Media Advisory: WILKES UNIVERSITY HOLDS EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DAY ON APRIL 20
Wilkes-Barre, PA (04/19/2018) — Media contact for this event: Gabrielle D'Amico, Director of Communications, 570-408-4510
High school students will learn more about the role of geologists and earth scientists when Wilkes University holds Earth and Environmental Science Day on April 20 from 8:30 a.m. till 3 p.m. The event gives students the opportunity to join Wilkes faculty for hands-on activities and discussions.
Hands-on labs and activities will be happening between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. with labs being conducted on the half hour. The group will break for an hour lunch at 11:30 a.m. and resume the day at 12:30 p.m. The labs will take place in the Cohen Science Center and the Fenner Quadrangle (Greenway). All labs repeat on the half hour throughout the day.
The student activities include:
- How to Drown a Drone - Geospatial Applications for Water Quality: Cohen Science Center 428
- Fossils in Pennsylvania - Unlocking the Secrets of Past Environments: Cohen Science Center, Room 429
- Stop, Hammertime! Shallow Seismic Exploration: Fenner Quadrangle (Greenway)
- Oil and Water Don't Mix - Impact of Oil Spills on Water Quality: Cohen Science Center, Room 119
- What Can Tree Lichens Tell Us About Air Quality?: Cohen Science Center, Room 123 and Fenner Quadrangle (Greenway)
For more information on covering the event, please contact Gabrielle D'Amico, Director of Communications, Marketing Communications, at 570-408-4510.
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