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KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–It took longer than we expected, but three Wooster geologists and four colleagues from Ohio State University are finally on the island of Saaremaa and ready for our fieldwork in the Silurian limestones along the shores here and on … Continue reading →

Always before this, when I have come to this region of the world, I have come to Israel. I have landed at Ben-Gurion Airport and – aside from my first visit in 1969 in a group of American Jewish high … Continue reading →

By Navee Chandran. I have learned that in India social business concepts and innovations are integrated into almost every sector Continue reading →

These shell fragments are of the oyster Praeexogyra hebridica var. elongata, and I picked them up long ago from a remarkable unit made almost entirely of them. It is the Elongata Bed at the base of the Frome Clay (Middle … Continue reading →

“Welcome home,” said the porter as he brought our stored luggage into the hotel room in Amman upon our return. This simple greeting seemed to hold particular weight given the great questions of what is ‘home’ that arose on this … Continue reading →

It is a 20-minute video, yes. But if you watch it you’ll know what I mean by the following question: Are you a one-buttock player?

Here is a post from the other intern working with Community Greenhouse Partners in inner-city Cleveland, Zach Sheehan.  (Click here to read the first post from Adam Donnelly). * * * * * * * For the past month I … Continue reading →

I can’t believe how quickly June has flown by; camp will be here any minute now! We just mailed out the general letter, so you’ll hopefully be getting your hands on that soon.  It should answer many questions regarding housing, computer … Continue reading →

When we arrived in the West Bank on Sunday, our guide – the utterly inimitable Yahav – greeted us in this way: Welcome to…I don’t know how to finish that sentence. You may have noticed that there is no welcome … Continue reading →

I’m sitting here in the lobby of the Golden Walls hotel in Jerusalem, beside windows that look out at the walls of the Old City, and perhaps it sounds strange but I feel like I’ve roamed a place I’ve read … Continue reading →