Fossil collecting under a desert sun

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–Today the Wooster Geologists in Israel collected fossils from the Matmor Formation in Makhtesh Gadol. It was time to begin assembling data for Lizzie Reinthal’s and Steph Bosch’s Independent Study projects, and to follow up on some projects … Continue reading
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Get ready for MOOVE-IN!

Hey Class of 2017! My name is Antwan Chambers and I am a rising senior at the College. I am also a History Major and Africana Studies Minor from Atlanta, GA. At the College I am involved in the College … Continue reading
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Field reconnaissance in the northern Negev of Israel

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–This morning Team Israel 2013 met our friend Yoav Avni, a geologist with the Geological Survey of Israel (GSI), and we traveled north to our field localities. We did a survey of the sites so that we could … Continue reading
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Wooster Geologists return to the Negev

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–These are the shining faces of Team Israel 2013 of the Wooster Geology program. From the left is wind-challenged Lizzie Reinthal (’14) from Ohio, Oscar Mmari (’14) from Tanzania, and Steph Bosch (’14) from Pennsylvania (and soon to … Continue reading
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Start with a smile, and go from there

Rather than give a day-by-day account of what I’ve been up to like I have in previous posts, I thought I’d just write a little bit about my cultural experiences so far this summer.  And not even so much purely … Continue reading
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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: Mosasaurid teeth from the Cretaceous of Morocco

These impressive teeth are from the mosasaurid Prognathodon and were found in the Upper Cretaceous phosphorites near Khouribga, Morocco. They are not actually a matching set — I just arranged them to look fearsome. (Prognathodon lutigi from the Upper Cretaceous … Continue reading
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Halfway Through the Summer

Hello fellow Scots! Yesterday was officially the halfway point in my internship and summer in D.C.! It’s really amazing how fast time flies. I feel like I have accomplished and seen so much in just 6 short weeks, but there … Continue reading
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Woo Taboo: Late Night – 8 Things That Aren’t So Cool…

  As fun as it sounds, and as good as campus could potentially smell, it is never a good idea to fill the fountain outside Lowry with laundry detergent. Yes, we’re happy you finished finals on Monday, but the rest … Continue reading
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The visitor

By Joshua Fields Editors note: This reflection was orginally written in July 6th 2012.  I recently went on field visit to two schools, which are run by Hippocampus, the organization that I am working for. We went to get a deeper understanding of the … Continue reading
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Meet DJ Sullivan!

  What up everyone? My name is D.J. Sullivan; I am a rising junior and chemistry major from Germantown, Maryland. I am a member of a few activities on campus including Student Government, the Budget Committee, Greek life, and work … Continue reading
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