Ready for a geology teaching role? William and Mary is hiring an Associate Teaching Professor of Geology in Williamsburg, Virginia. This full-time, non-tenure-track position focuses on teaching, with a start date of August 10, 2027. 🔗 geosociety.co/William-Mary

What can an underground stream reveal about an island’s geology? Harrison’s Cave in Barbados stretches at least 2.3 km through crystallized limestone. Groundwater dissolved the rock over time, creating passages, streams, waterfalls, and pools. 🧭 geosociety.co/GC6TTMD #InternationalEarthCacheDay

GSA Connects 2026 is a wrap. Thank you to everyone in Denver last week — the presenters, session chairs, field trip leaders, volunteers, and sponsors who made it possible. See you in Montréal for GSA Connects 2027. 🔗 geosociety.org/events #GSAConnects2026 #EarthScienceWeek

What happens when geoscience meets real-world impact? 🌍For Aminat Abdulsalam, a graduate student at Penn State, it means connecting water-resources science with environmental decision-making and community needs. Explore where geoscience can take you: geosociety.org/membership

Days three and four of GSA Connects 2026 were packed—Pardee Symposia on geoheritage and mineral resources, the Halbouty Distinguished Lecture, the GeoLotería Game, division receptions, and more. #GSAConnects2026 #EarthScienceWeek

Every color tells a story. 🗺️ In celebration of #GeologicMapDay and #GSAConnects2026 in Denver, GSA has created a new Geo-Sites in the Denver Area and Beyond map, highlighting its incredible geological diversity. Explore GSA Maps & Charts: geosociety.co/maps-charts

Day three of GSA Connects 2026 was out of this world! 🌕 From the Artemis II Noontime Lecture to the Innovation Stage, Poster Hall, and Exhibit Hall, the day was full of discovery. The Iron Pour brought geology to life, and the Women in Geology Reception celebrated community. Day four awaits!

Day one of #GSAConnects2026 is in the books, and it's also the first day of #EarthScienceWeek. The Icebreaker, Sweet Connections! Trivia Night, Paleo X Mixer & Sedimentary Geochemistry & Paleoenvironments Project Social Hour kept thousands of geoscientists talking well into the evening.

Life, Earth, and the universe—all in a day’s work. 🦕🌍 Florida State University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleobiology/Geobiology, with research and teaching spanning paleobiology, geobiology, paleoecology, and more. 🔗 geosociety.co/jobs-FSU

Exploring Denver during GSA Connects 2026? 🌍 Oct 9–11 is International EarthCache Day! Take your geology outside the meeting rooms with self-guided EarthCache™ adventures, from downtown streets to parks and hikes. 🧭Explore here: geosociety.co/earthcache

New #Geology research suggests that the breakup of Rodinia ~800–750 million years ago may have created a continent-scale escarpment that contributed to the formation of the Great Unconformity by creating the high-relief landscape that later amplified glacial erosion: geosociety.co/Gernon_et_al

Today, we're celebrating International Geodiversity Day: geodiversityday.org And next week, we gather in Denver, Colorado, for #GSAConnects2026 to experience some of the most geodiverse landscapes in the world first hand. Join us in Denver: connects.geosociety.org

New #Geology reveals that factors including slope steepness, hillslope-to-channel connectivity, and sediment transport capacity can strongly influence the depth and style of post-earthquake erosion in mountain systems: geosociety.co/Wang_et_al_26

Want to turn climate change research into impact in the classroom? 🌍 Furman University is hiring a tenure-track Professor of Environmental Science at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, with expertise in climate change or related fields. 🔗 geosociety.co/JobBoard

Which matters more in landscape evolution: tectonics or climate? New evidence from the Taiyuan Basin in the central Shanxi Rift, North China, suggests that, during the Early Pleistocene, climate had the upper hand. 🔗 geosociety.co/46Tecmu Image: Figure 8 from the paper. #GSABulletin

Think you know your rocks? Prove it. 🪨 Which sedimentary rock forms from the accumulation of shells and calcium carbonate-rich material? Drop your answer below, then put your knowledge to the test at GSA Connects Sweet Connections Trivia Night! Register at connects.geosociety.org.

What if a signal thought to record a global change actually has a local explanation? New #Geology research reveals that Shunga–Francevillian carbon-isotope excursion preserved in the the Zaonega Formation in Russia may be explained by local processes: geosociety.co/Thiagarajan_et_al

Lehigh University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Earth & Environmental Sciences specializing in solid Earth geosciences. Field-based research on lithospheric processes, critical resources, natural hazards & energy encouraged. 🔗 geosociety.co/JobBoard

Over 45 recently published #Geology authors are bringing their work to life at GSA Connects 2026. From paleoclimate and extinctions to natural hazards and resources, explore the full program and plan your schedule on the GSA Connects app: geosociety.co/ConnectsApp

Lehigh University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Earth & Environmental Sciences specializing in solid Earth geosciences. Field-based research on lithospheric processes, critical resources, natural hazards & energy encouraged. 🔗 geosociety.co/JobBoard

The best part of regional geoscience? The people who show up for it. 🤝 GSA Section Meetings are built around the researchers, educators, and students who are doing incredible work close to home. Abstract submissions for 2027 are now open! 🔗geosociety.org/events/section-meetings

How can we uncover Earth’s climate history? Laura Lopera Congote follows the evidence from Colombia to Peru and beyond. As a GSA member, she’s found a community that supports her research and growth as an early-career geoscientist. Join GSA: geosociety.org/membership

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is hiring a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Subsurface Geology. Join a collaborative environment focused on subsurface resources, energy transition and more. Start Aug. 2027. 🔗 geosociety.co/JobBoard

Getting your GSA Connects 2026 schedule together? Don't forget to carve out some time for Meow Wolf Denver. All Connects attendees get 20% OFF general admission with code 'GSA20'—valid 11–14 October. 🔗 Plan your visit: geosociety.co/meowwolf Questions? Contact: mrippe@geosociety.org

Tomorrow in Prescott, Arizona! Join GSA authors Stephen Reynolds & Julia Johnson for a talk and signing of Roadside Geology of Arizona, Second Edition. 📖 📅 Wednesday, 30 September | 12:30 p.m. 📍 highlandscenter.org 📖 geosociety.co/RSG-Arizona-Second

What can basalt reveal about an island’s volcanic history? 🌋 On Taveuni Island, Fiji, basalt records past lava flows and volcanic activity. Explore the rock’s texture, vesicles, and weathering to uncover clues to its geologic history. 🧭 Explore this EarthCache: geosociety.co/GCB3YZZ

New in #Geosphere: Integrated 3-D structural mapping in southern Taiwan Slate Belt: Implications for basal accretion and orogenic growth by Yun-Pin Chen et al. 🔗 geosociety.co/3V7ofSi #StructuralGeology #LiDAR #Orogeny #Tectonics

Don't miss the Geoscience Career Exploration Fair at #GSAConnects2026 to connect with professionals from diverse sectors of the geoscience workforce. Browse the full list of venders: geosociety.co/career-fair Thank you to Chevron for sponsoring this event.

39 geoscientists. 24 states. 81 meetings on Capitol Hill. Last week, GSA members showed up for science at Geo-CVD—advocating for sustained funding and science-informed public policy. This is what the geoscience community looks like in action. 🔗 geosociety.co/GEO-CVD

Know someone who lives and breathes rivers, watersheds, and the landscapes water shapes? Missouri State University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Water Science. Applications open on 2 November. Faculty will also be at GSA Connects 2026. 🔎geosociety.co/JobBoard