Mapping the Great Salt Lake’s Dust Hotspots

Reality check to agencies considering such proposals as a way to stave off climate change

Improving snowfall forecasts in the Mountain West

The varied topography of the American West results in minutely localized weather

Modeling Life — Using Math to Understand Biology

Chris Miles brings a mathematician’s precision to one of science’s most complex frontiers: biology.

The true cost of living with Great Salt Lake dust

The shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost Utahns more than just their health — it could also hit their wallets. 

Equations on ice

A trip to the Arctic tests mathematical models.

Seismology meets botany

U geologist Jeff Moore applies vibration science to saguaros

Biologist Jamie Gagnon is a 2025 U Presidential Scholar

Preserving atmospheric oxygen in sulfate

Thallium isotopes show O2 levels rose, fell at the ocean floor long after marine animals

Hub For Earth System Sciences Amplifies Impact

Atmospheric scientist Gannet Hallar elected to the UCAR board of trustees

2025 Innovation Awards Recipients

Pursuing impactful research that contributes to the U’s culture of innovation