Research-Curriculum Vitae

Essays

Updated Oct 4, 2006

Ivy and Brick are familiar images at the University of Connecticut, where Professor Thorson makes his academic home.

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ESSAYS

Note: All of the essays below were published in the Hartford Courant's special commentary section PLACE, unless otherwise noted.

46. Thorson, R. M., 2006, Rocky Reckoning (on the cultural meaning of three terms: rock, stone, and boulder). February 26, p. C5.

45. Thorson, R. M., 2006, Harvest the Galapagos for Sneakers? (on anti-environmental merchandising.) January 1, p. C5.

44. Thorson, R. M., 2005, A Reverence for Stone: Why Rock Walls Surround the Sacred Ground of New England Cemeteries. October 23, p. C4.

43. Thorson, R. M., 2006, Harvest the Galapagos for Sneakers? January 1, p. C5

42. Thorson, R. M., 2005, New Orleans Can't Stand in Nature's Way, September 4, p. C1. (Commentary on the Hurricane Katrina Disaster).

41. Thorson, R. M., 2005, There's No Place Like Home, The Hartford Courant, April 24, p. C5. (Commentary on Southern New England's limited exposure to natural nazards).

40. Thorson, R. M., 2005, Stone Walls Disappearing, Connecticut Woodlands, Spring Issue, Winter, 2005, volume).

39. Thorson, R. M., 2004, Natural Landing. The Hartford Courant, December 12, 2004, p. C5 (Commentary on The Wright Brother's 101st aniversary and Bradley Airport).

38. Thorson, R. M., 2004, All that's left is the name: Without it's stone wall, "Fieldstone Commons" is nothing of the sort. The Hartford Courant, December 19, 2004, p. C6 (Place).

37. Thorson, R. M., 2004, Red Sox Nation's Rock-Solid Foundation. The Hartford Courant, October 31, p. C5 (Place).

36. Thorson, R. M. 2004, Jailhouse Rock, GSA Today (Geological Society of America's monthly magazine), Volume 14, No. 9, p. 30, Reprinted from the The Hartford Courant.

35. Thorson, R. M. 2004, Students like Safdie, The Hartford Courant, September 23, 2004, p. A13 (commentary on architectural plans for science center).

34. Thorson, R. M., 2004, Focus on the River, The Hartford Courant, Sunday Sept 12, 2004, p. C7 (commentary on architectural plans for science center).

33. Thorson, R. M., 2004, Exit Ramp Culture, The Hartford Courant, September 12, 2004, (Place)

32. Thorson, R. M., 2004, Wetlands on Trial, The Hartford Courant, May 2, 2004, p. C4 (Place).

31. Thorson, R. M., 2004, Thin Blue Line: A Danger for Drinking Water, The Hartford Courant, April 11, 2004, p. C5 (Place).

30. Thorson, R. M., 2004, The sand trap, The Hartford Courant, January 18, 2004, p. C4. (Place).

29. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Losing Ground, The Hartford Courant, November 9, 2003, (Postglacial soils)(Place).

28. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Jailhouse Rock: The symbol of pilgrim freedom shouldn't be behind bars. The Hartford Courant, September 23, 2003, p. C4 (Place).

27. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Connecticut's Glacial Gifts. The Hartford Courant, Sunday, August 31, 2003, p. C4 (Place).

26. Thorson, R. M., 2003, The Tides of Time; No longer a commodity, whales are still precious, The Hartford Courant, Sunday, August 24, 2003, p. C5 (Place).

25. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Cheshire's Dark Underworld, The Hartford Courant, Sunday, July 13, 2003, p. C3 (Place)

24. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Cat Tales: Tracking the Elusive Evidence of Cougars in Connecticut, The Hartford Courant Sunday, June 15, 2003, p. C5 (Place).

23. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Making Connecticut, the primal state of architecture, The Hartford Courant, June 8, 2003, p. C4 (Place).

22. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Riverfront Reconsidered, The Hartford Courant, Sunday, March 9, 2003, p. C5.

21. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Monitor Development. The Hartford Courant, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003.

20. Thorson, R. M., 2003, Legacy of Stone. Boston Globe, Wednesday, January 1, 2003, p. A15.

19. Thorson, R. M., 2002, Warming up the Northwest Passage. The Providence Journal, Monday, December 30, 2002, p. A8.

18. Thorson, R. M., 2002, These Stones Belong to You and Me. The Hartford Courant, Sunday, December 1, 2002, p. C1 .

17. Thorson, R. M., 2002, Tragedy of the Commons: Selling off New England's stone walls. The Providence Journal, Wednesday, November 27, 2002, p. 4

16. Thorson, R. M., 2002, Something there is that loves a wall. Willimantic Chronicle, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002 (Excerpts from Stone by Stone, Walker, 2002)

15. Thorson, R. M., 2002, Diamonds are Forever--Unfortunately. The Hartford Courant, Sunday, Sept 1, 2002.

14. Thorson, R. M. 2002, Yucca Mountain is not Yuck a Mountain. The Hartford Courant, August, 2002.

13. Thorson, R.M., 2001, The Perfect Flood? National Public Radio News (WNPR) News Highlight, electronically published/archived at http://news.wnpr.org/xpr/feature.jhtml. p 1-4. May, 2001.

12. Thorson, R.M., 2001, Maple Trees may flee to avoid warming, The Providence Journal, March 12, 2001, p. A10.

11. Thorson, R. M., 2001, A detective discovers our shifting sands. The Hartford Courant, Monday Feb. 12, 2001, p. A11.

10. Thorson, R.M., 2001, Slabs in Babbidge Library recall ancient waves on sands of time. University of Connecticut Advance, February 5, 2001, p. 7.

9. Thorson, R. M., 2000, Hold the Fort! The New London Day, Sunday, December 31, 2000, p. C1.

8. Thorson, R. M., 2000, Everlasting Roses: Quartz gravestone will withstand the test of time. University of Connecticut Advance, October 30, 2000, p. 5.

7. Thorson, R. M., 2000, Fallen foliage of long ago holds clues to history of Horsebarn Hill. University of Connecticut Advance, October 16, 2000, p. 4.

6. Thorson, R. M., 2000, The ups and downs of Avery Point, University of Connecticut Advance, September 25, 2000, p. 5.

5. Thorson, R. M., 2000, From mud to bricks: firing produces colorful transformation. University of Connecticut Advance, September 4, 2000, p. 8.

4. Thorson, R. M., 2000, Uconn's water tanks fed by Fenton River. University of Connecticut Advance, April 24, p. 6.

3. Thorson, R. M., 2000, Construction site yields treasure from past. University of Connecticut Advance, March 13, 2000, p. 5. Thorson, R. M., 2000, Health center stands on rock-solid ground. University of Connecticut Advance, February 21, 2000, p. 6.

2. Thorson, R. M., 2000, Beneath Babbidge library lies rare remnant of pre-glacial era. University of Connecticut Advance, January 24, 2000, p. 5.

1. Thorson, R.M., 1997, Forty Years on Plato's Highway. Manchester Journal Inquirer, November 18, 19976, p. 19-20.

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