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July 18, 2012

Silver & Blue features Nevada Geodetic Laboratory

Research by Bill Hammond and Geoff Blewitt (NBMG’s Nevada Geodetic Laboratory) is featured in two news articles by Mike Wolterbeek in the latest Silver & Blue (Summer 2012) on page 23: Uplift tracked by scientists shows Sierra Nevada is on the ris…

May 31, 2012

KRXI Fox 11 News Video: GPS earthquake monitoring — Geoff Blewitt interview

Geoffrey Blewitt discusses the use of GPS for monitoring tectonic activity and the possibility of a tsunami in Lake Tahoe due to a large earthquake (and what to do about it). 14 May 2012. Fox 11 News, KRXI. Video News Clip (from UNAVCO website): h…

May 31, 2012

USGS News Release — LiDAR Technology Reveals Faults Near Lake Tahoe

CARNELIAN BAY, Calif. — Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Ta…

May 9, 2012

Articles highlight research by Bill Hammond and colleagues at Nevada Geodetic Laboratory

Nevada Today (May 3, 2012):Rapid Sierra Nevada uplift tracked by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno—by Mike Wolterbeekhttp://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2012/sierra-nevada-upliftReno Gazette-Journal (May 5, 2012):Mountains getting tall…

May 2, 2012

Closure of the NBMG Analytical Laboratory

Due to significant budget cuts, the NBMG Analytical Laboratory will close on June 30, 2012. However, NBMG can provide a list of commercial laboratories that routinely do analytical work for industry, and NBMG staff can assist Nevada residents with…

May 1, 2012

NASA news release features Geoff Blewitt and Nevada Geodetic Laboratory

GPS technology developed at Nevada used for NASA quake monitoring testNevada Geodetic Lab operates largest GPS network processing system in worldRead article by Mike Wolterbeek (Nevada Today, April 25, 2012):http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/20…

April 17, 2012

New hours of operation (effective April 23, 2012)

Due to budget cuts, beginning April 23, 2012, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publication Sales and Information Office at Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library will be closed on Mondays. http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/Departments/GBSSRL/d…

February 24, 2012

Outstanding Nevada geologist to lead the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Dr. James E. Faulds will be replacing Dr. Jonathan G. Price as State Geologist and Director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) when Jon retires at the end of June. Between now and then, Jim and…

February 10, 2012

Jon Price receives WSSPC award

Congratulations to Jon Price, NBMG Director and State Geologist, on receiving the Western States Seismic Policy Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award! “Dr. Jonathan G. Price, Nevada State Geologist and Director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geo…

February 1, 2012

Former NBMG geologist featured in Earth Magazine

Kyle House (former research geologist at NBMG, now with USGS) and “Preliminary Surficial Geologic Map of Clark County, Nevada” (NBMG Open-File Report 10-7) are featured in the February 2012 issue of Earth Magazine. View the article on Kyle’s blog:…

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