Sara Moore Science Editor From Rockefeller Center to the windows of downtown Wooster, pine trees are everywhere in December. As you decorate for the most wonderful time of the year, you may wonder: what type of tree is best for the environment. After all, about …
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The chemistry of coffee: Wooster Science Café
Sara Moore | Science Editor On Nov. 4, the community gathered at the Lyric Theater in downtown Wooster, not to watch a film, but to attend this month’s Wooster Science Café. November’s lecture was titled “The Chemistry of Flavor,” and was presented by Joe Vaughan and …
Growing life after death: green burials
Sara Moore | Science Editor What happens when you die? Spiritually, no one really knows. Physically, your body is typically prepared for your eternal rest in the form of burial or cremation. According to the National Funeral Directors Association’s 2025 cremation and burial report, 63% of …
An Ocean Discovery Lecture Series: History under the sea
Sara Moore | Science Editor On Sept. 25, The College of Wooster welcomed Dr. Elizabeth C. Sibert from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Sibert’s talk, titled “A Microfossil History From the Bottom of the Sea: Sharks, Fish, Mass Extinctions and 85 Million Years of Global …
What is ChatGPT and how does it work?
Jonathan Rueffer | Science Editor ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications have become increasingly widespread and impactful, including in academic settings where ChatGPT’s conversational power can be used for studying, research and writing. The unprecedented scale and capabilities of ChatGPT make it increasingly important …
Life Science Seminar: Antiseptic resistance in bacteria
Jonathan Rueffer | Science Editor On Sept. 11, the biology department invited Randy Stockbridge, an associate professor and researcher at the University of Michigan, to present her research to Wooster students. The talk was part of The College of Wooster’s Life Science Seminar series, where …