Stainless Steel Starship

Welders in a Texas swamp have built a starship. But don’t bet against SpaceX. Starship is a prototype upper stage for a next-generation, fully reusable, two-stage-to-obit launch vehicle designed to explore and colonize Mars. Starship is made from stainless steel, … Continue reading
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New Publications from the Tree Ring Lab

Four new studies from the Wooster Tree Ring Lab have recently appeared in Ecology, Journal of Geophysical Research – Biosciences, The Holocene and Chemosphere. Brian Buma lead the study published in Ecology that described the results of revisiting a classic … Continue reading
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Drought in Zimbabwe and Other Climate Woes

One of my colleagues shared this article from Truthout with me because the title was about how Alaska has no sea ice within 150 miles of its coastline for the first time in recorded history of Alaskan sea ice. That’s … Continue reading
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Thirty-third annual report of the Wooster Earth Sciences Department now available

Thank you to Patrice Reeder for her epic work on this report, from its design and art to content. Click away and enjoy!
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Geomorphology – A Walk in the Park

The class stands in front of one of the unconformities in Wooster Memorial Park (aka Spangler). There was some discussion if this is a disconformity (yes) or a nonconformity (maybe yes). The lodgment till at the base is overlain by … Continue reading
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After the Moonwalk

Most people are familiar with Neil Armstrong’s iconic photograph of Buzz Aldrin during the first moon walk. Much less well-known are this pair of photographs taken just after the moon walk. To my eyes, Armstrong seems exhausted but happy; Aldrin … Continue reading
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Silent Sky

by Lauren Gunderson Directed by Professor Jimmy A. Noriega Dates: February 27, 28 & 29, 2020 Times: 7:30 PM Location: Freedlander Theatre Silent Sky tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a female astronomer who worked at the Harvard Observatory in the … Continue reading
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Helen Murray Free Endowed Lecture

Dr. Geraldine Richmond, Presidential Chair of Science and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon (About Dr. Richmond) Dr. Richmond is an international expert in environmental chemistry who has also dedicated her career to increasing the success of women in the … Continue reading
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Senior Independent Study Symposium

Each year, the College of Wooster cancels classes on a Friday in April to celebrate the accomplishments of the senior class. The college itself becomes a classroom as hundreds of senior share the projects they have developed during the academic … Continue reading
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” The College of Wooster honors the National MLK Day of Service theme with events centered on service, justice, and … Continue reading
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