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Melbourne Zoo
Our intrepid group of travelers took advantage of our final morning in Oz to tour the Melbourne Zoo. Shout-out to staffer Emily McLeod for organizing it and to Jenny for serving as our tour guide! This was valuable not only … Continue reading →
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Thoughts on the tourist experience
Yesterday we arrived at Uluru (Ayers Rock) — a place of special spiritual significance to the native people. It’s the connection between land and culture that made this Australia trip especially interesting to me, and the implication that you can’t … Continue reading →
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Climate change and political instability
Here’s a story from Swarthmore College about climate change, agriculture, and the potential for war. Our own professor Matt Mariola is interviewed about 24 minutes into the story. Recent visitor Richard Matthew is also featured. It’s a spin on climate … Continue reading →
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New release
A new book, edited by ethologist Mark Bekoff, presents an argument for why we need to change our attitudes about nature. His goal is to critique the implicit (and sometimes explicit) attitude of domination and exploitation with which humans approach … Continue reading →
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Doing sustainability work
I recently attended the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in New Orleans. (I know, tough life.) What made this conference distinctive, and convinced me to attend, was the day-long preconference devoted to a discussion of how … Continue reading →
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Waste not, want not
Many students were taken aback by the sight of their professors and peers scraping food into barrels on Tuesday night. This was the first of a two-part weigh-in to see how much food we’re wasting at Lowry. Around the country, … Continue reading →
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Creativity continued: Wooster alumni at work
Early in December I had the chance to attend a screening of some short films by Wooster alumnus Ted Burger. Ted has been working primarily in China, where he has produced some award-winning films. More recently he has moved to … Continue reading →
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The sustainability team on the job
I had to share this example of Wooster sustainability at work. Until this year, soap in the campus soap dispensers did not include triclosan, a known endocrine-disrupting chemical. When we switched to the new dispensers, alert chemistry professor Melissa Schultz … Continue reading →
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Scot Center reception
As part of RRR week, we had a reception in the Scot Center featuring local food prepared by Campus Dining. The reception honored the winners of an environmental studies scholarship funded by ESG: seniors Erin Plews-Ogan and Erika Takeo, and … Con… Continue reading
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Tree Campus
I was going to post about Wooster’s designation as a tree campus, but the Geology Department beat me to it. A good reminder that this designation is something the whole campus should appreciate. Continue reading
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