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An Afternoon of Rocks and Minerals at Cornerstone Elementary

Tuesday we had the pleasure to work with Mrs. Gaut’s and Ms Long’s (standing) third grade classes. Wooster Geology seniors Stephanie Jarvis and LaShawna Weeks taught 32 well-prepared students mineral and rock identification. LaShawna shows the group the fine art … Continue reading

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International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (Posters Part II)

Dr. Meagen Pollock discusses the challenges and rewards of leading international expeditions for undergraduates. She contributed her insights during a special poster session on International Research Experiences for Undergraduates sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and the National … Continue reading

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A Contribution to Understanding Tree Growth and North Pacific Climate

Stephanie Jarvis contributes to a special session on Pacific Climate. Her talk was title Non-Stationarity in Mountain Hemlock Growth Along the Gulf of Alaska . She summarized a portion of her undergraduate thesis work and its relevance to understanding tree-ring … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning in the Killbuck Valley

The discussion and investigation was intense at the North Wellfield where cornfield soils were examined.

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Coring Odell Lake

The dedicated team of Wooster Geologists, Sarah Appleton, Stephanie Jarvis, and Dr. Greg Wiles met up with the sleep deprived team of Geologists from The University of Cincinnati, Bill Honsaker, Gianna Evans, and Dr. Tom Lowell. The goal of day … Continue reading

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Thraspberry Thrashing

guest blogger: Stephanie It’s been a full week! On Monday, Justin (the captain) and Tom (captain of another boat who Justin was training for the Capelin) took all of us around to climate stations Dan maintains throughout the park to … Continue reading

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Beartrack Mountain

guest blogger: Stephanie On Friday Justin, Capt. of the Capelin, dropped Greg and I off at Beartrack Cove. We hiked up (straight up!) to the Repeater Station (used for the park radio station), where we set up camp and then … Continue reading

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Up to Alaska

guest blogger: Stephanie We arrived in Juno last night a little past 10 PM local time (that’s 2 AM for us…) after a long day of traveling, to be greeted by stuffed bears in the airport (awesome!). After spending a … Continue reading

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Wooster Students Close the GSA Meeting with Poster Presentations in Two Interdisciplinary Sessions

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Wooster Students Present Research at Portland GSA in “Recent Developments in Paleoclimate” session

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