Department of Earth Sciences's News http://www.mun.ca/earthsciences/ http://today.mun.ca/images/portal_muntoday2.gif http://today.mun.ca/ http://www.mun.ca/earthsciences/news.php?id=501 The Faculty of Science has just approved a new strategic plan. The document was approved at a Faculty Council meeting on Dec. 21. The plan is to provide guidance to the Faculty of Science for the next decade. http://www.mun.ca/earthsciences/news.php?id=834 Discover glow-in-the-dark crystals, explore microscopic pond life, and make slime during Science Rendezvous, an interactive all-ages science event this Saturday on the St. John's campus of Memorial University. http://www.mun.ca/earthsciences/news.php?id=86 Memorial University has one of the largest and most diverse Earth Science departments in Canada. With 27 faculty members, 15 staff members, and leading-edge teaching and research facilities, the department is able to offer high quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Graduates of Memorial's Earth Sciences department have gone on to careers in academia, government, and the private sector. http://www.mun.ca/earthsciences/news.php?id=759 The Department of Earth Sciences handed out more than $50,000 in scholarships and awards recently. Graduate and undergraduate students took home top prizes from a number of industry associations and businesses, and from individuals, or in honour of individuals, connected to the department.