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What a fine group of geologists we had at the first meeting of the College of Wooster Geology Club this week. We have an ambitious year ahead of us with outside speakers, student presentations, course field trips, and our biennial … Continue reading →

On the first day of the Invertebrate Paleontology course at Wooster, I give all the students a fossil to identify as best they can. Everyone gets the same kind of specimen, and they can use any means to put as … Continue reading →

Wooster’s Climate Change class is starting the semester by  coring a bog adjacent to a recent Mastodon find in Morrow County, Ohio. The Mastodon work and related excavation is being led by Nigel Brush, University of Ashland.  Above is a … Continue reading →

The last two editions were about a bryozoan and borings from the Faringdon Sponge Gravels (Lower Cretaceous, Upper Aptian) of south-central England. This week we have some Jurassic fossils from the same unit. That sounds a bit daft at first … Continue reading →

I don’t actually know if this is the third time that I’ve tried to revive this blog – it’s probably been more than that – but that’s not the point. The point is that I’m back, and this time I’m … Continue reading →

Elliot Wainwright Class of 2015 Physics & Mathematics Double Major If I were a first year, I would ​eat as much responsibility as I can handle, and do my very best to spit out excellence. Not only will you grow as a … Continue reading →

Guest Blogger: Sarah Frederick (’15) Arriving in Moscow was a sharp return to reality. Suddenly all of the things that had come to feel normal while we were in Kamchatka – the winding gravel roads and little towns with random … Continue reading →

As we are in the preparatory stages up for the first days of class, something that may creep up on us is homesickness. Although most of us have probably been waiting for the day to get away from home, it … Continue reading →

Last week I described a cyclostome bryozoan on the outside of a quartz cobble from the Faringdon Sponge Gravels (Lower Cretaceous, Upper Aptian) of south-central England near the town of Faringdon. This week I’m featuring a variety of heavily-bored calcareous … Continue reading →

#1 Wake up early and get breakfast. Bring your water bottle. Better learning occurs when you’re well-nourished and hydrated.   #2 Arrive about 10 minutes early to class. You will get the best seat. Also, sit in the front of … Continue reading →