{"685727":{"#nid":"685727","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Finding friends at Fossil Fridays","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELast Friday, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mcguire.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESpatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab\u003C\/a\u003E (SEPL), led by School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/jenny-mcguire\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire\u003C\/a\u003E, hosted its weekly Fossil Friday event. This hands-on outreach program invites participants to uncover ancient history, explore real fossils, and learn about the discoveries made by scientists beneath the approximately 80-foot drop of Natural Trap Cave in Wyoming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of Fossil Friday is straightforward: to build a community centered on science outreach and enable people to interact directly with fossils. The event is open to students, faculty, and Atlanta locals alike, offering a relaxed space to learn, discover, and have fun.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELast Friday, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mcguire.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESpatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab\u003C\/a\u003E (SEPL), led by School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/jenny-mcguire\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire\u003C\/a\u003E, hosted its weekly Fossil Friday event. This hands-on outreach program invites participants to uncover ancient history, explore real fossils, and learn about the discoveries made by scientists beneath the approximately 80-foot drop of Natural Trap Cave in Wyoming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of Fossil Friday is straightforward: to build a community centered on science outreach and enable people to interact directly with fossils. The event is open to students, faculty, and Atlanta locals alike, offering a relaxed space to learn, discover, and have fun.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-10-15 21:22:39","changed_gmt":"2025-10-16 18:55:42","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Technique","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/nique.net\/life\/2025\/10\/03\/finding-friends-as-fossil-fridays\/","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"191073","name":"Fossil Friday"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}