Category Archives: Wooster

12th Annual Pie Festival

Susan Lehman July 8, 2015 1:03 PM

We held the 12th annual picnic and pie festival at my house just over a week ago.  (The tradition started the summer after my first year at the College, when one of the summer research students explained that, while she … Continue reading →

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BWISER and summer outreach

Susan Lehman June 29, 2015 10:14 PM

One of the Wooster summer traditions is the BWISER science camp for 7th and 8th grade girls.  The physics department has been responsible for an evening of demos for the campers since before I came to the College in 2003, … Continue reading →

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Criticality in Sandpiles and in the Brain

Susan Lehman June 29, 2015 9:18 PM

I’ve started following various science sites on Twitter as a way to keep up on the latest research, and last week an interesting article popped up on Phys.org with the title “Functioning brain follows famous sand pile model”.  Since my … Continue reading →

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Commencement

Susan Lehman May 31, 2015 4:01 PM

The class of 2015 graduated in style on May 11.  Those of us who have been around a while (that would be just me, this year!) were surprised to find that faculty and students were lining up in the Oak … Continue reading →

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April is the busiest month

Susan Lehman May 31, 2015 3:44 PM

So many things happened in the department in April that I got totally behind. In fact, April was so busy that I’ve only barely caught up here at the end of May. But, some great things happened so I want … Continue reading →

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