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Join us for a dialogue with Dr Saeed Shafqat and Dr. Phillip Oldenburg on Wednesday April 4th, 2012, Babcock Formal Lounge 7pm South Asia is a region of great opportunity and progress but also a place that has historically suffered from territorial … Continue reading →

Cheers! So, last week we ventured out for a walk through the sheep pastures. The path divided the fields for some time, but then mysteriously ended but the sign for the footpath pointed directly into the field. So, we decided … Continue reading →

Being overrun by Wooster pipers and drummers (headed with dire purpose to the I.S. parade) can be a hair-raising affair.

3/14/2012 — Focus and isolation help bring I.S. projects to the finish line.

2/21/12 — Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. band helped exam-weary Wooster students refresh in Lowry Center.

These fossils of the week, three well-worn cemented oysters, are highlighted to celebrate the final acceptance this past week of a manuscript that describes their geological setting and significance: Wilson et al., 2012 (see reference below). They are attached to … Continue reading →

SLIPPERY ROCK, PA – I’ve just returned from the March meeting of the Pittsburgh Geological Society. If you’re in the region and you’re not a member, you really should think about joining. On the third Wednesday of each month, a … Continue reading →

History professor Jeff Roche ponders early morning questions through the warmth of his coffee cup.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL–Always a happy scene. After a long dark drive through the desert early this morning, and then the adventure of Tel Aviv traffic, Melissa and I are safely in Ben Gurion airport. We had a lot of questions … Continue reading →

MITZPE RAMON–Today we finished our exploration of the Upper Cretaceous near Mitzpe Ramon, and then met some old friends for a different project near Ar’arat an-Naqab in the northernmost part of the Negev. This gave me the chance to take … Continue reading →