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Scott Neville receives Utah's third straight Churchill Scholarship.

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The secret social lives of giant poisonous rats.

Is Utah’s great lake turning to dust?

Visualizing the Topology of Surfaces

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...

Luisa Whittaker-Brooks awarded prestigious 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship.

Climate change is making allergy season last longer.

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.

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...

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

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

American Indian Services students visit campus.

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.

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

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.

The largest and most powerful telescope ever sent into space.

Are California mice eating monarch butterflies?

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South American correspondent Nora Clayton reporting from the Galapagos Islands.

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

William Anderegg explores the relationship between photosynthesis and cell growth.

Threats impacting forests are increasing nationwide.

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

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

Caralyn Flack studies cellular crosslinking in chemoreceptor molecules.

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...

U astronomers tackle the decade’s biggest questions.

To boldly know what no one has known before.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regional Innovations Engine University of Utah part of new NSF-funded initiative to ensure regional climate...

Scientists Conclude New Mexico Fossil Is New Tyrannosaurus Species January 29, 2024     Scientists...

Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats has long been in flux February 21, 2024 Salt crusts began...

A warm, wet winter in Utah but don’t blame El Niño February 22, 2024 For...

Black carbon sensor could fill massive monitoring gaps February 22, 2024 Black carbon is the...

Sizing Up Courthouse Crack February 29, 2024 Geohazards, due to the way they constantly change,...

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U atmospheric scientists team up for $4.8M snowfall research project May 6, 2024 Above: Atmospheric...

changing chemistry of the Baltic Sea May 6, 2024 Above: Assistant Professor of Geology &...

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U of U Included in $6.6M National Weather Forecasting Initiative The partnership with NOAA, other...

Tapping coal mines for rare-earth materials May 23, 2024 Above: Michael Vanden Berg, a geologist...

Breakthrough in Geothermal Energy at Utah FORGE June 3, 2024 Above: The Utah FORGE site...

A Tale of Two Worms : Advancing Epigenetics June 4, 2024 Above: Immunofluorescence in round...

Utah’s ant man found a new species in his backyard June 5, 2024 Above: John...

Championing Representation & Advocacy in Healthcare June 12, 2024 Above: Kimberly Gamarra Kimberly Gamarra, a...

Bacteriophages : Nature's bacterial killers June 14, 2024 Above: Talia Karasov Bacteriophages, viruses that attack...

Utah's fir trees at risk from balsam woolly adelgid June 20, 2024 Above: A drone...

Meet Lokiceratops: A Giant Blade Wielding Dinosaur June 21, 2024 Above: Reconstruction of Lokiceratops surprised...

Life On Other Planets … and in a student’s mind June 13, 2024 Above: Mary...

Delve into the puzzle of ice crystallization and uncover its secrets July 5, 2024 Above:...

Journey to the Center of Biotech  July 8, 2024 Above: Heng Xie “I guess I...

A Framework for Cancer Ecology and Evolution July 17, 2024 Why do the vast majority...

Scientists Find Hope in Cone Snail Venom Aug 23, 2024 Above : Ho Yan Yeung,...

New tools for peering into cell function Sep 9, 2024 Above: Ming Hammond, professor of...

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The Next Antibiotic Revolution: Viruses to the Rescue Dec 09, 2024 Above: Talia Backman –...

Coyote numbers are often higher in areas where they are hunted January 9, 2025 Above:...

Woodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a Detox plan January 9, 2025 Above: A woodrat...

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For a while, crocodile April 17, 2024 Above:  Some 215 million years ago in what...