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    On the Rocks: Geological Film Festival 2021

    The Italian Geological Society (SGI), the Italian Society for Mineralogy and Petrology (SIMP), and the Italian Paleontological Society (SPI) will be organizing the first geological film festival – On the Rocks: […]

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    PaleoConnect: The Past is the Window to the Present and Future

    The Nannoworks Laboratory is inviting its members and its colleagues to a seminar organized by the Biological Research and Services Laboratory of the National Science Research Institute. The talk is […]

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    Happy Geologists Day!

    Geologists’ Day started in the Soviet Union in 1966 as a professional holiday for geologists, geochemists, and geophysicists. It’s traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday of April to mark the […]

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    AAPG Workshop Invitation: The Stratigraphy of Sundaland

    The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) will be holding a virtual workshop on the Stratigraphy of Sundaland: Current Perspectives and Future of the Science from October 5-6, 2021. The […]

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    Christmas Party 2020: Christmas-kerade!

    The laboratory celebrated the holidays by having an online gathering last December 19, 2020. Face masks were decorated following a paleontological theme and were shown off by members during the […]

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    Microfossils and Its Applications with Dr. Ric Jordan

    Dr. Richard William Jordan from Yamagata University visited the University of the Philippines Diliman from March 7-14, 2020. The purpose of his stay was to teach a graduate course (Geology […]

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    2nd Alternative Learning Sessions on Geology at the NIGS Museum

    From February 19 to 26, 2020, a week-long Alternative Learning Session in Geology was held for its second year at the UP NIGS-UPGAA Geology Museum. A total of 139 participants, […]

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    Philippine Museums at Plotting Points 2019

    The UP NIGS – UPGAA Geology Museum joined Plotting Points 2019, a Philippine Museums Summit held on October 7-9, 2019 at the Yuchengco Museum, Makati. This year, the theme of the […]

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    1st Alternative Learning Sessions on Geology at the NIGS Museum

    On July 9 to 12, 100 visitors consisting of homeschool students and their parents went to the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) Geology Museum as part of their Alternative […]

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    Nannoworks Lab goes to Jeju Island!

    Last June 11-14, 2019, members of the Nannoworks Laboratory went to Jeju, South Korea for a lab outing. The trip aims to create precious memories while appreciating the volcanic landscapes […]