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When Volcanoes Erupt

mpollock April 6, 2011 9:15 pm

WOOSTER, OH – Students in the Geology of Natural Hazards course spent a day studying the products of volcanic eruptions. Here are some of the outstanding samples in our volcanic collection:

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Wooster Geologists Celebrate I.S. Monday

mpollock March 28, 2011 6:28 pm

WOOSTER, OH – Alumni will fondly recall the tradition of I.S. Monday, our annual celebration of the completion of I.S. Today, seniors celebrate their hard work by donning their commemorative t-shirts and marching in the I.S. parade. We salute you, … Continue reading →

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Experiential Learning in the Desert

mpollock March 11, 2011 12:00 am

As Dr. Wilson so gleefully pointed out today, the last several blog posts have been about fossils. I think it’s about time for a change of subject, don’t you? Spring break officially begins tomorrow, and this is what Wooster looks … Continue reading →

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Meteorites Observed on the College of Wooster Campus!

mpollock February 8, 2011 5:06 pm

WOOSTER, OH – So the meteorites didn’t exactly fall from the sky today, but our GeoClub speaker let us see some samples from his own meteorite collection. Dr. Ed Young, UCLA Cosmochemist and Wooster Geology Alum (’81), gave a fascinating … Continue reading →

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The Very First Analysis Goes To…

mpollock January 20, 2011 6:21 pm

WOOSTER, OH – The XRF and XRD are officially installed! We learned the basics about how to operate and maintain the XRF this afternoon. We even ran our first official sample using the EZScan. It was a difficult choice, but … Continue reading →

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New Geology X-Ray Lab

mpollock January 18, 2011 6:47 pm

The COW Geology Department gets a new X-ray lab, thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation and the efforts of many people across campus. Continue reading →

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Memories of warmer days…

mpollock December 2, 2010 7:09 pm

Now that the semester is winding down and the cold weather has set in, I find my mind wandering back to the beginning of the academic year. It seems like it was years ago, not months, that our Mineralogy class … Continue reading →

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What we do during I.S. Meetings

mpollock September 20, 2010 10:47 am

I had an I.S. Meeting with Sam Spencer (’11) this morning. This is what we did: Sam is working on the geochemistry of a ~200 million year old diabase sheet that intruded into a rift basin in southeast Pennsylvania. When … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Iceland

mpollock July 20, 2010 6:31 pm

Guest blogger: Becky Alcorn Unfortunately this is our last night in Iceland so I will not be posting again anytime soon. We did have a great last day though. We spent the morning working on my abstract and packing things … Continue reading →

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Wooster Takes on the Volcano

mpollock July 19, 2010 6:06 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn We just returned from our trip to the volcano and are too tired to give the full details right now, but here are a few pictures from our trip. Meagen promises to write a future blog … Continue reading →

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