An evening dinner in Guiyang, China

GUIYANG, CHINA — After the long flights from Shenyang via Nanjing, Team China (let’s just call it that!) arrived in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province. We had an excellent view of the surrounding karstic mountains. I hope to have … Continue reading
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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A barnacle and sponge symbiosis from the Middle Jurassic of Israel

[Programing note: Wooster's Fossil of the Week is now being released on Fridays to correspond with the popular Fossil Friday on Twitter and other platforms.] This week’s fossil is again from the Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) of southern Israel. … Continue reading
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Shenyang, China

SHENYANG, CHINA — My first post from astonishing China. I’ve been here about a day and a half now and am simply floored by all I’ve seen and experienced. I’ve seen a fair bit of the world, but no place … Continue reading
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Summer Shenanigans

Although school’s out for summer, many Wooster students have returned to America’s Premier College for Mentored Undergraduate research to work and keep the laboratories running. At Wooster, work and research never stops. These jobs span across many departments; if one … Continue reading
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Wooster Geologist en route to China

DETROIT AIRPORT, MICHIGAN — My long anticipated trip to China has started. I have a bit of a wait in Detroit before boarding a 14-hour flight to Beijing, followed by a connection on to Shenyang. I am visiting China by … Continue reading
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Going off the Grid for Pillow Lavas

Tatogga Lake, British Columbia – We’ve been traveling for four days and have finally arrived at our destination: Tatogga Lake. Tomorrow, we’ll be traveling by helicopter to our field site. It’s the first helicopter ride for most of us and … Continue reading
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Pillows, and Dikes, and Bears. Oh My!

Guest Bloggers: Mary Reinthal, Julia Franceschi, and Liz Plascencia Greetings from Smithers, British Columbia! It is day three on the road and we are less then 2 days away from arriving at our field site – Pillow Ridge here we … Continue reading
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Wooster in Greece

This spring’s Wooster In program headed to beautiful Greece. As part of their experience abroad, the students blogged about their time exploring various Greek Isles. Check out Joseph’s post on his first few days in Athens. I arrived in Athens … Continue reading
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Last day of work at the Natural History Museum, and some special visitors

LONDON, ENGLAND — I know it is an acquired taste, and way too esoteric, but I think the above scanning electron micrograph is beautiful. This is an undescribed species of the cyclostome bryozoan Corynotrypa from the Upper Ordovician Bromide Formation … Continue reading
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Summer Reading: China in Ten Words

Engage beyond the classroom, understand a unique culture, simply read a good book. This year’s summer reading program, tied into the Wooster Forum on East Asia, is an ideal door into each one of these experiences. Let Yu Hua show … Continue reading
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