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William & Mary Returns to Oman
On January 17, 2023
In January 2020, I co-led the William & Mary study abroad program to Oman (commonly known as Rock Music Oman). As we returned home
We Need to Go Deeper – the Blueschists and Eclogites of Oman
On November 20, 2020
By Nick Carpenter ’21 Have you ever wondered what goes on deep within the Earth, far deeper than any human has ever ventured? Well
Twenty for 2020
On May 18, 2020
The starkness of the past two months has provided ample time to reflect on what makes the academic enterprise at William & Mary special
Rock Music Oman 2020 – The Crescent of Learning
On January 22, 2020
I’m homeward bound after the 2020 edition of our Natural History & Contemporary Culture of Oman (a.k.a. Rock Music Oman) course. For the past
Rock Music Oman 2019: A Symposium and Celebration
On January 22, 2019
The 2019 Spring semester is underway, but before we (both students and faculty) get completely sucked into our courses we’re going to finish our
Finding Ourselves in the Sharqiya Sands, Oman
On January 16, 2019
The 2019 Rock Music Oman program has traversed from Muscat through the mountains and on to the desert. Last week, we were tucked in
Rock Music Oman – The 2019 Edition Begins
On January 7, 2019
We’re back in Oman with the 2019 version of our Natural History and Contemporary Culture of Oman (a.k.a. Rock Music Oman) winter-break study program.
Inside the Ghubrah Bowl, Oman: dropstones, double-duckbills, and pencil structures, oh my!
On March 13, 2018
In Academics, Research, Study Away
In early January, with two of my research students, we escaped winter’s cold by heading to the Sultanate of Oman for a week of
Oman’s Geological Triple Point
On March 13, 2017
Qantab is a village at the eastern edge of the Muscat metropolitan area, it’s hemmed in by steep rocky hills, and flanked by a