When Shann Dornhecker first toured the Zooarchaeology Lab in the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles, it wasn’t just the piles of mysterious bones or carefully catalogued artifacts that stood out to her.

The department members stayed connected with each other and their families using mobile technology, and they relied on LifeProof protection to keep their smartphones in working order.

To keep his mobile technology safe from water, drops, dirt and body fluid, Diamond counts the LifeProof frē as part of his standard equipment.