Isotope data strengthens suspicions of ivory stockpile theft
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Science shows the ivory dates to the 1980s, similar in age to ivory in Burundi’s national stockpile.
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2022 Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence
The University of Utah’s highest faculty accolade is awarded to isotope scientist Thure Cerling.
Read MoreA surprisingly soft mineral may control how Earth recycles rocks
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Knowing this is important for understanding what happens to slabs of rock as they sink into the Earth, which in turn teaches us about how and why earthquakes and volcanoes happen on the surface.
Read MoreScience communication and outreach program brings Earth scientists into SLC classrooms
The Williamson Fellowship pairs geoscience grad students with seventh- through 12th-grade classes.
Read MoreHow 3-D modeling helped U geologists teach during COVID-19
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Hands-on geology outreach continued during the hands-off pandemic.
Read MoreAncient ammonoids’ shell designs may have aided buoyancy control
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Researchers use 3D-printed models to explore fractal-like interior shell patterns.
Read MoreEvergreen needles act as air quality monitors
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Trees are air quality monitors all around us. U scientists found that magnetic particles on pine needles can indicate levels of air pollution.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Michelle Tuitupou
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“It’s not just planning out their classes, it’s helping them find their path.”
Read MoreGoing super small to get super strong metals
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Experiments challenge long-held assumptions about the strength of metals.
Read MoreThe Wasatch Front: A living lab
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A new cross-campus partnership multiplies and unifies the U’s environmental observations of the Wasatch Front.
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: JIM KARNER
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“We do the recoveries and the collection of meteorites in Antarctica. Forty-one years now we’ve been recovering meteorites and bringing those samples to science.”
Read MoreU REMEMBERS FRANCIS ‘FRANK’ BROWN
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The distinguished professor of geology and geophysics, and Dean Emeritus of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at age 73.
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