On May 17, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents approved Dr. Nathan Sheldon’s promotion to full professor!
Becca Dzombak spent eight days in Trondheim, Norway, sampling 2.4-2.2 billion year old rocks with Norway Geological Survey!
Bekah Stein spent six days in the Pacific Northwest (Washington – Montana – Idaho – Oregon) collecting modern leaf and soil samples from forests. Above is a photograph of her last sampling site in Olympic National Park, Washington.

