2009
Posted: November 2, 2009
A PowerPoint presentation on the Earth Sciences and Science Education Department's current and upcoming class offerings, schedules, and course requirements is now available as a download (PPT, 420KB).
Posted: April 8, 2009
Dr. John Grant of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum presented "Driving and Orbiting the Red Planet: New Insights from the Exploration of Mars" on April 1, 2009. Dr. Grant is on the science teams for the Mars Exploration Rovers and for the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. He presented results and amazing images from those missions. This lecture was the second in the Jack Mack Lecture Series in Astronomy and Planetary Science, sponsored by the Buffalo State College Faculty Student Association.
Download a PowerPoint presentation from this lecture (PPT, 105KB).
Posted: March 10, 2009
The Earth Sciences and Science Education Department hosted the first lecture in its Jack Mack Lecture Series in Astronomy and Planetary Science on March 4. "It Came From Outer Space! Forty Years of Explosive Progress in Astronomy" was presented by Dr. Jack Mack, professor emeritus. This year's lecture series was funded by the Buffalo State Faculty Student Association.
Listen to a podcast of this lecture.
Posted February 26, 2009
The Earth Sciences and Science Education Department is launching the first Jack Mack Lecture Series in Astronomy and Planetary Science this semester. The lectures, which will be held in the evening, are free and open to the public. Read more.