ScotBlogs

There are a myriad of opportunities to learn about inclusion and global engagement this week. Aside from going to see Charles Man at 7:30pm in McGaw tonight, here is a partial list of the Center’s collaborative activities. On Wednesday at 7pm … Continue reading →

This week’s fossil is a long-standing paleontological mystery. Above is a receptaculitid from the Kimmswick Limestone (Middle Ordovician) near Ozora, Missouri. I think I found it on a field trip with Frank Koucky in the distant mists of my student … Continue reading →

It is currently 43 degrees in the town of Wooster, OH. For myself and my friend Anna (from Tennessee), this is December weather. You think I’m exaggerating, but I’m not. This is my winter. Whenever I tell that to Ohioans … Continue reading →

There are so many students working on topics relevant to sustainability, from many different angles. Communication will keep you from duplicating the work of other groups, and may identify ways in which you can help each other. At the very … Continue reading →

We are learning how to talk about our families in my Chinese class. This lesson makes me very happy; I love talking about my family. I can now say that I have two little brothers (liǎng gè dìdì/两个弟弟), one older … Continue reading →

After a successful year under the theme of Activism for Inclusion, the Center has launched this year’s activities under the theme: Conscience and Character. This theme is a response to campus/community challenges around the issue of race, gender, religious intolerance, … Continue reading →

Alright, here we go: my very first ScotBlogs post! It’s very exciting! Excitement aside, I figured I would post some basic information – not basic “about me” information, because that’s already in the “Who I Am” section, but just basic … Continue reading →

CAESAR CREEK LAKE, OHIO–The 2011 Invertebrate Paleontology class had a productive field trip on a beautiful Ohio day. Thunderstorms roamed the state, but we saw them only when we were comfortably on the bus. We worked in the emergency spillway … Continue reading →

This week’s fossils celebrate the publication today of a paper in Nature Geoscience that has been 20 years in the making. The title is: “Sea-level oscillations during the Last Interglacial highstand recorded by Bahamas coral”, and the senior author is … Continue reading →

A collection of images, many never seen before, from Wooster’s reaction to 9/11. If you are in any of these photographs, please feel free to react and comment.