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Winter in Wooster: Answering the Hypotheticals No One’s Ever Asked
Caroline Ward, S&E Editor What’s the biggest snowman you could make before the snow collapsed in on itself? Let’s start with a hypothetical. Say you are an undergraduate college student at a generic liberal arts college in the Midwest. And say you are starting to feel a little lonely – it’s okay, we all do.…
An Interview with Wooster’s New Science Librarian, Ian McCullough
Zoë Jurkowski, S&E Editor Ten days ago, Ian McCullough was officially named the College of Wooster’s new science librarian. McCullough’s time at Wooster started in August of 2021, but his expertise spans well beyond his current occupation. Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to interview him about his goals for his new position, advice for…
Retrofitted Wooster waste-water facility generates renewable energy
Caroline Ward, S&E editor In 2013, the City of Wooster partnered with quasar energy group, a Cleveland-based waste-to-energy company, with the goal of retrofitting its pre-existing water-waste facility into a virtual water resource recovery facility. Construction finished in 2014, transforming the waste-water plant into a fully energy-self- sufficient operation capable of generating an annual 5,256…
A quick guide to the emerging, political solarpunk genre
Jonathan Logan, S&E editor Solarpunk: a genre at the crossroads of it all Science fiction is not just about science. While most of its famous works hinge on one or more advanced technology(ies), the genre is not so much about science as it is about speculating about our current reality and how it might be…
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