Category Archives: ScotBlogs Contributed

FILLMORE, UTAH – Today’s return to field work after a fun day in Bryce Canyon was a little rocky at first. Continue reading →

Samantha McNelly On our last day of GSE for the semester, Professor Moledina posed the question “Can social entrepreneurship solve the problem of poverty?”  Everyone in our class fell into one of those awkward I-hope-someone-else-will-answer-so-I-… Continue reading →

These rounded stones are labeled in our collections as gastroliths (literally “stomach stones”) from Starr Springs near Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah. I’m featuring them this week in honor of our Utah Project team working right now i… Continue reading →

BRYCE CANYON, UTAH – In recognition of National Get Outdoors Day, Team Utah visited Bryce Canyon National Park. The park is famous for its gorgeous hoodoos. Here are a few pictures from our day. Continue reading →

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Matt Peppers and Will Cary] On the morning of the 8th, all seemed well. Much like days before, we all arose and began to pack our lunches for the day. However, as we piled into … Continue reading → Continue reading →

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Whitney Sims and Kevin Silver] As we arose for our fourth day of field study, the morning was chilly. However, this was to be short lived. A clear day unleashed the full power of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Although the trade-off was missing the major celebrations for the Queen’s Jubilee earlier this week, I went on a trip to Paris. It was definitely worth it; Paris is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. … Continue reading &#… Continue reading →

Maria Millan Last week we visited the Association of People with Disabilities (APD)in Bangalore. This is a social venture that provides vocational and educational training to under served people with physical disabilities: people with visual or hearing… Continue reading →

FILLMORE, UTAH – What do volcanic bombs, xenoliths, and giant gypsum crystals have in common? Not much, except that we saw them all during our long and productive day. We met to pack lunches at 7:30 am and finished with … Continue reading &… Continue reading →

FILLMORE, UTAH – Whitney and Matt took charge today, leading us on an investigation of the lava flows that extend westward from the Miter cinder cone. We picked our way across the sharp, rubbly flow surface and learned the importance … Cont… Continue reading →