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Paul Taylor (Natural History Museum, London) is, along with his other talents, an expert on the folklore of fossils. His accounts of how fossils have been used and imagined in the past are fascinating, especially to paleontologists who work with … Continue reading →

Oof, I’ve been here about a week and a half now. Wow, so much to talk about. When our group arrived at the train station in Berlin our hosts picked us up after a quick orientation by Ipek Ipekcioglu, our … Continue reading →

We are recruiting for the 2016 Award Winning Global Social Entrepreneurship experience. We believe you can solve social problems like poverty, environmental degradation, minority access to education and others by learning from and working alongside agents of change. To find out more come to … Continue reading →

BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA–When we last saw Mae Kemsley (’16) and Meredith Mann (’16) in this blog, they were celebrating the end of their Senior Independent Study summer fieldwork on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. This weekend the three of … Continue reading →

Many early aviators claim to have flown (or hopped) before the Wright brother’s four flights at Kitty Hawk on 1903 December 17. The Wright Flyer flew four times that day for up to one minute, with the Wright brothers famously … Continue reading →

This post is in honor of Yael Leshno, a graduate student at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem who is beginning her dissertation on the Middle Jurassic marine fossils of Israel. I’m proud to be on her committee. She will have … Continue reading →

[Guest bloggers: Mary Reinthal and Chloe Wallace] In five days, three Wooster geologists prepped and analyzed over 50 samples, ate tons of food, and learned a lot of science. Okay, maybe not tons of food, but we did eat a … Continue reading →

I leave on Monday for Berlin. I love Utrecht so much and I feel as if I’ve just became close with it. Alas, life long love never lasts. Last week I visited the Red Light District and the Prostitution Information … Continue reading →

At this time of the year I pick out one interesting specimen from the fossils my Invertebrate Paleontology class collected on their first field trip into the Upper Ordovician of southern Ohio. They did so well this week that I … Continue reading →

Many of our students enjoy a semester or year abroad during their college time. Andrew Wayrynen ’17 is right now in New Zealand, one of the favorite destinations of Wooster geologists. He has generously shared some of his recent geological … Continue reading →