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First Place. “COW Students for Green Roofs” Amanda Keith, Matt Policastro, Samuel Kitara, & Alyssa Getta First place goes to the team of Amanda Keith, Matt Policastro, Samuel Kitara, and Alyssa Getta. They proposed the idea to install a green … Continue reading →

WOOSTER, OHIO–My geology colleagues have already been braving the weather to get their students into the field after the long winter. I like to wait until the end of April when it’s all sunshine and flowers. This week the Sedimentology … Continue reading →

It is very difficult to overcome our fears about people who come from differentes cultures. It is incredible that in a globalized word, we still facing those kinds of prejudices. To overcome those feeling we need to educate ourselves in … Continue reading →

Both my grandfather and my father asked me to explain why I thought I had received my awards. Since they are the most loyal readers and commenters of my blog, I’d like to honor their request. My grandfather added that … Continue reading →

I think I finally reached it: the stage in my senior year during which I am not busy any more. I just finished the last corrections on my Senior I.S., it feels very good. Because I have plenty of time … Continue reading →

The beauty above is Discoscaphites iris (Conrad, 1858) from the Owl Creek Formation of Ripley, Mississippi. Megan Innis and I collected it during our expedition to the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in the southern United States last summer. It is a significant … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: Senior Independent Study (I.S.) is a year-long program at The College of Wooster in which each student completes a research project and thesis with a faculty mentor.  We particularly enjoy I.S. in the Geology Department because there are … Continue reading →

I can believe that we are in Spring. Winter was very crude and terrible, but I think that the most important message for this last winter was that people in many countries tried to overcome the blues, and fight for … Continue reading →

Happy Earthday everyone!!! Yesterday evening, Greenhouse and Peace by Peace held a festival to celebrate Earthday. Peace by Peace brought in a professional artist, who led Wooster students in painting a mural. The bottled water group had a water taste-testing … Continue reading →

Well, I feel silly.  I made a promise to myself to write every week so that this blog doesn’t become one of those neglected blogs that sits and stagnates for months before someone remembers he or she even has a … Continue reading →