Atmos News
Wilkes Center names leadership team for expanded climate mission
Climate physicist Fielding Norton and U atmospheric scientist John Lin take new positions
Read MoreTrailblazing with Earth & Environmental Science
Ryker Ray and Tucker Hastings, inaugural graduates of the EES degree.
Read MoreUrgency and hope at 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit
Climate change—it’s here, it’s us, and it’s damaging. Summary of '25 Wilkes Climate Summit
Read MoreUnravelling Nature’s Marine Cloud Brightening
Research by Gerald Mace on cloud dynamics over the Southern Ocean
Read MoreThe West’s latest air quality threats
Dust and wildfire smoke symposium at the 2025 Stegner Symposium
Read MoreDust in the Wind: How cities alter natural airborne particles
SLC's pollution carries far more hazardous elements than natural Great Basin dust blown in
Read MoreLetters from Antarctica #2
The Antarctic expedition cuts across the ice in the pursuit of science!
Read MoreLetters from Antarctica Hub
An intrepid U of U researcher chronicles her journey across the Antarctic seas
Read MoreLetters from Antarctica #1
Boarding an Antarctic icebreaker, a researcher reminisces on her journey to get here
Read MoreAn emissions tale of two cities: SLC & LA
Carbon monoxide emissions on SLC freeways worsened while they went down in So. California
Read MoreTechnology for oxidizing atmospheric methane?
Reality check to agencies considering such proposals as a way to stave off climate change
Read MoreHow snowflakes get their intricate shape
“Snowflakes are far more varied and interesting than we had previously imagined.”
Read MoreThomas Gurbach: The Great Power of Nature
Hooked: Thomas Gurbach BMT'79 remembers sitting in a tree at 9 and watching a tornado.
Read MoreBringing together minds and resources for a greener tomorrow
Building a sustainable future for Utah
Read MoreNew models shed light on sea ice dynamics
New research offers vital insights into the changing Arctic
Read MoreHow Harmful is Great Salt Lake Dust? U Scientists Investigate
Researchers investigate the dangers of Great Salt Lake dust pollution
Read MoreScientists awarded 1U4U Seed Grants
This year's theme of the seed grants is “The Future of Sustainability”
Read MoreUrban ‘Cool Zones’
Sometimes policy-makers and the public forget about the costs of inaction.
Read MoreSolving the Puzzle of Utah’s Summer Ozone
Gathering air quality data to identify the primary contributors to Utah's ozone levels
Read MoreSatellite measurements of carbon emissions
Satellites are changing how we measure carbon emissions on the global scale
Read MoreScientists use AI to predict a wildfire’s next move
Learn more about the innovative AI that can predict the wildfire's next move
Read MoreRethinking Carbon Offsets
35 years after the launch of the carbon off-sets market, talk of a replacement
Read MoreRestoring the GSL & Environmental Justice
Dust exposure from the GSL is greatest among Pacific Islanders and Hispanic Utah residents
Read MoreL.S. Skaggs Applied Science Building Named at the U
The Skaggs family gift supports the latest addition to the science campus at the U
Read MoreResearchers Look to Origins of New Particle Formation
First User-Driven ArcticShark Campaign Takes Flight in Oklahoma
Read MoreU of U Part of $6.6M National Weather Forecasting Initiative
The partnership with NOAA, other universities aims to improve predictive weather models
Read MoreU Atmospheric Scientists Team Up for $4.8M Snowfall Research Project
Project aims to better predict snowfall processes that are critical to water supply
Read MoreEnvironmental refuges to escape the heat
Cool zones block heat and ozone, a common air pollutant during the summer.
Read MoreJay Mace: Scientist of Clouds, Painter of Landscapes
“As much as my science is part of me, doing art is part of me.”
Read MoreHunting an underground epidemic
A fungal infection that spreads from the soil and dust—that wasn’t supposed to be there.
Read MoreCentral Wasatch’s extreme snowfall
Utah’s famous mountains can wring a lot of snow from even low-moisture storm systems.
Read MoreHoliday Greetings from Dean Trapa
Dean Peter Trapa shares a holiday message to students, staff, faculty and alumni
Read MoreSnowflakes Falling
Utah researchers discover that how snowflakes move is astonishingly predictable.
Read MoreCold Fog & Complex Terrain
When fog sets in and visibility plummets, transportation becomes dangerous.
Read MoreDo the Right Thing: Kevin Perry on the GSL
Working to save the GSL, scientist finds meaningful directions in his research.
Read More‘Roving sentinels’ discover new air pollution sources
Discovering new air pollution sources with ‘Roving sentinels’
Read MoreRing-of-fire eclipse: How to see it
The eclipse event is sacred to local Indigenous tribes. Learn how to see it.
Read MoreSafe Landings Weather-wise
What Worries DAL’s Lead Meteorologist? Snow in Atlanta, Yes, but Also Volcanic Ash
Read MoreA widely used instrument for monitoring black carbon in real time.
Since 1847, the lake has been used as both a dumping ground and for a source of profit
Read MoreWhat happened to Co2 emissions during pandemic lockdown?
Air quality in Salt Lake City improved considerably during the pandemic
Read MoreUtah’s Environmental Challenges
John Lin, Atmospheric Sciences Professor in US News & World Report
Read MoreDirtiest snow-year in the Wasatch accelerated snowmelt by 17 days
U researchers analyzed impacts of dust on snow during the 2022 winter season
Read MoreGeologist Brenda Bowen, to chair Department of Atmospheric Sciences
The Professor of Geology and Geophysics will serve as Chair beginning July 1
Read MoreTinker Toy Rises
After months of earth-moving, the Applied Science Project gets some serious hardware
Read More2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentors
Gannet Hallar and Ofer Ron receive accolades
Read MoreOutstanding Undergrad Research Awards 2023
Learn more about the university's up-and-coming researchers and mentors
Read MoreJessica Haskins
I could not have afforded my first year at MIT if I hadn’t received local scholarships.
Read MoreGroundbreaking
Construction has begun on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.
Read MoreApplied Science Building
Construction has begun on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.
Read MoreMagnesium Pollution?
Research helps explain Salt Lake City's persistent air quality problems.
Read MoreKing of the Playa
On a crisp October morning, Kevin Perry pedaled his bike across the Great Salt Lake playa.
Read MoreConstruction Update
Construction is about to begin on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.
Read MoreWilkes Scholars
Wilkes Scholars explore climate challenges facing our state, region, and planet.
Read MoreAt-Risk Forests
Bill Anderegg quantifies the risk to forests from climate change along three dimensions.
Read MoreThe Wilkes Center
University of Utah Launches The Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy.
Read MoreAir Tracker
John Lin adapted his research group’s atmospheric model to run as part of Air Tracker.
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