Tag Archives: Expanding your horizons

Expanding Horizons by Mapping the Seafloor

mpollock April 24, 2017 4:33 pm

Wooster, OH – Last weekend, The College of Wooster hosted the Expanding Your Horizons conference. About 240 fifth- and sixth-grade girls participated in hands-on science workshops on computer science, math, geology, chemistry, biology, physics, and neuroscience. This year, I went back to my roots … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s X-ray Lab Hosts Expanding Your Horizons

sjudge April 12, 2014 2:11 pm

WOOSTER, OH — What a beautiful Saturday for science!!  Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) hit Scovel Hall again this year, and area middle school girls were able to select “Minerals in My Jewelry” as one of the fun science sessions held … Continue reading →

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Expanding Your Horizons in Geology

mpollock April 13, 2013 3:33 pm

Wooster, OH – The Wooster X-ray Lab hosted girls from the Expanding Your Horizons program, a series of workshops aimed at encouraging young women to pursue careers in the sciences. The geology workshop focused on minerals and their wide variety … Continue reading →

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Expanding Horizons in Geology

mpollock April 16, 2012 9:13 am

WOOSTER, OH – The Wooster Geologists are pleased to be part of the Expanding Your Horizons Program, a science workshop aimed at encouraging young women to consider science as a career. This year’s topics ranged from sunscreen to marshmallow-spaghetti towers. Our workshop … Continue reading →

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Minerals in My Toothpaste

mpollock April 16, 2011 4:37 pm

WOOSTER, OH – I can’t think of a more exciting thing to do on a Saturday morning than play with minerals and X-rays! Wooster’s Geology Department and the Expanding Your Horizons Program girls explored how minerals are used on a … Continue reading →

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Science Day and Expanding Your Horizons

mpollock April 24, 2010 2:05 pm

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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