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Please say hello to Pierrella larsoni Wilson & Taylor 2012 — a new genus and species of ctenostome bryozoan from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) Pierre Shale of Wyoming and South Dakota. I imagine it as a graceful little thing spreading … Continue reading →

When I travel internationally, I always face two challenges related to my sense of direction.  First, as family and friends who have traveled with me are all too aware, on a practical level I am very directionally challenged.  I tend … Continue reading →

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Tricia Hall and Will Cary] We arrived at the field site at 9:30am with the sun already beating down on the lava fields, which are the convenient color of black. Dr. Pollock, Whitney, and Kevin … Continue reading →

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – On Tuesday, Team Utah visited the Core Research Center at the Utah Geological Survey. The repository includes cores and cuttings from more than 4000 wells, on-site microscope facilities, and a friendly and knowledgeable staff. We … Continue reading →

“So what’s your job in Cleveland this summer?” “I’m a farmer.” “So…you mean you’re a gardener. Or you drive an hour outside of the city to work on a farm.” “Well, the program I work for has cultivated three and … Continue reading →

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Matt Peppers, Whitney Sims, and Will Cary] With our alarms set for 6:30, we guaranteed that we wouldn’t be up before 7 am. After a hurried lunch packing session, the group headed out to inaugurate … Continue reading →

The 2012 Wooster music camp is almost here! The printed deadline has passed, but there are still openings available! We’ll be accepting applications for another week or so.  So if you haven’t yet, hop over to the downloads page, grab an application and … Continue reading →

FILLMORE, UTAH – Today’s return to field work after a fun day in Bryce Canyon was a little rocky at first.

Samantha McNelly On our last day of GSE for the semester, Professor Moledina posed the question “Can social entrepreneurship solve the problem of poverty?”  Everyone in our class fell into one of those awkward I-hope-someone-else-will-answer-so-I-don’t-have-to silences, but I immediately said, … Continue reading →

These rounded stones are labeled in our collections as gastroliths (literally “stomach stones”) from Starr Springs near Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah. I’m featuring them this week in honor of our Utah Project team working right now in the baking Black … Continue reading →