Nazareth College is closed, Wednesday, March 12. Only essential
staff report.   Of Fossil Mice and Man  Talk to people about
fossils, and they think big—dinosaur big. But fossils, to the
surprise of many, come in an immense array of sizes. William
Korth, Ph.D., a visiting professor in Nazareth's chemistry
department, concentrates on the little stuff, and he's one of
the nation’s foremost experts in the petrified remains of
rodents.  Wait—fossil mice?  "Mice, rats, squirrels, beavers,
occasionally rabbits—anything that gnaws," explains Korth.  For
fossilized rodents, Korth is the go-to guy. During the past 35
years, his field work has yielded thousands of fossils for
collections across the country. The site in northwestern Kansas
at which he's worked for the past decade is too young for
dinosaurs—between nine and 10 million years old—but is laden
instead with fossils from prehistoric rhinos, elephants, and
camels. Rhinos in Kansas may sound intriguing to the rest of us,
but what Korth finds compelling is what'