herbivore, the foot of a small meat-eater...
Congratulations to two of our graduate students, Emily Cross and @ltdickson on contributing to this amazing discovery!
17 Sep 2024
After three years of exploration, the Royal BC Museum palaeontology team has unearthed a trove of over 90 dinosaur fossils in the Skeena Mountains! Read more at bit.ly/3B2k8g4 @cangeo @trebekinitiative
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
9 Sep 2024
What a great day to be out on the Salish Sea. Southern #VancouverIsland
ALT Photo of Fisgard Lighthouse, near Victoria.
ALT Photo of sailboats near Victoria.
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
11 Jul 2024
The offshore #VancouverIsland earthquake swarm continues today with a M6.1 #earthquake at 8:08 a.m. PT.
This earthquake was located ~200 km west of Tofino. Mild shaking was felt by a few people. No damage, no tsunami.
Details:
earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.c…
ALT Map showing the location of this morning's M6.1 earthquake located about 200 km to the west of Tofino. Few people felt shaking due to the distance.
ALT Image of a seismogram showing ground shaking near Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island. This M6.1 earthquake was located about 200 km offshore and shaking was felt by only a few people. No damage and no tsunami.
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
10 Jul 2024
The @RoyalBCMuseum palaeontology team is coming to Terrace! Join us at Lakelse Lake Provincial Park on July 22 to hear about our fieldwork on the Spatsizi Plateau!
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
10 Jul 2024
#UVicInTheNews: Congrats to @UVicSEOS's Dr. Paul Hoffman for being awarded the Kyoto Prize for his contributions to early earth history research! He is the first geologist to receive the honour. Find more on Dr. Hoffman and his work on the #ScholComBlog: onlineacademiccommunity.uvic…
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
7 Jul 2024
On a hot, summer day, nothing beats looking across the Salish Sea at a cool, snow-capped #volcano!
This is Koma Kulshan (Mt. Baker) today, as seen from southern #VancouverIsland 125 km away…
ALT Photo of the snow-capped volcano, Koma Kulshan (Mt. Baker) as seen from southern Vancouver Island. Green trees, distant islands and a volcano, 125 km away.
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
5 Jul 2024
UVic news - Paul Hoffman wins Kyoto Prize for earth research uvic.ca/news/topics/2024 hof…
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
4 Jul 2024
We are saddened to share the passing of Kim Juniper.
Kim was a former professor in @UVicSEOS and Biology, and chief scientist for @Ocean_Networks. He was a world-renowned scientist who had an enormous impact on ocean science.
🔗More about Kim's legacy: ow.ly/SCla50SvBzq
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
5 Jul 2024
Amazing achievement. Congratulations Paul!
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
5 Jul 2024
Paul Hoffman wins the Kyoto Prize for his profound influence on our understanding of Earth’s early history. The geologist and adjunct professor @UVicSEOS has made groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of global freezing and plate tectonics.
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
5 Jul 2024
We're proud to share that @UVicSEOS adjunct professor Paul Hoffman has been awarded the Kyoto Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to early Earth history. The Kyoto Prize is widely considered the Japanese equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
uvic.ca/news/topics/2024 hof…
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
25 Jun 2024
Congratulations to my @UVicSEOS colleague Paul Hoffman for winning the Kyoto Prize for his seminal work on early earth history and the Snowball Earth kyotoprize.org/en/laureates/…. What an incredible honour (on par with a Noble prize) and so well deserved. #science
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
18 Jun 2024
New research offers a clearer picture of a fault line hundreds of kilometres long off the West Coast that is predicted to generate a major earthquake and tsunami commonly known as "The Big One." @faulty_data @uvic @UVicSEOS theweathernetwork.com/en/new…
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
21 Jun 2024
I’m ecstatic and incredibly grateful to be named as one of the recipients of the Roy Hyndman Award. I’m looking forward to the continued collaboration with @Ocean_Networks on my PhD research! @UVicSEOS
oceannetworks.ca/news-and-st…
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
25 Jun 2024
New information shows that an earthquake on Southern Vancouver Island could be more devastating than originally thought.
Ed Nissen @UVicSEOS explained what this report means for people in Greater Victoria. #yyj
iheart.com/podcast/962-morni…
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18 Apr 2024
RT @uvic: When it comes to monitoring the impact of climate change, we may have a new candidate for an oceanic early alert system: marine p…
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
17 Apr 2024
"Geology let's us see the planet's past, providing glimpses at potential futures--futures we should try to avoid."
- Andy Fraass (@macromicropaleo), @UVicSEOS prof
17 Apr 2024
When it comes to monitoring the impact of climate change, we may have a new candidate for an oceanic early alert system: marine plankton. A new Nature study by @UVicSEOS prof Andy Fraass explores the fossil records to bring us new insights. ow.ly/NNTR50RiA3P
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
11 Apr 2024
Delighted to host the wonderful Jon Husson of @UVicSEOS at @UVicScience’s Cafe Scientifique at @HermannsJazz club last night. Great tale on snowball Earth and a super-interested crowd busting with questions afterwards
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10 Apr 2024
JOB ALERT! Endowed Chair in Marine Ecosystems and Global Change
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UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences retweeted
22 Mar 2024
Join me at TEDxVictoria!
I'll be 1 of 12 speaking on May 15th, 2024.
This event promises to deliver inspiring talks about changes that can be made personally, globally, and local to Victoria.
🎟️On sale now at tedxvictoria.ca
#tedx #tedtalk #tedxtalk #tedxvictoria
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