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This beautiful brachiopod is Vinlandostrophia ponderosa (Foerste, 1909), an orthid brachiopod from the Maysvillian (Upper Ordovician) of southern Indiana. Until recently it had been traditionally known as Platystrophia ponderosa until a critical paper by Zuykov and Harper (2007) investigated the … Continue reading →

In September 1862, Union forces under General George B. McClellan pursued General Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia through northwestern Maryland. Lee had invaded Maryland to demoralize the North ahead of the November elections, and to convince Europe that … Continue reading →

Remember Katrina? Though no single weather event can be definitively linked to climate change, scientists agree that extreme events like hurricanes and tornadoes will be more likely as the world heats up. Thus Hurricane Katrina, among similar events, may be … Continue reading →

So it’s been a very long while since I last posted…and I have no real excuse besides the fact that life got really crazy, really fast. Basically, in the past two weeks or so, I’ve been to the hospital because … Continue reading →

Do you know where your energy comes from?  The College of Wooster has a coal plant.  Many colleges and universities do, particularly in our part of the country. But increasingly, colleges are turning to other sources of energy. Why? - … Continue reading →

This week’s fossils are among the most recognizable. They certainly are popular in my paleontology courses because no one has ever misidentified one. Belemnites (from the Greek belemnon, meaning javelin or dart) were squid-like cephalopods that lived in the Jurassic … Continue reading →

The reminder tool in Sitecore may not be flashy, but it will help ensure that your content is up to date. As you know, having outdated web content is worse than not having the content at all. Using reminders can automate … Continue reading →

Thanks to many of you that supported last weeks Leader in Residence program. MacArthur Award winner Lateefah Simon was on campus all week. She visited many classes and led three workshops with students. She also had multiple one-on-one opportunities with … Continue reading →

A lot of people have been talking about the Dashboard that was created when the solar panels went live on the Scot Center roof. Just in case you haven’t come across it yet, here at last is the link. It’s … Continue reading →

This is a specimen I often place on my Invertebrate Paleontology course lab tests. It is the “straight” ammonite Baculites, which is common enough, but the shell and internal walls (septa) have dissolved completely away, leaving this strangely articulated set … Continue reading →