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I still remember the first time I sit in an American classroom – the students called the professor by her first name, students speak in the classroom directly without any signal (raising their hands), one student challenge the other student’s idea… … Continue reading →

We are pleased to introduce to the world four new species of Jurassic cyclostome bryozoans. In a paper that has just appeared in the Bulletin of Geosciences, Steph Bosch (’14), Paul Taylor and I describe the first tropical Jurassic bryozoan … Continue reading →

   

MLK Planning Committee Members Co-Chairs: Heather Fitz Gibbon (Provost’s Office/Soc/Anthro) and Nancy Grace (CDGE/English)  MarTeze Hammonds (CDGE/Dean of Students Office) Ashley Reid (Physical Education) Sharon Lynn (EPC/Biology) Meagen Pollock (EPC/Geology) Sibrina Collins (Chemistry) Marcia Beasley (Human Resources) Anne Ober (Longbrake … Continue reading →

This week we revisit a group of fossils covered in an earlier blog post. It is now the subject of a paper that has just appeared in the journal Lethaia entitled, “Bitten spines reveal unique evidence for fish predation on … Continue reading →

These two beautiful barnacles are from the Calvert Formation (Middle Miocene) exposed near Parker Creek in Maryland. They are likely of the genus Chesaconcavus. Barnacles are most unlikely crustacean arthropods, cousins of shrimp, crabs and lobsters. Most, like these above, … Continue reading →

 Do you want a transformative learning experience like Samantha and Usman? Why: You want a change from the traditional classroom. You are interested in social justice and want to address social challenges in our local community. You want to learn … Continue reading →

The fossils above have been in a previous post as examples of hyolith internal molds from the Middle Ordovician of northern Estonia. I collected them on my first visit to the Baltic countries in 2006. This week I want to … Continue reading →

My Intercultural Experience by Jessie Jiang   The world can be viewed differently; I must be open-minded enough to form a relationship with someone. I used to feel sad when I can’t persuade someone to think in the same way … Continue reading →

These fossils are a joy to present this week. Lizzie Reinthal (’14), Bill Ausich (Ohio State University) and I have a new paper out in the latest issue of the Journal of Paleontology. It is titled: “Parasitism of a new … Continue reading →