Assistant professor Michelle Stocker did an outreach event with the Me, Mine, and Us Montessori School (MMUMS) Elementary classroom in Blacksburg last month on Mesozoic fossils and paleontology. The kids are between 6 and 11, and had been learning about the geological timescale and the timeline of life on Earth. They had tons of questions and interest! From their teacher: "The children thoroughly enjoyed the presentation, seem inspired to research, and have piqued interest in the upcoming continental drift lesson."

Another great photo this week of M.S. student Michala Puckett (far right) conducting geological field work in southern Chile. Photograph taken by alumnus Dr. Sebastian Kaempfe.