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Our DNA 2024
The 2024 edition of Our DNA, official magazine for the U School of Biological Sciences.
Read MoreSeason’s Greetings from Dean Trapa
Dean Peter Trapa shares a holiday message to students, staff, faculty and alumni
Read MoreThe hunt for the origins of the universe’s most energetic particles
A giant leap forward in our understanding of cosmic rays.
Read MoreThe Next Antibiotic Revolution: Viruses to the Rescue
Learn more about the science behind tailocins
Read More2024 Clarivate’s Most Cited
Biologist Bill Anderegg is recognized for his exceptional research influence.
Read MoreCatalyst 2024
The 2024 edition of Catalyst, official magazine for the U Department of Chemistry
Read MoreAI: The Promise and Peril for the Planet
Learn more about the University of Utah's One-U Responsible AI Initiative
Read MoreThe surprising role of CO₂ in cellular health
A new understanding of oxidative stress and cellular protection.
Read MoreExploring the Vulnerabilities of Endangered Birds
Mapping the Traits That Lead to Bird Extinction
Read MoreTaking it to the Startup Slopes
A former Olympian skier turns his skis toward image signal processing equipment
Read MorePurity at a Premium in Critical Metals
With new funding, metallurgical engineers pursue high-level purity in critical metals.
Read MoreNew partnership with Sandia to drive research and development
U and Sandia National Laboratories team up for a brighter future
Read MoreClimate change fueling more severe wildfires in California
Wildfires Are Becoming Deadlier for California’s Forests
Read MoreA microscopic view of global challenges in chemical separations
Chemist Aurora Clark: holds court: 'People vs. the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics'
Read More2023 Distinguished Alumni, Chemistry
Four chemistry alumni are celebrated by the Department.
Read MoreAI Pioneer Peter Norvig: Frontiers of Science
A computer scientist hipster from Google explains the inner universe of AI
Read MorePioneer in Sustainable Mining Denee Hayes Joins College Leadership
Mining engineer, sustainability advocate and industry leader is newest senior fellow
Read MoreThe Great Power of Nature
Hooked: Thomas Gurbach BMT'79 remembers sitting in a tree at 9 and watching a tornado.
Read MoreAir Currents 2024
The 2024 edition of Air Currents, magazine for the U Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Read MoreA dino-mite addition to SLC International Airport
Utah's state fossil takes center stage at the airport.
Read MoreMathematician Lawley Named Presidential Scholar
Mathematician tapped as 2024 presidential scholar
Read MorePriyam Patel’s innovative teaching methods recognized
Priyam Patel wins Early Career Teaching Award
Read MoreDriving sustainable futures: Wilkes and Microsoft collaborate
Discover the eight keys to sustainable business practices
Read MoreNavigating the Universe and Self
Ethan Hood is breaking down barriers and embracing his journey
Read MoreThe Universal Connection
New faculty member has been fascinated by our dependence on water from an early age
Read MoreBringing together minds and resources for a greener tomorrow
Building a sustainable future for Utah
Read MoreUtah’s Natural Wonders: 3 New Geoheritage Sites
Three Utah locations join Global Geoheritage Site list
Read MoreStoryteller for the Times
Career Coach Robin Wheelwright helps students write their own story
Read MorePete Johnson: An Abundant Source of Energy
Energy from within and clean, sustainable energy without
Read MoreA panel discussion on the future of Salt Lake City’s trees
Learn how to care for your urban trees
Read MoreKip Solomon’s covenant with water
Recipient of the Geological Society of America's O.E. Meinzer Award
Read MoreAPS Fellowship awarded to Tino Nyawelo
The diversity and inclusion committee of the APS nominated Nyawelo for the honor
Read MoreUtah FORGE Receives $80 million from DOE
The extension allows FORGE to build on the significant breakthroughs already realized
Read MoreNew models shed light on sea ice dynamics
New research offers vital insights into the changing Arctic
Read MoreBiochar Robots win $500K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
Fighting climate change and boosting agriculture with biochar
Read MoreHow special is the Milky Way Galaxy?
A “saga” about 101 galaxies like the Milky Way and their companions
Read MoreFormer Space Researcher and Analyst Pens Gripping Mystery
New mystery novel from U fiction writer
Read MoreU Scientists Nominate Iconic Utah Sites as Global Geoheritage Locations
Utah's geological heritage showcased on world stage
Read MoreFielding Norton Named College of Science Senior Fellow
A climate physicist, insurtech venture advisor and former reinsurance executive
Read MoreKevin Fuller to Lead Global Marketing at Nature’s Sunshine
Learn more about Nature's Sunshine's new CMO
Read MoreHow Harmful is Great Salt Lake Dust? U Scientists Investigate
Researchers investigate the dangers of Great Salt Lake dust pollution
Read MoreU student Muskan Walia now holds a leadership role in USHE Board
Know how one student made a difference
Read MoreThe Art and Science of Innovation: Catmull’s Story
Ed Catmull's journey from Utah to Pixar
Read MoreHonoring fallen soldiers: How science is using teeth to bring families closure
Know how Isotopes in teeth reveal your origins
Read MoreScientists awarded 1U4U Seed Grants
This year's theme of the seed grants is “The Future of Sustainability”
Read MoreNew tools for peering into cell function.
Discover how scientists found a new way to visualize cellular activity
Read MoreCool Science Radio: Luisa Whittaker-Brooks
Cool Science Radio: Chemist Luisa Whittaker-Brooks
Read MoreHow symbiosis helps define evolution
Leveraging the question of how deterministic the process of evolution is
Read MoreIs the Past the Key to Our Future Climate?
Learn how microscopic fossils provide crucial insights into our planet's climate history
Read MoreElevating Public Understanding of Geoscience
The AGI Award this year goes to U geologist Marjorie Chan
Read MoreScientists Find Hope in Cone Snail Venom
Nature's most venomous creature could be your diabetes savior
Read MoreSynthesis 2024
SRI inaugural cohort, the U in biotech and stories from throughout the College of Science
Read MoreSRI: Just the Beginning
Science Research Initiative celebrates the graduation of its first cohort.
Read MoreUrban ‘Cool Zones’
Sometimes policy-makers and the public forget about the costs of inaction.
Read MoreThose with the biggest biases choose first
Political pollsters may want to take note of this team’s results.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Nathan Patchen
Playing a key role to help my lab achieve a goal that opens realms of possibilities.
Read MoreFueling Utah’s Booming BioTech Sector
From classroom to boardroom, the U is critical to Utah's BioTech sector.
Read MoreSRI Stories: Costa Rica Field Trip
Coasting through Costa Rica. U students making waves in the land of "Pura Vida"
Read MoreDon’t Let This Blow You Away: Yellowstone’s Steam Threat
Examining the risks of hydrothermal activity in Yellowstone Park
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 MoreU Physics Alumna Heads to Paris Olympics
A physics Alumna heads to the Olympics, for the 2nd Time.
Read MoreThe Hidden Space Race and Vardeny’s Spintronic Revolution
Explore Valy's pivotal role in the evolution of spin-wave technology
Read MoreAnts and Trees: A Tale of Evolutionary Déjà Vu in the Rainforest
Understand the fascinating evolutionary pathways of ants and trees in the rainforest
Read MoreRethinking Carbon Offsets
35 years after the launch of the carbon off-sets market, talk of a replacement
Read MoreA Framework for Cancer Ecology and Evolution
A new paradigm that casts doubt on the primacy of individual cells in cancer development.
Read MoreWhat do cycling and rocks have in common?
Blogging about the geology showcased in each stage of the Tour de France.
Read MoreBerton Earnshaw Named College of Science Senior Fellow
A deep learning and AI expert, Earnshaw joins the College’s Leadership Team.
Read MoreA once-in-a-career discovery: the black hole at Omega Centauri’s core
The finding in Omega Centauri helps bridge the gap in our understanding of black hole
Read MoreNeutrino Oscillation Research Advances
Revolutionizing Neutrino Physics with Machine Learning
Read MoreFrom Curious Volunteer to Dinosaur Discoverer
Witness Savhannah Carpenter's leap from volunteering to unveiling a new dinosaur
Read MoreJourney to the Center of Biotech
While she loves to teach, Xie always ventured out to industry in molecular biology.
Read MoreDelve into the puzzle of ice crystallization and uncover its secrets.
Understand the science of how ice crystals form
Read More2024 U Science Fair Youth Compete Internationally
USEF: Propelling K-12 students to compete in science fairs internationally since 2003.
Read MoreRestoring the GSL & Environmental Justice
Dust exposure from the GSL is greatest among Pacific Islanders and Hispanic Utah residents
Read MoreLife On Other Planets … and in a student’s mind
“I believe my experience in research will make me a more open-minded thinker.”
Read MoreMeet Lokiceratops: Giant Blade-Wielding Dinosaur
New dinosaur species Lokiceratops showcased at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
Read MorePeter Armentrout Returns as Interim Chemistry Chair
Armentrout returns as interim chair of the Department of Chemistry
Read MoreUtah’s fir trees at risk from balsam woolly adelgid
Climate change fuels the spread of invasive balsam woolly adelgid in Utah.
Read MoreBacktracking Core: Earth’s Inner Dynamics Unveiled
New evidence shows Earth's inner core's rotation is decelerating.
Read MoreBacteriophages: Nature’s bacterial killers
Talia Karasov's lab explores how bacteria use viruses to outcompete rivals.
Read MoreACCESS: The Invisible Scaffolding
It’s okay to need breaks, to not know what’s next, to give yourself room to change.
Read MoreTony Hawk : The Intuitive Physicist of Vert Skating
Kevin Davenport explains the physics of vert skating at Vert Alert 2024.
Read MoreConscious of the Planet
The Wilkes Student Innovation Prize: Making climate conscious consumption really easy.
Read MoreThe College of Science Welcomes New Faculty Fellows
Geologist and mathematician to serve during the coming academic year.
Read MoreHow Earth’s oceans were oxygenated
Tracking the rise and fall of free oxygen on Earth 2.5 billion years ago.
Read MoreChampioning Representation & Advocacy in Healthcare
Now headed for medical school, an undergrad found refuge in the REFUGES program.
Read MoreKip Solomon announced as interim chair, Geology & Geophysics
Solomon's stint as interim department chair begins July 1, 2024
Read MoreFinding new ant species in a SLC backyard
“Pretty clear that this was a new species [of ant] from around here."
Read MoreA Tale of Two Worms: Advancing Epigenetics
How a cell knows whether it’s supposed to become skin or muscle
Read MoreBreakthrough in Geothermal Energy at Utah FORGE
Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?
Read MoreShared Landscapes: Wolves and Humans in Rural Turkey
Utah biologists track gray wolves with GPS collars and camera traps as their numbers rebou
Read MoreSRI Stories: Parker Guzman
'A hero of mine is Hank Green, a science communicator who makes science accessible.'
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 MoreChemist Aaron Puri Receives Simons Foundation Early Career Award
Puri Recognized for Pioneering Research into Methane-Mitigating Microbial Ecosystems
Read MoreTapping coal mines for rare-earth materials
Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?
Read MoreWhat It Means to Meet a Mathematician
2023 Distinguished Service Award from the College of Science
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 MoreThe Solace of Numbers: The Math Center
“Meeting the student where they are,” is the standard operating procedure of math tutors.
Read MoreGetting Stuff Done: Thomas Yassmin
PAC-12 Honor Roller Thomas Yassmin MS'24 makes a leaping grab for the diploma.
Read MoreMath Faculty Retiree Jim Keener
Jim Keener: the visionary leader for the U’s graduate program in mathematical biology.
Read MoreOf Honeybees and Carbon Emissions: SIAM Modeling Competition
1st and 2nd place at U's SIAM chapter modeling competition.
Read MoreEstablishing a “Wildfire Resilience Collective”
First-person account. Establishing the Wildfire Collective at the 2024 Hackathon.
Read MoreFrom mountains to the Great Salt Lake: The secrets of snowmelt
Geologist Paul Brooks on Utah's Bumper Crop last year of Snow and the GSL
Read MoreToxic Thalium: Humans changing the chemistry of the Baltic Sea
Geochemists show that human activity increasing toxic Thalium in Baltic Sea.
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 MoreOutstanding Undergrad Research Awards 2024
Autumn Hartley and Dua Azhar recognized as Outstanding Undergrad Researchers for 2024.
Read MoreEnvironmental refuges to escape the heat
Cool zones block heat and ozone, a common air pollutant during the summer.
Read MoreDistinguished Professor: Davar Khoshnevisan
Former chair of math department elevated to distinguished professor status.
Read More2024 Convocation Student Speaker: Dua Azhar
Physics graduate Dua Azhar (BS'24) is selected as U Convocation's student speaker.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Erik Smith
A bio alum who developed a new kind of ski wax that quickly gained traction.
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 MoreDevoted to Change: SACNAS
An undergrad extension of SACNAS at the U Celebrates its 1st anniversary.
Read MoreFrom Ecology To Impact Investing: Nalini Nadkarni
Broadening her reach beyond academia to ensure trees do not go overlooked.
Read MoreBiologist Eron Powell: Student Commencement Speaker
Shaping students into people of excellence to make exceptional contributions to society.
Read MoreArbor Day & Cottam’s Gulch
On this Arbor Day, Visit Cottam's Gulch, the story of Utah's State Arboretum
Read MoreHumans of the U: Brenda Payan Medina
Discovering "what education looks like and what works for different people"
Read MoreHumans of the U: Gabe Brown
From trail cameras to making a documentary about the Great Salt Lake.
Read MoreGreening Iron & Steel Production
Steel production generates more human-caused CO2 emissions than any other heavy industry
Read MoreSRI Stories: Bones of the Past
“I like to think of it as just one big puzzle,” says SRI post-doc Kasey Cole.
Read MoreCool Science: Monitoring earthquakes in Utah
It's easy to forget that Utah's Wasatch back is very near an active fault.
Read MoreThe collapse and subsequent explosion of a massive star: B.O.A.T.
A gamma-ray burst so bright it “blinded” space telescopes and shook Earth’s atmosphere
Read MoreRegenerating damaged heart tissue. Sound Fishy? (It is)
Utah biologists discover that tiny tropical fish's "superpower" lies in an immune response
Read MoreGentrification drives patterns of alpha and beta diversity in cities
Human/Wildlife Coexistence SRI stream adds to new monumental data-driven narrative.
Read MoreMetallurgical Engineering and IperionX Unveil New Research Facility
The new lab follows announcement of $10 million partnership with titanium industry leader
Read MoreGoldwater Scholars 2024
Two College of Science students receive the Goldwater Scholarship for 2024
Read MoreUtah Refugee Teens Build Cosmic Ray Detectors
Collaborative cosmic ray project connects refugee youth to science
Read More2024 Class of SIAM Fellows: Aaron L. Fogelson
SIAM Fellows: for work in applied mathematics, computational science, and data science.
Read MoreBiology Student Stories: Bailey Landis
The lab environment is “unequivocally amazing” say senior bio student Bailey Landis.
Read MorePlacing geology at the foundation of essential discoveries
From Ethiopia to Utah to Carleton College in Minnesota, Bereket Haileab finds his Geology.
Read MoreHunting an underground epidemic
A fungal infection that spreads from the soil and dust—that wasn’t supposed to be there.
Read MoreThe Beauty of Mathematics
Three good reasons to do mathematics. (One of them stems from beauty.)
Read MoreThe future of physics education
Premier journal Nature Physics spotlights future of physics education
Read MoreWhy does ice form at a range of temperatures?
New model clarifies how surface structures influence water's freezing point.
Read MoreUtah Symposium in Science & Literature
Reexaminations of beauty occurring not only in art/humanities but math & biology
Read MoreU Fulbright Scholar Semi-Finalists 2024
2024 Fulbright Semi-Finalists in the College of Science
Read MoreCataract Canyon Comes Back to Life
Humans killed Cataract Canyon. Now it's bringing itself back to life.
Read MoreWhere the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic
Camera-trap images complicate the idea that all wildlife thrived during COVID shutdowns.
Read MoreFinding Nemo (that is, nematodes) in the GSL
Brine shrimp and brine flies aren't the only animals inhabiting the Great Salt Lake.
Read More2024 Wilkes Climate Hackathon
“I woke up at 4:30 a.m. that second day, and it was like, we’ve gotta get this done!"
Read MoreBusy as a Beaver: Utah Forge
Utah FORGE: Building Relationships and Geothermal Understanding in Beaver County.
Read MoreExcellence in Teaching & Mentoring Award
I see the success of my mentees as just as important, if not more important, than my own.
Read MoreAcademic Innovation + Intelligence Lab
Interrupt. Iterate. Reconstruct. We break barriers + build paths for student success.
Read MoreHarley Benz Distinguished Alumnus
Preeminent earthquake seismologist awarded the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award
Read MoreSizing Up Courthouse Crack
Ways to measure the character and instability of rock and soil before potential disaster.
Read More2024 Sloan Research Fellow
Rodrigo Noriega: At the interface of spectroscopy and materials chemistry.
Read MoreSRI Stories
Ryan Stolley, PhD, acknowledged as one of 2024's “Forty under 40” by Utah Business.
Read MoreRhodes Scholar Finalist
Eliza Diggins is a dual major in Physics & Astronomy and Applied Mathematics.
Read MoreUtah’s Bonneville Salt Flats Has Long Been in Flux
Utah's Salt Flats: Salt crusts began forming long after Lake Bonneville disappeared.
Read MoreACCESS: Sarah Lambart
Full circle: A current ACCESS participant reconnects with an ACCESS alumna in the lab.
Read MoreACCESS: A Tale of Two Researchers
Full circle: A current ACCESS participant reconnects with an ACCESS alumna in the lab.
Read MoreSRI Stories
"It’s really cool to now continue the research initially made possible by the U."
Read MoreCreating effective organic semiconductors
Electrons screen against conductivity-killer in organic semiconductors.
Read MoreA Moonshot for Our Age
Securing critical minerals in our age is a moonshot. We'll need all the help we can get.
Read MoreHow Career Services Put This Grad on the Right Data Path
Landing a research job in her “gap year” thru Career Services.
Read MoreNash Ward Receives 2024 PME Speaker Award
Nash Ward has always wanted to visit all seven continents.
Read MoreCentral Wasatch’s extreme snowfall
Utah’s famous mountains can wring a lot of snow from even low-moisture storm systems.
Read MoreChemist Jessica Swanson Named 2024 Cottrell Scholar
Early-career faculty who are advancing innovation in both research and education,
Read MoreNew Tyrannosaurus Species
Fearsome apex predator from Western North America at the twilight of the dinosaur age.
Read MoreAcademia in Action
An obligation not just to continue researching the tool, but to license it.
Read MoreOur DNA 2023
The official magazine of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah.
Read MoreSouthwest Sustainability Innovation Engine
A multi-institutional enterprise to confront the climate challenges facing the Southwest.
Read MoreGetting the right image
Keeping up the global-leading high-resolution 3D imaging research at the U.
Read MoreCoal Miner’s Daughter
Denee Hayes’ holistic approach to thinking outside the mining "blast hole."
Read MoreCosmic Ray Learning in Public Schools
SLC high schoolers deploy cosmic ray detectors and analyze data.
Read MoreHow long can menopause be delayed?
How transplantation of ovarian tissue can postpone menopause indefinitely.
Read MorePreeminent geneticists recognized with revamped GSA Awards
Ofer Rog awarded the Genetics Society of America's Early-Career Award
Read MoreMeasuring Co2 levels
800,000 years is just a blink of an eye when it comes to measuring CO2 levels.
Read MoreKen Golden, Op-ed
Let us set the compass toward our highest aspirations: “through adversity to the stars.”
Read MoreKona Coffee Lawsuit
Fraud-busts by determining relative concentrations of rare, inorganic minerals in beans.
Read MoreThe ‘Barbenheimer Star’
Making great strides in adding to our understanding of how objects in the universe evolve.
Read MoreACCESS: Margaret Call
Finding your path in life is rarely as simple as a 90-minute coming-of-age movie.
Read MoreKevin Davenport-Physics Circle
Love to do puzzles? Kevin Davenport wants to bring us all together in the Physics Circle.
Read MoreSRI Stories
An SRI student's striking pivot from one subject model in health to mosquitoes.
Read MoreUnderground Hazards & Safety in Mining
An educational collaboration between the RMCOEH & the Department of Mining
Read MoreRyan J. White ’07 Chemistry
U Alum Ryan White PhD'07 is the new division dean of natural sciences, U. of Cincinnati.
Read MoreSRI Stories
A model for targeted, real-work experience connected with academics and research.
Read MorePresidential Scholar Award
Associate Professor of Biology Sophie Caron awarded U Presidential Scholar
Read MoreHoliday Greetings from Dean Trapa
Dean Peter Trapa shares a holiday message to students, staff, faculty and alumni
Read MoreLightning, camera, gamma ray!
First captured video footage of lightning-triggered downward terrestrial gamma-ray flashes
Read MoreSnowflakes Falling
Utah researchers discover that how snowflakes move is astonishingly predictable.
Read MoreCosmic Ray on SciFri
Ira Flatow on Sci Fri: Scientists Report Second Highest-Energy Cosmic Ray Ever Detected
Read MoreRevisiting the Coast Salish Woolly Dog
The origin and sudden disappearance of the culturally significant Coast Salish Woolly Dog.
Read MoreCatalyst 2023
The official magazine of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah.
Read MoreCarrie Wager, Chemistry Alumna
A chemistry midfielder in her career, driven to cover a lot of ground.
Read MoreCO2 changes over past 66 M years
Geoscientists map changes in atmospheric CO2 over past 66 million years.
Read MoreSolving Water Shortages by Lease
Mitigating climate change: Farmers willing to lease their H20 if it makes economic sense.
Read MoreHow Microbes Combat Climate Change
Chemist Jessica Swanson works with bacteria that eat methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Read MoreCold Fog & Complex Terrain
When fog sets in and visibility plummets, transportation becomes dangerous.
Read MoreRemembering Marta Weeks
“I give ... to honor my father, my husband and my father-in-law." ~Marta Weeks
Read More$7M to build better life sciences workforce
Closing the anticipated workforce gap between bioscience and the workforce.
Read MoreTop NASA honor goes to U Students
Playing a pivotal role in the future of space exploration
Read MoreSRI Stories
A portable technology that allows for DNA and RNA sequencing wherever you are.
Read MoreSecond highest-energy cosmic ray ever
The Array is in the middle of an expansion that will help crack the case of cosmic rays.
Read MoreMechanisms of plant microbes
Sharing research in order to inform farmers about how best to protect their crops.
Read MoreIsotopes: Science’s Common Currency
Gabriel Bowen’s research into isotopes extends into a variety of critical research paths.
Read MoreA Utah Fossil’s Journey to Harvard
For a long while, ill-gotten Cambrian fossils were part of a case involving the BLM.
Read More‘Lunar Forge’ Project at NASA
A team from the U's Mining Engineering and Metallurgy are finalists for NASA's BIG Idea
Read MoreIngredients for Data Science
Data science is crucial - but can be faced with plenty of difficulties.
Read MoreForming Ice: Molinero
U chemist Valeria Molinero is helping unravel the mysteries of how water becomes solid.
Read MoreSRI Stories
Science Research Initiative alumna Claudia Wiese is busy as a bee in her "gap year."
Read MoreSRI Stories
SRI Alum Ali Bouck shares why the program was the "best decision they ever made."
Read MoreOn Naps, Carbs & Motivation: Annika Edwards, BMG
Discover your motivator, aka "wishbone." A valedictorian in mining engineering explains.
Read MoreSRI Stories
A harrowing health experience turns out to be a portal for a former SRI stream leader
Read MoreDo the Right Thing: Kevin Perry on the GSL
Working to save the GSL, scientist finds meaningful directions in his research.
Read More1st detection of heavy element from star merger
NASA's Webb tracks an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst
Read MoreAnke Friedrich inducted into Crimson Club Hall of Fame
World-class skier is, indeed, no ordinary inductee.
Read MoreEpiphytes face growing threats
Nalini Nadkarni on the importance of epiphytes and their crucial role in biodiversity
Read MoreRetroviral Symposium
A wide-variety of scientists from many disciplines along with a troupe of actors. Why not?
Read MorePutting the ‘fun’ in commutative algebra
Anne Fayolle: Putting the 'fun' in commutative algebra.
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 MoreFall’s flamboyance: The science of autumn leaves
The science behind Utah's dazzling display of fall trees
Read More‘Solving’ biology’s most important molecule
Ramakrishnan shares his adventures in the ribosome at Frontiers of Science lecture
Read MoreNada Math Anxiety Here
No anxiety exists around U of U math professor Ken Golden's classes
Read MoreSafe Landings Weather-wise
What Worries DAL’s Lead Meteorologist? Snow in Atlanta, Yes, but Also Volcanic Ash
Read MoreRibosome adventures
A Nobel laureate visits the U with his tale of his adventures in the ribosome
Read MoreWilkes Center Climate Prize Winner
Lumen Bioscience is the inaugural winner of the $1.5 million Wilkes Center Climate Prize
Read MoreClimate-Resilient Western Grid
The U and University of Calgary will establish and co-lead the U.S.-Canada Center
Read MoreWhale of a project: Library digitizes 50 years of research
Vicky Rowntree's 50 years of research is being digitized by the Marriott Library.
Read MoreRight Whale Research, Vicky Rowntree
Vicky Rowntree's 50-year legacy of researching right whales off the coast of Argentina
Read MoreAndy Thliveris: Remember the Undergrads
A thankful undergrad helps make possible an endowed chair in biology
Read MoreA warming climate could make cities even less hospitable to wild mammals
Climate change could worsen the effects of urbanization on native wildlife
Read MoreWhy Scientists Haven’t Solved the Mystery of the OMG Particle
From Utah's west desert to the snow-covered peaks of the Andes Mountains: The OMG Particle
Read MoreLoudest Stadium … according to science
Seismic data from the Utah-Florida game in real time.
Read MoreFinalists vie for historic $1.5M Wilkes Climate Prize
Which of 5 candidates would you choose to help fight climate change?
Read MoreMatthew Sigman Receives The 2023 Patai-Rapport Lecture Award
For contributions in phys organic chemistry, data science & enantioselective catalysis
Read MoreSpiders and Plants, Richard Clark
Research on how a mite evolves resistance to foreign compounds in plants
Read MoreSynthesis 2023
Wilkes Center, Applied Science Project and stories from throughout the merged College.
Read MoreU center works with teachers to design science education tools
Designing new curricula with the help of front-line scientists.
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 More‘Life of Tree’ Returns to Life in the Crocker Science Cntr.
The Ecstatic "Life of Tree" Returns to Life in the Crocker Science Center Atrium
Read MoreA Stark Message from Maui
How climate change puts property values at risk in forested areas
Read MoreGravitational Waves
Abuzz with anticipation, awaiting results from 15 years’ worth of data from NANOGrav
Read MoreWhat the inspiration for ‘Treetop Barbie’ thought of the ‘Barbie’ movie
The Barbie movie resonates with a canopy ecologist, aka "Treetop Barbie"
Read MoreHow Magma is stored beneath Yellowstone
New views of how magma is stored beneath Yellowstone provided by 100s of seismic sensors
Read MoreShared Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells
Fred Adler and team show shared resistance in breast cancer cells
Read MoreVahe Bandarian – 2023 ACS Fellow
Vahe Bandarian has been selected as one of the 2023 American Chemical Society fellows
Read MoreAftermath Summer 2023
Anna Tang Fulbright Scholar, Tommaso de Fernex new chair, Goldwater Scholars, and more.
Read MoreWilliam Anderegg Receives Blavatnik Award
Anderegg is one of three to receive the 2023 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
Read MoreNew composite materials could light the way to advances in imaging
New composite materials could light the way to advances in imaging
Read MoreWhat can earthquake ‘swarms’ tell us about seismicity in the West?
Kristine Pankow, Utah professor of geology talks about "earthquake swarms"
Read MoreCarsten Rott, New Chair of Physics & Astronomy
Carsten Rott is announced as new chair of Physics & Astronomy
Read MoreMaking Machine Learning Accessible to All
Professor of Mining Engineering Rajive Ganguli launches UteAnalytics.
Read MoreHow statistical physics illuminates sea ice
Mathematician Ken Golden has helped document sea ice changes due to climate change
Read MoreNalini Nadkarni: Bright Red Arrow
In a recent podcast, Nadkarni reflects on overcoming her injuries from a 50 foot fall
Read MoreResearch ties worsening wildfires to bird mortalities
Recent research explores how wildfires affect migratory birds across the Western US
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