Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: Encrusting tubes from the Devonian of Michigan

Mark Wilson February 17, 2013
The scanning electron microscope (SEM) image above shows the tubes of the encrusting group known as hederelloids. They are among my favorite fossils. I was reminded of them recently while reading this advertisement for a novel in which, to my … Continue reading →
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Better late than never?

cbybee15 February 15, 2013
The question mark is there because I am hesitant about the validity of this statement as it pertains to blog posts. Regardless of this platitude’s accuracy, however, I am making my unceremonious return to the blogging world for the spring … Continue reading →
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I Snooze

Matt Dilyard February 11, 2013
A library carrel makes a dark cove for this exhuasted Wooster senior as the stretch run to I.S. Monday begins.
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Brew, Home

Matt Dilyard February 11, 2013
Wooster’s David Brew is home free on this vault as the Scots hosted indoor track at the Scot Center.
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WMC 2013 Brochure and Application Now Available

February 11, 2013
The 2013 Wooster Music Camp application is now available on the 2013 Downloads page. Get yours in today! Please send a message our Facebook page if you have any questions (the music camp email address will not be active until the summer)
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From Sb’s Desk: March Off Coal, and other seismic activity

sloder February 11, 2013
If you have any interest in attending the Forward On Climate rally in DC on February 17th, contact Galen Cobb right now! 350.org, the Sierra Club, and the Hip Hop Caucus are organizing a rally at the White House “to … Continue reading →
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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: Sea urchin bites from the Upper Cretaceous of southern Israel

Mark Wilson February 10, 2013
What you see above is a bit of oyster shell with some curious small gouges in it. The oyster is Ilymatogyra (Afrogyra) africana (Lamarck, 1801) from the En Yorqe’am Formation (Cenomanian) exposed in Hamakhtesh Hagadol, southern Israel. The deep scratches … Continue reading →
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Women scientists at Wooster, featuring Wooster Geologist Shelley Judge

Mark Wilson February 7, 2013
Dr. Shelley Judge begins this excellent short video about women in science at Wooster: (You have to click the link I made in the text above. Embedding a video in a blog post is beyond my skills!) We’re proud of … Continue reading →
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Rethinking Pedagogy in Community Sustainability

jwu15 February 3, 2013
Sustainability, Democracy, Pedagogy: On Locating Ourselves in Dark Times   Kimberly Curtis in The Journal of Sustainability Education   Coming out of the 2008 recession, educational institutions responded to cuts in state legislature and drops in endowment by implementing multiple … Continue reading →
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Doing sustainability work

sclayton February 3, 2013
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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