Michael Zhao receives Utah's first ever Churchill Scholarship.

Michael Zhao receives Utah's second Churchill Scholarship.

Scientists have solved decades long puzzle about lithium, an essential metal in cellphone and computer...

A Conversation with Dr. Ming C. Hammond Meet Dr. Ming Hammond, one of the members of the...

Scott Neville receives Utah's third straight Churchill Scholarship.

Christopher Hacon, distinguished professor of mathematics at the U, has been interested in math for...

QUESTION: How does RNA decay contribute to gene expression? Could the RNA decay rate be...

“I was delighted to learn the news from the AMS,” said Trapa, professor and former...

Featured: Ming Hammond, Jack & Peg Simons Endowed Professors, Martha Hughes Cannon, Student Spotlight: Shaylee...

“It’s such an honor to be selected to join the American Mathematical Society,” said de...

Features Dark Matter, Spintronics, Gamma Rays and Improving Physics Teaching.

2018-19 Student Veteran of the Year, Craig L. Hanson  “When I first came to the...

Research Report Discover Magazine 2018 Research Report for the College of Science   This issue...

Features A Love for Puzzles, Math & Neuroscience, Number Theory, and AMS Fellows.

Valeria Molinero Contrary to what you may have been taught, water...

Cameron Owen of Boise, Idaho, a senior honors student majoring in chemistry and physics and...

Featured: Molecular Motors, Dark Matter, Churchill Scholar, and Black Holes.

Featured: Methane-Eating Bacteria, Distinguished Alumni, Student and Alumni profiles.

Biology magazine features stories on Ants of the World, CRISPR, and student outreach.

Featured: Endowed Chairs of Chemistry, Curie Club, Inspiring Scientists of the Future, Alumnus: Victor Cee,...

The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Diane Pataki, Ph.D., as...

43 Years of Teaching Excellence: Harris Awarded Hatch Prize Joel Harris was awarded this year's...

The College of Science Research Scholar Award is given annually to one graduating student who...

Each year, the University of Utah recognizes the achievements of members of its faculty with...

“Since Professor Molinero joined the Department of Chemistry as Assistant Professor in 2006, she has...

Staff Excellence Award   The College of Science is pleased to announce that Mary Levine...

Kelly MacArthur, assistant chair and an instructor lecturer in the U’s Mathematics Department, has received...

A decision to take a physics class for “fun” During her senior year at New...

The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Janis Louie from...

The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Pearl Sandick from the...

The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Leslie Sieburth from the...

Rachel Cantrell has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.

Christopher Hacon adds another honor of a lifetime to his already stellar resume.

Taylor is the first recipient of the Michael Zhao Memorial Scholarship. She’s a senior majoring...

From beekeeping to biology, Quaid Harding is looking for a buzz. Name: Quaid Harding Major: Biology...

Alumni magazine features the New Faces of Utah Science, Churchill Scholars, and 2019 Convocation.

University of Utah Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dan Reed announced that Peter Trapa...

Staff Excellence Award   The College of Science is pleased to announce that James Muller...

Facilities manager at the School of Biological Sciences for 20 years, Jose Rojas, probably knows...

Going with the Flow John Sperry Retiring botanist studied how plant's...

Math in Paris The need to take a summer math class evolved into an amazing...

Featured: Nuclear Medicine, PER Programs, NSF grant for Quantum Idea Incubator, and alumni Peter Gibbs,...

U Professor and Chair Named Fellow of American Mathematical Society Davar Khoshnevisan, professor and Chair...

Research Funding Tops $540 Million Total Research Funding Through the accumulated...

Can commutative algebra solve real-world problems? Srikanth Iyengar “When we first...

Henry S. White - A Positive Force in Electrochemistry   Henry S. White From energy...

Jamie Gagnon One could argue that the age of genomes is divided between before CRISPR-Cas9...

Features the Science Research Initiative, College Rankings, Commutative Algebra, and more.

Join College of Science alumni, faculty, students, and staff in the annual Homecoming 5k -...

Featured: Nuclear Medicine, PER Programs, NSF grant for Quantum Idea Incubator, and alumni Peter Gibbs,...

Featured: Transition to Virtual Learning, 2020 Convocation, Graduate Spotlights, Student and Faculty Awards

Utah science and the Coronavirus As COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, spreads...

Essential Research Activities and the process to become essential.

Coronavirus Research One of the biggest unknowns about the coronavirus is how changing seasons will...

Medicine is a family tradition for the Rosas.

Lydia Fries awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2020.

Dean Castillo Playing to the ethic of pursuing pure science, new...

Podcast from the College of Science.

Isaac Martin awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2020.

Info and resources for students, including financial assistance.

Honoring Karl Gordon Lark, 1930-2020.

Michael Xiao brings home the U's fifth straight Churchill Scholarship

Astronomers recently discovered a black hole unlike any other. The only confirmed intermediate-mass black holes,...

Dominique Pablito, Zuni, Navajo and Comanche, University of Utah student majoring in chemistry and biology.

Sonia Sehgal awarded prestigious Beckman Scholarship

Guidelines for the Summer 2020 semester.

We stand for a compassionate, equitable, and just society for all.

University of Utah scientists detect Crab Nebula using innovative gamma-ray telescope.

Delaney Mosier named College of Science - 2020 Research Scholar.

Forests absorb a significant amount of the carbon dioxide that’s emitted into the atmosphere—And this...

Spread the word, not the virus. Wear a mask for U.

Ipsita Saha, graduate research assistant at the Department of Physics & Astronomy uses electron microscopy...

The College of Science reopening plan for fall 2020.

Kyle Dawson and a global consortium of astrophysicists have created the world's largest three-dimensional map...

Behind-the-scenes story of an NSF Rapid Response Research grant.

Pearl Sandick has been named a University of Utah Presidential Scholar.

Frontiers of Science - Distinguished Alumni Panel Homecoming 2019 brought a number of alumni and...

Stuck between a toucan and a pit viper? Follow this biology post doc.

Biology magazine features stories on Fruit Flies, Forest Futures and Student Success.

STEM students least likely of any subject group to vote in U.S. elections.

Alumni magazine features Student Success, Churchill Scholars, Rapid Response Funding and Convocation.

The University of Utah reports $603 million in research funding for fiscal year 2020.

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is providing groundbreaking insight into the formation and evolution of...

Featured: 3D maps of the Universe, Perovskite-based Photovoltaics, and the Dynamic Structure in HIV.

Biology magazine features stories on e-birders, retiring faculty, remote learning, and more.

Sonia Sehgal awarded prestigious Beckman Scholarship

Chemistry labs lead the way in university safety.

The secret social lives of giant poisonous rats.

Professor Karl Schwede, University of Utah Department of Mathematics, named Fellow of American Mathematical Society.

Is Utah’s great lake turning to dust?

Creating opportunity during COVID-19

Visualizing the Topology of Surfaces

Mixing chemistry and martial arts for CBS television.

Carsten Rott appointed to the Jack W. Keuffel Memorial Chair in Physics & Astronomy.

Featured: 50 Years of Math, Sea Ice, and Faculty and Staff recognition.

Research Report features Biology, Chemistry, Math, and Physics stories, Overcoming Covid, and Lab Safety.

Panel of experts answer questions on the COVID-19 vaccine.

Ken Golden brings the principles of mathematics to some of Earth’s most remote and most...

NASA engineer and Physics alumni speaks on the Perseverance Rover’s journey to Mars.

Dr. Gail Zasowski, assistant professor of the Department of Physics & Astronomy, has been named...

Luisa Whittaker-Brooks awarded prestigious 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship.

Climate change is making allergy season last longer.

Isaac Martin receives the U's sixth straight Churchill Scholarship.

Awards and recognition for the students and faculty of the College of Science.

Amanda Cangelosi, instructor (lecturer) in the Mathematics Department, has received the 2021 Early Career Teaching...

Exciting new math research by Fernando Guevara Vasquez.

Valeria Molinero joins the prestigious ranks of the American Academy.

Mary Beckerle receives the significant recognition of NAS membership.

2021 student awards and scholarships for the department of Physics & Astronomy.

Luisa Whittaker-Brooks receives Teacher-Scholar award.

The Sigman Group launches an open-access tool for chemists.

A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of dark energy began...

Priyam Patel, assistant professor of mathematics at the U, has received a National Science Foundation...

Biology magazine features stories on plant pandemics, birdsong, retiring faculty, distinguished alumni, and more.

Cyri Dixon wins Outstanding Advisor of 2021!

University of Utah study determines extinction risk factors for Philippine birds.

Chemistry is so much broader than just a list of elements.

College magazine features stories on award-winning students, distinguished alumni, donor list, and more.

College magazine features stories on award-winning students, distinguished alumni, donor list, and more.

American Indian Services students visit campus.

College magazine features stories on award-winning students, distinguished alumni, donor list, and more.

Emeritus Professor William David Ohlsen 1932-2021.

University of Utah faculty Yue Zhao Receives Physics Innovation Award

Darwin's short-beak enigma solved

SBS faculty Bryn Dentiger explores the possibilities of fungi.

College magazine features stories on new science building, faculty awards, distinguished alumni, and more.

Sound waves, student awards, distinguished alumni, convocation, and more.

Biology magazine features stories on multi-disciplinary research, graduate student success, and more.

Biology, Chemistry, Math, and Physics stories, SRI Update, and new construction announcement.

The University of Utah reports $641 million in research funding for fiscal year 2021.

The latest reports from SRI faculty and students.

BBC StoryWorks feature with Jody Reimer, Rebecca Hardenbrook, and Ken Golden.

Physics beyond the Standard Model.

Plants are the future of space travel.

Will Feldman studies things most of us take for granted.

All thinking is done using modeling, whether it’s through language or mathematics.

Our goal is to provide ongoing support for every science student who needs a scholarship.

The largest and most powerful telescope ever sent into space.

Are California mice eating monarch butterflies?

Astronomers recently discovered a black hole unlike any other. The only confirmed intermediate-mass black holes,...

Senior Academic Advisor for the Department of Mathematics.

We love helping the community explore the stars and learn more about the universe around...

Spin is related to magnetism. Spintronics uses the magnetism of electrons to represent information.

Gail Zasowski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, has been awarded an...

Tabitha Buehler has been recognized with a Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Utah.

Vahe Bandarian named 2022 fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Priyam Patel receives Faculty Fellow Award from the University of Utah.

South American correspondent Nora Clayton reporting from the Galapagos Islands.

The largest collection of statues of women ever assembled.

1st study of LGBT+ physicists reveals red flags.

Crocker Science Center The University of Utah dedicated its new Gary and Ann Crocker Science...

Claudia De Grandi awarded the 2022 College of Science Distinguished Educator Award from the University of...

Jon Chaika receives a Distinguished Research Award from the University of Utah.

Vikram Deshpande had a hunch that carbon nanotubes held a lot of promise as a...

Vicki Nielsen receives the Staff Excellence Award from the College of Science.

Pearl Sandick receives Distinguished Service Award.

Kevin Wortman honored with Mathematical Association of America Distinguished Teaching Award.

Alex Rasmussen awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

Eamon Quinlan-Gallego awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

Erik Jorgensen and Valeria Molinero are elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Erik Jorgensen elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Valeria Molinero elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Sanghoon Kwak has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the University of Utah.

Seungsu Lee has been awarded a Teaching Assistantship from the University of Utah.

William Anderegg explores the relationship between photosynthesis and cell growth.

Ken Golden Named U Presidential Societal Impact Scholar.

Threats impacting forests are increasing nationwide.

We are happy to be able to provide a planned gift to the School of...

Student stories, NAS members, alumni George Seifert, and Convocation 2022.

Baldomero Olivera stamp issued by the Filipino Postal Office.

Cyri Dixon has been named a NACADA Outstanding New Advisor.

Erik Jorgensen, Mark Nielsen, alumni George Seifert, new faculty, and more.

Ramón S. Barthelemy, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded the 2022 WEPAN...

Ken Golden presents highly tunable composite materials—with a twist.

Armentrout receives ASMS Award for Distinguished Contributions In Mass Spectrometry.

Student awards, Faculty Awards, Fellowships, and more.

Black Holes, Student Awards, Research Awards, LGBT+ physicists, and more.

David Peterman is bringing ancient animals back to life—as robots.

Caralyn Flack studies cellular crosslinking in chemoreceptor molecules.

Mark Loewen, associate professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, critiques the accuracy of...

John Lin, of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, adapted his research group’s atmospheric model to...

Rebecca Hardenbrook and Julie Sherman take on the Great White North.

Kai Wilmot, of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, reveals an increase in the height of...

To boldly know what no one has known before.

The NSF appoints Denise Dearing as Director for the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems.

Jack Longino sees the world through ants.

Utah’s air quality issues have been with us for a long time.

Backed by $20 Million Gift, University of Utah Launches The Wilkes Center for Climate Science...

Rational engineering of a synthetic insect-bacterial mutualism.

Luisa Whittaker-Brooks named 2022 U presidential scholar.

College Rankings U.S. News & World Report has released their 2022-2022 National University Rankings. The...

Awards and recognition for the students, faculty and staff of the College of Science.

The College of Mines & Earth Sciences merges with the College of Science.

Bill Anderegg quantifies the risk to forests from climate change along three dimensions.

The Department of Physics & Astronomy hosts NuFact 2022 neutrino workshop at Snowbird, Utah.

PHYS senior theory award is now called the Jack Simons Award in Theoretical Physical Chemistry.

The University of Utah reports $686 million in research funding for fiscal year 2022.

Toto Olivera's side hustle that transformed neuroscience.

Astrophysicist Dan Wik proposal selected by NASA.

Richard A. J. O’Hair interviews Prof. Peter B. Armentrout for the Journal of the American...

Aria Ballance Granted 2022 NDSEG Fellowship.

The Wilkes Scholars Program enables outstanding undergraduate students to explore pressing climate challenges facing our...

Where is Great Salt Lake's toxic dust most likely to originate?

U students create new presentations during planetarium internship.

Christopher Hacon appointed to 2nd term as the Trevor James McMinn Professor in the Department...

Janet Iwasa and Ofer Rog re-imagine the cellular space occupied by condensates.

Michael Simpson wants to recycle spent nuclear fuel rods.

The future of geothermal energy is located in Milford, Utah.

Construction is about to begin on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.

The decline of vultures and rise of dogs carries disease risks.

U of U undergrads work to break open the biological mystery of Hedgehog Signaling.

This $1.5 million prize supporting innovative projects that help address the impact of climate change.

What does “bomb carbon” have to do with elephant poaching?

Christoph Boehme and Ramón Barthelemy have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society.

Celebrated childcare and pre-school at the School of Biological Sciences.

Search for solutions drives race to save Bonneville Salt Flats.

Peter Stang is recognized for his exceptional research influence, demonstrated by the production of multiple...

Researchers document a black hole giving off more light than 1,000 trillion suns.

On a crisp October morning, Kevin Perry pedaled his bike across the Great Salt Lake...

In order to have a meteorite named, you have to have an institution classify it.

Breeding grounds for massive prehistoric marine reptiles.

Chan Yul Yoo, Sarmishta Diraviam Kannan, and more.

Public art piece finds common ground in the fight for air quality.

Distinguished Professor Dr. Cynthia Burrows is the 2022 Pauling Medal awardee.

Arctic adventures, moiré magic, Christopher Hacon, and more.

Explosive neutron stars, Utah meteor, fellows of APS, and more.

Biology’s ‘highly cited’ researchers collaborate in forest science.

Research helps explain Salt Lake City's persistent air quality problems.

Grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation will help chemists learn how molecules crystallize, potentially saving...

Construction has begun on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.

Vahe Bandarian elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The Great Salt Lake can be saved. This is how we do it.

Dust launched from the moon’s surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and...

The Great Salt Lake can be saved. This is how we do it.

Construction has begun on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.

Jennifer Shumaker-Perry elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Tino Nyawelo wins 2023 Spirit of Salam Award.

TreeNote is a two minute weekly radio feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni and...

The University of Utah is one of the newest members of the prestigious Association of...

Clifton Sanders, (PhD '90) has received multiple awards for his teaching and his distinguished service...

I don’t know how I would have afforded school for my first year at MIT...

“I woke up at 4:30 a.m. that second day, and it was like, we’ve gotta...

Meeting the Mission: Remembering Maria Cranor

Without the lake, skiers and riders of the Wasatch have little hope of continuing to...

Large-scale citizen science camera trapping helped assess animal behavioral responses across multiple mammal species in...

Celebrating 75 Years, The Great Salt Lake, Alumni Profiles, and more.

The history of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.

Storm Peak is a lab and a classroom.

Yellowstone's Doublet Pool cranks up the bass every 20 to 30 minutes by "thumping."

Utah's Air Quality History

Swoop goes atmospheric at ATMOS event

2023 Distinguished Alumni of Atmospheric Sciences.

New study questions decades-long understanding of gamma ray bursts

Randall Irmis, New Fulbright Awardee

A living laboratory: The Earth & Environmental Science Major

Molecular Ecologist Dylan Klure, Outstanding Graduate Student Awardee

The College of Science is committed to recognizing excellence in education, research, and service and...

US forests face an unclear future with climate change

Balance & Bliss: Aria Ballance and extraterrestrial molecules

Browse the College of Science's Funded 1U4U Projects for 2023   IU4U is designed to...

The University of Utah is one of the top research academic institutions in the Intermountain...

Randall Irmis, New Fulbright Awardee

Forest Ecologist Lissy Coley Elected to NAS

Dozens of researchers warned the Great Salt Lake “as we know it, is on track...

If you’ve been itchy, congested, and sneezy for months, you’re not alone. This year’s spring allergy...

Basic research in math, science and engineering is the lifeblood of major technological advances and...

Great Salt Lake advocate and former Utah lawmaker Tim Hawkes joins College of Science Leadership...

Forest Ecologist Lissy Coley Elected to NAS

An Earth systems scientist finds a life-long field trip in Utah.

The Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize Nicholas Witham is the first-place winner of the Wilkes...

Closing in on the cosmic origins of the "OMG Particle" The helicopter was flying high...

U.S. Asst. Secretary Visits U & FORGE

"How we look at fossils," says paleontologist Randy Irmis in a 2016 interview, is the...

After months of earth-moving, the Applied Science Project gets some serious hardware. retty much all my adult life I’ve...

 MAKING MACHINE LEARNING ACCESSIBLE TO ALL     “Many call this the age of information”...

Carsten Rott, New Chair of Physics & Astronomy   Professor Carsten Rott has been selected...

William Anderegg RECEIVES Blavatnik Award On July 26, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York...

Arctic adventures, moiré magic, Christopher Hacon, and more.

Randall Irmis, New Fulbright Awardee

Clenched fists and full beards Humans have not evolved to do any one thing. We...

Ring of Fire Eclipse   “It’s like when you make a circle with your fingers...

the ‘fun’ in commutative algebra   The word “fun” is a subjective one, but that...

Anke Friedrich Inductee, Crimson CLUB Hall of Fame   It's not every day that an...

“I woke up at 4:30 a.m. that second day, and it was like, we’ve gotta...

The College of Science is committed to recognizing excellence in education, research, and service and...

Outstanding Undergrad Research Awards 2024 April, 2024 Above: Student recipients at the 2024 OUR Awards...

'Conscious' of the Planet June 13, 2024 Above: Ishita Juluru, Frances Benfell and Hannah Rogers...

New partnership with Sandia to drive research and development Nov 20, 2024 Above : Erin...

Bill Anderegg, Highly Cited Researcher 2024 December 9, 2024 Above: William Anderegg at the One-U...