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Here is part two of the photo log of the Sustainable Agriculture class’s Learning Garden planting.  (See here for pictures of the initial site preparation).  The class planted two different kinds of beds.  The first were experimental beds with spinach … Continue reading →

Before I say anything, let me say that I am well aware that ours is actually a tartan pattern, not a plaid. But Tartan Pride doesn’t have the same alliterative feel to it, so I’m taking some creative liberties with … Continue reading →

Last week the students of my Invertebrate Paleontology class found many excellent fossils in the Whitewater and Liberty Formations of southeastern Indiana. We will be featuring some of them in this space. I want to start with one of my … Continue reading →

I’ve been pleasantly surprised that food is a topic that continues to cross my desk and computer screen. I saw a lot of food-related documentaries this summer, which finally pushed me over the edge to give up meat for a … Continue reading →

By Parisa Ahmadi. In my last blog post, I ended with three questions (which will follow shortly). After my professor saw the post, he told me, “It’s such a tease! You ask these questions and you don’t follow up!” So I decided to just that. Continue reading →

Students in ENVS 230 “Sustainable Agriculture” have the unique opportunity to practice what their professor preaches, as they plant and then manage the Learning Garden all autumn as part of their lab experience. The following photos are from their first … Continue reading →

So I made a video walking tour of Wooster for a good friend of mine, and I decided that this would be a good place to share it as well. You’ll have to pardon the shaky camera action and the … Continue reading →

Hello there! Here’s a list of the latest ‘Green’ happenings on Campus. 1. Sustainability Coordinator The College has finally appointed a Sustainability Coordinator! Hooray! She is Sarah-Beth Loder. Contact her at sloder@wooster.edu!  The Wooster Voice is publishing an exclusive article on … Continue reading →

RICHMOND, INDIANA–Geology students in the Cincinnati area are a bit spoiled when it comes to finding fossils in the field. The Upper Ordovician rocks here are world-famous for the extraordinary abundance, variety and preservation of invertebrate fossils.like those shown above … Continue reading →

This week’s fossil is a tiny little crinoid with an odd shape. Calceocrinus balticensis (shown above with the scale bar as one millimeter) is a new species from the Lower Silurian (Llandovery) of Hiiumaa, western Estonia. It is part of … Continue reading →