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Matt Pritchard

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Professor of Earth Science at Cornell University: I study volcanoes, tectonics, glaciers and other planets. All views are my own. he/him

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And if you can’t figure out where to find it, DPS has graciously added it to their grad programs website dps.aas.org/education/gr...
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Graduate Schools for Planetary Science | AAS Division for Planetary Sciences
Planetary science is a dynamic and diverse discipline. Typically, research scientists earn a PhD in a field such as geology, chemistry, astronomy, physics, etc. while focusing their research in that a...
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
While thinking about arthropods at PRI, I'll also note that the eurypterid body pillows are back in stock and if you want one but aren't one of the 87 lucky folks who already had back orders or recent orders, its a good time to order! ⚒️🦑 #fossilfriday pri-gift-shop.myshopify.com/collections/...
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Giant Eurypterid Body Pillow
Eurypterus remipesSilurian eurypterid Limited quantities available!  If you would like to buy multiple units, please purchase each unit separately to ensure our shipping calculator works correctly. Eu...
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Where will meetings be held after #AGU26? 27: DC; 28: San Diego; 29: Chi; 30: New Orleans; 31: DC; 32: LA; 33: NO; 34: DC. Contrary to some rumors, this is not the last year in SF -- although SF isn't on the schedule, they are open to it after 2034. www.agu.org/meetings/all...
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All Meetings | AGU
Discover upcoming AGU meetings where scientists, educators and policymakers gather to collaborate, share research and build solutions across the Earth and space sciences.
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Rowena Lohman @rowenalohman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Really excited to see that the "Challenges and Opportunities for Research in ESI" CORE 2.0 report is out! This represents over two years of work capturing the state of earth science observational needs by a large swath of the community. www.nasa.gov/core-2-0-rep...
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CORE 2.0 Report - NASA
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PhD opportunities in #geodesy at MSU! Students will use InSAR along with other geodetic data sets to characterize complex surface deformation that varies in time and space. More info below. Please get in touch if interested. Priority deadline is Nov. 30. 🧪 ⚒️ 🛰️ sites.google.com/msu.edu/juli...
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Julie Elliott - Student Opportunities
Interested in learning about how plate tectonics or cryospheric processes work? Want to apply programming skills and cutting edge technology to investigate the Earth? Graduate work or undergraduate ...
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Great opportunity for a postdoc position looking at Mendenhall Glacier outburst floods at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. Preference is given to applications received by Sept. 1. careers.alaska.edu/jobs/postdoc... ❄️⚒️🧪
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Postdoctoral Associate in Glaciology - Juneau, Alaska, United States
The University of Alaska Southeast invites applications for a postdoctoral associate in glaciology for a project aimed at constraining uncertainty in glacier outburst flood models. Mendenhall Glacier,...
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
AGU abstract submitted, wasn't too bad (had to wait in queue about a minute and it was a little laggy)
Text of submitted AGU abstract: Title: A first look at NISAR data from volcanoes around the world
Authors: Matthew E Pritchard, Seamus Gillis, Ashley Grant, Michael P Poland, Christelle Wauthier and Global Volcano Early Warning and Eruption Response from Space (G-VEWERS) Science Team
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Very cool sounding Data Scientist position with Asiaq Greenland Survey in Nuuk. ⚒️🧪 asiaq.career.emply.com/en/ad/data-s...
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Data Specialist – Cryosphere, Hydrology and Climate I Asiaq
Do you want to work with unique environmental datasets from Greenland's glaciers, rivers and climate systems? Are you passionate about transforming large and complex datasets into knowledge that suppo
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 13/07/2026
Friends, we need your help—a 🧵 The White House Office of Management and Budget, led by Project 2025's Russell Vought, wants to destroy how U.S. science has been done since World War II. This @arstechnica.com article is a great primer (apologies for the thumbnail): arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Interested in #geodesy education and workforce development? Consider submitting to our AGU Session "Advancing the Geodesy Workforce: Skills, Training Pathways, and Emerging Applications Across Sectors". Abstract deadline August 5. ⚒️🧪 agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...
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Advancing the Geodesy Workforce: Skills, Training Pathways, and Emerging Applications Across Sectors
Geodesy underpins a wide range of Earth and space science applications, from hazard monitoring and climate research to navigation, infrastructure, and emerging technologies. As demand for geodetic dat...
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I have commented on the proposed Office of Management and Budget significant changes that will impact scientific research in the U.S. The form below from the American Physical Society explains the changes and how you can comment on them. www.aps.org/initiatives/...
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Comment on OMB proposed rule for federal financial assistance
Make your voice heard on the Office of Management and Budget's proposed federal grant funding changes and defend the scientific community from this existential threat.
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I have mixed feelings about how useful these visualizations of satellite data are in showing the impact of the earthquake (gift link): www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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See Why the Venezuela Earthquakes Were So Deadly (Gift Article)
A series of unlucky factors — two earthquakes in rapid succession, a fault that ruptured toward Caracas, soft ground and the shallow depth of the earthquake — combined to make the Venezuela earthquake...
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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hey earthquake types - Swiss Re is hiring an entry grad level earthquake catastrophe modeler. Strong science shop if this is your thing:
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#hiring #catastrophemodeling #earthquake #reinsurance | Adam Hatzikyriakou
We are hiring! The Cat Perils team at Swiss Re is looking for an enthusiastic Natural Catastrophe Specialist with experience in earthquake modeling. This position is located in Armonk, NY. Do you wan...
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks to everyone who attended the Institute for the Study of the Continents (INSTOC) workshop on "Open Questions in Ice Sheet Boundary Conditions: Basal, Ocean, and Atmosphere". We had about 40 people in person and 20 online; good size for discussion. You can see more here: lnkd.in/gewYvbNC
2 scientists discuss a poster about GreenlandSpeaker in seminar room talks about drilling project in Antarctica
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
TIL Mary Clark Thompson: •endowed an award in paleontology and geology with the National Academy of Sciences •was scheduled to be on the Titanic •had beautiful gardens you can visit in Canandaigua, NY: www.sonnenberg.org
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Home - Sonnenberg
Whether strolling through its flower-filled gardens, picnicking under its majestic trees or touring its magnificent mansion, Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a very special place....
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Gareth Funning @gfun.earth · 08/06/2026
Applications are now open (due July 1st) for the EarthScope ISCE+ course in InSAR processing and analysis! Alongside the usual background, theory and practical applications, we plan to cover some ISCE3 and NISAR content for the first time! www.earthscope.org/event/2026-t...
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2026 Technical Course: InSAR Processing and Analysis (ISCE+) | EarthScope Consortium
This 5-day course covers basic and advanced InSAR theory and hands-on processing of Sentinel-1 and NISAR data using the JPL/Caltech InSAR Scientific Computing Environment (ISCE/ISCE3). Topics include ...
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I know a number of students who have done this and all found it to be extremely valuable. Students get introductions to Linux, Python, seismic data and analysis, Jupyter notebooks and even a bit of GNSS data analysis, skills that will be useful across multiple fields. Registration closes June 1. ⚒️
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Sharing new blog post on an issue that I've been thinking about for MANY years, an issue w/ a potential to ruin one's professional reputation. Thanks Esri Young Professionals Network for the opportunity. **Mentorship Matters: Responsiveness Leads to Reputation** community.esri.com/t5/esri-youn...
A photo in the Esri Young Professionals Network Blog Post, Mentorship Matters: Responsiveness Leads to Reputation. Dawn is pictured with in the photo with several staff members of Esri Germany in their Bonn, Germany headquarters office. As Chief Scientist, Dawn works as a 'team of one,' serving across all divisions of Esri, and as requested by certain distributors, and as pictured here with Esri Germany at their headquarters."
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Andrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
All I could think of editing this...
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Maya Fields @mayafields.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@agu.org The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is seeking community feedback on its draft position statements.This is your chance to help shape the science and policy priorities of AGU. The deadline to participate is March 30th! Click here: www.agu.org/Science-Poli...
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Deadline extended to March 1! No geodesy experience required. Just interest in learning more and some prior experience in programming and/or math (calculus level or beyond). ⚒️🧪
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The US National Geodetic Survey has six(!!) open entry to mid-level #geodesy positions focusing on GNSS testing, processing, research, and development. Open to US citizens and nationals. Application closing date 2/23/26. More info in link. ⚒️🧪 www.usajobs.gov/job/85691080...
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USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), with six vacancies in Silver Spring, MD; Corbin, V...
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Dr. Jennifer Wade @volcanojw.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
US NSF/GEO folks: if you/your students had GRFP applications that were returned without review, please send a note to grfpprodirector@nsf.gov - they are logging and handling inquiries.
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Nate Stevens @ntstevens.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A great pair of post doc opportunities in cryoseismology working with a top-notch scientist and human! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31560 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31559
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Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/College of Engineering
Job #AJO31560, Postdoctoral Associate, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Friends in the USA - @planet.com is hiring for a (remote) education and research program manager, which seems like a sweet gig. 🧪🛰️ www.planet.com/company/care...
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Careers - Satellite Imagery and Monitoring | Planet
We image the world everyday and make global change visible, accessible and actionable. We understand that images can tell the most powerful stories and we are dedicated to being a voice for our Planet...
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Paid summer internships in #geodesy! This year, the MSU Undergraduate Summer Geodesy Internship program is looking for students with prior experience in geophysics, programming, and/or higher mathematics (geodesy experience not required). More info below. Apply by Feb. 15. ⚒️🧪 bit.ly/4quoUrt
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MSU Summer Geodesy Internships
2026 Michigan State University Undergraduate Summer Geodesy Internships
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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 08/01/2026
Don't forget to register to attend our January EarthScope Webinar on 1/15, presented by Dr. Rowena Lohman. Register ➡️ loom.ly/xLCX8HI
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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Want to learn more about NISAR (the new joint India/US synthetic aperture radar satellite mission)? Franz Meyer from UAF/Alaska Satellite Facility will be giving an online talk to introduce NISAR and its capabilities on Jan. 21. More info and registration below. ⚒️🧪 uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-i...
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VAWS – Introducing NISAR: NASA’s Biggest Earth Observation Mission | ACCAP
Speaker: Franz Meyer, Professor, UAF Geophysical Institute, Chief Scientist, Alaska Satellite Facility About the webinar: Some of the recent earthquakes in Alaska and across the globe showed us how…
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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 31/12/2025
EarthScope Webinars are returning in 2026! Please join for our upcoming Webinar on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 12 pm MT. NISAR first looks: The NISAR soil moisture product Presenter: Dr. Rowena Lohman (Cornell University) Register to attend ➡️ loom.ly/xLCX8HI
EarthScope Webinar promotional graphic titled ‘NISAR first looks: The NISAR soil moisture product,’ featuring a headshot of Dr. Rowena Lohman (Cornell University) and the event date and time: Thursday, January 15 at 12 pm MT.
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I love everything about this!
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
For #fossilfriday, The New York Times has written a good article about the Paleontological Research Institution, what the museum means to the field of Paleontology, and its current financial situation (much improved even from a few weeks ago). 🧪🦑⚒️🦣 #paleontology www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/s...
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An Engine of Fossil Discovery Fights Its Own Extinction
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
#SavetheMuseumoftheEarth featured on CBS This Morning and one of their youngest volunteers. They are getting close to reaching their fundraising goal, and could use continued support! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj-u...
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Alex Howard on CBS Morning Show on December 16 2025
YouTube video by Paleontological Research Institution
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Great work by the USGS Landslide team -- Cornell PhD @elizabetheiden.bsky.social who is now at the USGS published some of the data: www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item...
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Co-polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Change Map between 11/28/2025 and 12/09/2025, Hubbard Glacier Earthquake
This data release contains a radar-based remote sensing product used to detect regions of surface change in southern Yukon Territory, Canada and southeast Alaska, United States between November 28, 20...
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Prof. Simon Carn @simoncarn.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The final ~25 seconds of footage from the V3 webcam at #Kilauea #volcano, during Episode 38 of lava fountain activity. Courtesy of USGS. USGS feed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Today I’m joining the #GivingTuesday challenge to save the Museum of the Earth. As a Board of Trustee emeritus member, I see first-hand the Museum's impact on educating our community and the world about climate change, biodiversity, and our home planet. Please donate at priweb.org/support.
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Save the Museum of the Earth and PRI – Secure Its Future!
In these challenging times, places like the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) stand as beacons of hope, fostering understanding of the natural world and inspiring action for a sustainable fut...
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
A hs student who voluteers at the Museum of the Earth has also been tmraising money to help out PRI. Donations have been coming in with the press push, I think they'll make it but keep sharing and donate what you can: www.weny.com/news/local/h...
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Horseheads student hoping to save Museum of the Earth from closure
ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) — The Museum of the Earth in Tompkins County is facing potential closure due to lapses in funding from several sources. A student from Horseheads High School
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
News story from Syracuse local news about saving the Museum of the Earth. (They dont explain that the Museum footage is from a Halloween event so enjoy a lot of unexplained costumed folks) Any help is greatly appreciated! #savePRI #science #givingtuesday #fossils mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPort...
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TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite - [Transcript]
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Beautiful November day for Field Geophysics looking for a buried gorge. Thanks to Geoff Abers for the photos.
Four students collecting seismic data with computer and sledgehammer3 people collecting surveying data in open field
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
On Sunday the 30th PRI's Museum of the Earth will celebrate Antarctica Day, including a talk by Dr. Alejandra Gandolfo,"When Antarctica Was Green: Fossil Plants Reveal Its Crucial Role in the Evolution of Southern Hemisphere Floras" come check it out #Ithaca #Antarctica tockify.com/paleontologi...
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Antarctica Day Celebration
Sun 30 Nov, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM [EST]: Discover the secrets of the South Pole—because penguins don’t hang with Santa! Experience the wonders of Antarctica at the Museum of the Earth’s Antarctica Day ev...
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Some infographics about the Paleontological Research Institution, its continuing impact on research and education, and what is needed to keep this place around into the future after a major donor was unable to keep a pledge. Keep them in mind! #FossilFriday #givingTuesday ⚒️🧪🦑 www.priweb.org/donate
Infographic about the Paleontological Research institution.
94 years of research here.
One of the 10 largest fossil collections in the USA, with 7 million specimens.
1.2 million users of their online content annually, 30,000 in person visitors
1,500 teachers use PRI for continuing education each year
link to donate: https://www.priweb.org/donateInfographic explaining that PRI needs to raise 1 million dollars by December 31st to pay off their mortgage, be free of that debt and continue future operations. They have already raised 2.1 million of the 3.1 million needed to pay this unexpected expense due to a major donor  being unable to fulfill a long-term pledge
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Support is growing to #SavethemuseumoftheEarth You can listen to Director Warren Allmon talk about the Museum and PRI on the Capitol Press Room from Albany capitolpressroom.org/2025/10/31/u...
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Upstate natural history museum at risk of closing
Paleontological Research Institution Director talks about the work his organization does and explains why they're in need of funding to keep their door open.
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Callan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Visiting PRI was a highlight of the NAGT Eastern Section meeting in 2023. It's such a treasure.⚒️
Slab of brown fine-grained rock featuring a dozen substantial (10-15 cm long) trilobites of several varieties. Hand for scale.
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Thanks for sharing -- we are very excited that Tingan will be our colleague next year
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Local news story on why MotE/ PRI is special: $̳1̳ ̳m̳i̳l̳l̳i̳o̳n̳ left to raise before the end of 2025 to save the Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, NY. #SavePRI 🧪⚒️ #museums #dinosaurs #Mastodon #Ithaca #fingerlakes www.wbng.com/2025/10/27/m...
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Museum of Earth could be met with possible foreclosure
The PRI has until Dec. 31, 2025 to raise $1 million or the only collections based national history museum between New York City and Buffalo will be forced into foreclosure.
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Update on the Paleontological Research Institution and their remaining need for donations to pay off their mortgage and avoid foreclosure #savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help🧪⚒️🦑 @lastweektonight.com @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @pbseons.bsky.social www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
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Saving the Museum
After years of financial troubles and millions of funds raised in support, the Museum of the Earth is still struggling to bridge its multi-million dollar budgetary gap. It needs to
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Sara Xayarath Hernández @sara-x-hdez.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Are you considering graduate school? Register now to participate in the Cornell University Graduate School Virtual Fair on Friday, October 24, 2025 (11 am-1:00 pm EST)! cornellgraduateschoolfair.vfairs.com #CornellGradFair #FuturePhD #GradEducation #GradSchool
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Rowena Lohman @rowenalohman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This is making me unreasonably happy.
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
If you are at Cornell or in #Ithaca next week PRI’s director Warren Allmon will be giving the Phi Beta Kappa lecture Oct 22 at 4:30 on the scientific importance of Natural History Museums, and how their collections are used to address modern problems
Poster for Phi Beta Kappa lecture. "Natural History Museums and the future of the World" Oct 22 at 430 PM, Kaufman auditorium, Goodwin Smith Building. Warren Allmon, PRI director and adjunct associate professor at Cornell. Picture of a white man in blue shirt in the forest. A Mastodon skeleton is at the bottom of the page. Abstract describes Museums as not just children's activities, but as essential for understanding Biodiversity, the History of Life, earth systems, and addressing modern environmental challenges
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Polar Geospatial Center @polargeospatial.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
We're hiring! The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) at the University of Minnesota is seeking a Geospatial and Remote Sensing Data Specialist to join our team. 💼 Hybrid position (based in Minneapolis, MN) 💰 Salary range: $83K–$98K 📅 Apply now through the UMN job portal. www.pgc.umn.edu/careers/posi...
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Matt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
"Good things don't end with eum, they end with mania..." -Homer How about both? Today is Fossilmania at the Museum of the Earth where they are giving away decommissioned specimens today: www.museumoftheearth.org/visit/events
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Events — Museum of the Earth
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