Monthly Archives: April 2010

Knowing how to pick your field day

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Tough Field Trips

I heard that the Sed-Strat field trip was canceled today due to rain. Hmm… I seem to remember a certain Wooster Geology course taking a field trip on a cold, snowy Saturday just a week ago. Yep. Hard Rock = … Continue reading

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Science Day and Expanding Your Horizons

The Geology Department has been busy reaching out to the community lately. On Saturday, April 17, the College hosted its annual Science Day. GeoClub invited the community to dig for dinosaurs in a sand pit and witness an erupting volcano. … Continue reading

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Wooster Geologists Participate in the Senior Research Symposium: A Celebration of Independent Study

WOOSTER, OHIO–Several of our senior geology majors gave poster and oral presentations in the 2010 Senior Research Symposium today.  We are very proud of their accomplishments and the skills they have in articulating their projects to a very diverse audience.  … Continue reading

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A pleasant spring afternoon of geology in Ohio

WOOSTER, OHIO–I let my Sedimentology & Stratigraphy class talk me into an afternoon field trip to Spangler (or Wooster Memorial) Park just west of town. It was a perfect day of sunshine and cool breezes. While I made plans to … Continue reading

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Lava pour!

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK–Today I gave a presentation at Syracuse University as part of the fifth annual Central New York Earth Sciences Student Symposium.  My topic was the rise of modern marine ecosystems in the Jurassic.  Exciting enough, of course, but … Continue reading

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