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Alison Koleszar (she/hers)
@akoleszar.bsky.social
Enthusiast of volcanoes, geochemistry, parenting, & pedagogy. Senior Lecturer @ Colgate University. She/her.
ah, this was not an original from me-- I learned of it from @paulharnik.bsky.social !
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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10-year-old kiddo made a pastry ternary, but both parents are geologists so...
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
10-year-old kiddo made a pastry ternary, but both parents are geologists so...
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Reposted by Alison Koleszar (she/hers)
But little by little I kept moving it forward until I had more energy to make it a reality this past year. So if you can relate in any way to that story, I just want to say that I see you & I am here cheering you on...one day your project too will make it into world.
6/6 #disabledacademic
March 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Whoa, those are some young zircons! This was a really neat read-- thanks for posting!
February 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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There are so many things wrong with this country but there were so many things right with it too. Watching the good things get destroyed in the service of rich white men is gut wrenching
February 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This particular course also starts off with reading "#NoNaturalDisasters - Changing the discourse of disaster reporting" www.preventionweb.net/media/96969/...
[file] #NoNaturalDisasters - Changing the discourse of disaster reporting (96969)
www.preventionweb.net
January 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
and also-- every 100-level #geology course that I teach starts off with this excellent article from @erikklemetti.bsky.social - "Geology isn't rocks"

www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth...
Geology Isn’t Rocks
Geology Isn’t Rocks
www.discovermagazine.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"Disaster-zone research needs a code of conduct" by @jcgaillard.bsky.social and Lori Peek
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Disaster-zone research needs a code of conduct
Study the effects of earthquakes, floods and other natural hazards with sensitivity to ethical dilemmas and power imbalances.
www.nature.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM