Utah geologists win $1M NSF grant for state-of-the-art mass spectrometer
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Instrument will help scientists unravel Earth’s ancient geological mysteries, past climates and humans’ ongoing interactions with the environment.
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Kip Solomon’s covenant with water
Geological Society of America honors U hydrogeologist with its Meinzer Award for his work using isotopes to date groundwater.
Read MoreThe history recorded in your teeth
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U geologists team up with School of Dentistry in Project FIND-EM to amass a tooth database that will help identify the remains of missing service members and advance forensic science.
Read MoreIsotopes: Science’s ‘common currency’
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U geologist Gabriel Bowen explores isotopes to see what they can tell us about the world.
Read MoreDaughters nursed longer, women built more wealth
Women managed important food resources, which may have incentivized parents to invest more in female offspring and to female-biased wealth disparities.
Read MoreHow tooth isotopes help bring home unidentified soldiers
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U researchers are developing methods to connect chemical signatures in teeth with soldiers’ hometowns.
Read MoreYour hair knows what you eat and how much your haircut costs
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Isotopes in hair reveal connection between diet and socioeconomic status.
Read MoreSeal conservation strategies
Chemical records in teeth confirm elusive Alaska lake seals are one of a kind.
Read MoreFlying across America for POWs and for science
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A geology professor explores the way water weaves through America—and into Americans’ very bones.
Read MoreTEACHING SKILLS, LAUNCHING CAREERS
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Students in long-running summer short course make friends, find mentors and learn some isotope science along the way.
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