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A 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.

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March 8, 2022

Science communication and outreach program brings Earth scientists into SLC classrooms

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The Williamson Fellowship pairs geoscience grad students with seventh- through 12th-grade classes.

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December 20, 2021

How 3-D modeling helped U geologists teach during COVID-19

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Hands-on geology outreach continued during the hands-off pandemic.

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July 19, 2021

Ancient ammonoids’ shell designs may have aided buoyancy control

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Researchers use 3D-printed models to explore fractal-like interior shell patterns.

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April 7, 2021

Evergreen 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.

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September 15, 2020

Humans of the U: Michelle Tuitupou

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“It’s not just planning out their classes, it’s helping them find their path.”

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June 5, 2020

Going super small to get super strong metals

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Experiments challenge long-held assumptions about the strength of metals.

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February 21, 2020

The 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.

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September 14, 2018

HUMANS 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.”

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July 23, 2018

U 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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October 4, 2017

WATER POWERS

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Water takes center stage in new U certificate program.

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August 25, 2017

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