Good Bones: Geologist Moves From the Classroom to the Museum

Lori Bettison-Varga, M.S., Geology, '86; Ph.D. '91

Like many other children growing up in Southern California, Lori Bettison-Varga, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’91, was scared of earthquakes. Learning what caused them sparked a lifelong interest in geology that set the course of her career. This fall she became president and director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Read more.