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We are excited to announce the launch of our new Current Students page! We knew it was high time to give this page a face lift, so we started with what the students were saying. Based on a survey of … Continue reading →

  Sarah Appleton presents her research in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Her IS topic Tree-Ring Dating of the Glacial History of Wachusett Inlet, Glacier Bay was part of a special session honoring Dr. David Michaelson (U. Wisconsin – Madison) a … Continue reading →

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA–It is a tradition that Wooster geology alumni, faculty, students and friends gather at the Geological Society of America meeting on Monday evening. Twenty-three of us were there tonight, although we never seem to get everyone in the same … Continue reading →

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA–The first Wooster students presented today at the Geological Society of America annual meeting. Above is Nick Fedorchuk who talked about his work in Estonia studying the Wenlock-Ludlow boundary on Saaremaa Island and its implication for Silurian stratigraphy and … Continue reading →

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA–Wooster Geologists are again attending the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in force. It is strangely very warm and sunny here in mid-October Minneapolis. As soon as we can post images (something is wrong with our … Continue reading →

Funny word to apply to a fossil: aberrant, meaning “deviating from the normal”. It’s an old-fashioned word rarely used these days, primarily because we have a hard time defining “normal”. It was the word used when I was introduced to … Continue reading →

What is college for but adventures? Today, I will be joining a few of my hallmates for drastic appearance alteration, which means different things for different people. My friend Anna will be piercing her nose. Lauren will likely be piercing … Continue reading →

If you haven’t looked at the live feed on how much energy the solar roof is generating, check it out here . It won’t save the world, but it’s a step in the right direction!  

In response to the Forum lecture series, a panel of faculty members will hold a dialogue on “Columbus: Legacy of Discovery or Cruelty?” at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 10th in Lowry Main Lounge. The multi-dimensional conversation will explore the … Continue reading →

When I first received an email from my dad telling me my roommate’s name and my room number, I had no clue what to think. I was on the other side of the world in Paraguay, so there wasn’t much … Continue reading →