46 Old Collections, New Tricks (Posters)

This session highlights how re-examination and contemporary analysis of geoscience collections (i.e., rock, fossil, and archival collections, or geologic maps) can advance science, rewrite historical narratives, and contribute to discussions on social justice.

Tuesday, 24 March 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CCC, Ballroom C

Participants

• Chair Lauren Neitzke Adamo
• Chair Carol McCarty
• Chair Julia Vastano

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  Evidence of Increasing Aridification in the Southern United States since the Last Glacial: Leveraging Advances in Tooth Enamel Triple Oxygen Isotopes and Revisiting Paleontological and Archaeological Collections
  Sarah Katz, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Paul Koch, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA and Drake Yarian, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Jordan Wostbrock, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  411102 (Technical Sessions)