The ancient Greek city of Selinunte

MARSALA, SICILY, ITALY–During the afternoon the field party of the International Bryozoology Association drove south out of the Sicilian mountains back to the southern coast to visit the ruins of an entire Greek city founded in the 7th Century BCE … Continue reading
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A surprising bit of Permian in central Sicily

MARSALA, SICILY, ITALY–This morning the pre-conference field trip of the International Bryozoology Association headed into the mountains of central Sicily. The roads were steep and windy, as one would imagine, and the views of mountainsides, villages and fields spectacular. We … Continue reading
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So what is ARCH?

Hello again, Matt here to tell you all a bit about the ARCH program. ARCH, which stands for Academic Registration, Creative Horizons, is the summer registration program for all incoming first-years. The program also aims to teach all incoming students … Continue reading
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Pliocene marls white as snow in southern Sicily

SCIACCA, SICILY, ITALY–Our last stop of the day on this International Bryozoology Association pre-conference field trip was to a massive outcrop of foraminiferan-rich marls known as the Trubi. A view of the cliffs with the sun setting behind them is … Continue reading
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Mountain lions and deformation bands: just another day in Utah

Guest Blogger:  Tricia Hall SIXMILE CANYON, UTAH — After a couple of days seeing a good number of mountain lion footprints, Shelley and I have decided that it is best to turn the attention of my I.S. toward using our … Continue reading
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A cultural day in southern Sicily

SCIACCA, SICILY, ITALY–Most major conference geological field trips have a portion devoted to the culture and history of the region being explored. You can imagine the delights of this nature possible on a Mediterranean island. Today we started with the … Continue reading
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A cultural day in southern Sicily

SCIACCA, SICILY, ITALY–Most major conference geological field trips have a portion devoted to the culture and history of the region being explored. You can imagine the delights of this nature possible on a Mediterranean island. Today we started with the … Continue reading
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A familiar hydrozoan with a beautiful name

SCIACCA, SICILY, ITALY–Far too late today for more than a short post. For the first time I met in real life an animal I speak about in my Invertebrate Paleontology course: the colonial hydrozoan Velella velella. We found thousands of … Continue reading
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Greetings from Washington, D.C!

Hi there! My name is Ariel Veroske and I am participating in an APEX sponsored internship at WETA, a local TV and radio station in Arlington, VA. I am a rising senior, History major, Environmental Studies and English double minor, … Continue reading
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A Sicilian rocky coast

NOTO, SICILY, ITALY–Our last stop of the day on this International Bryozoology Association field trip was on the southeastern coast of Sicily just north of Syracuse at Scala Greca. There are several very small bays here which have been used … Continue reading
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