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We started dreaming about this many years ago and can’t really believe in a few short hours our international service trip to Costa Rica will be a reality.  I’ve heard from a few of the players today, hopefully not hearing from the … Continue reading →

DUBLIN, IRELAND — In a very quick transition from grading final exams in Wooster yesterday morning, I find myself now in downtown Dublin. I flew in last night to attend the 56th Annual Meeting of the Paleontological Association. I’ve been … Continue reading →

Well, it’s been a great semester. I apologize for my lack of posts between November and now – things got crazy right before Thanksgiving and didn’t stop being crazy until now, one hour before I’m headed home for break. I … Continue reading →

 President Grant Cornwell (left, as Obi Wan) creates a defensive helmet of light to stop the onslaught of Chuck Wagers (Darth Vader) during a Star Wars themed dinner in Kittridge Hall.

This week’s fossil is a very common one from the Whitewater Formation (Richmondian, Upper Ordovician) exposed near Richmond, Indiana. It was collected, along with hundreds of other specimens, during one of many Invertebrate Paleontology field trips to an outcrop along … Continue reading →

The Alumni Board kicked off a beautiful Fall weekend on campus with a discussion of a topic of interest to all Wooster alumni: our desire to assist students as they consider further education or career choices. By having a strong … Continue reading →

San Francisco, CA – The annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union is the largest earth science conference in the world. With more than 20,000 attendees and about 3000 posters per day, you’re bound to bump into someone you know. … Continue reading →

San Francisco, CA – The annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union is the largest earth science conference in the world. With more than 20,000 attendees and about 3000 posters per day, you’re bound to bump into someone you know. … Continue reading →

University students’ behaviors pertaining to sustainability: A structural equation model with sustainability-related attributes Elvan Sahin, Hamide Ertepinar, and Gaye Teksoz in International Journal of Environmental & Science Education   The worldwide action plan, Agenda 21 was accepted in 1992 as a … Continue reading →

I had to share this example of Wooster sustainability at work.  Until this year, soap in the campus soap dispensers did not include triclosan, a known endocrine-disrupting chemical.  When we switched to the new dispensers, alert chemistry professor Melissa Schultz … Continue reading →