Only cowbirds sing the watery blues

A biologist, a physicist and a psychologist walk into a lab …

How scholarships translate to student excellence

Biology majors Nathan Patchen and Isabella Scalise know a thing or two about the value of a scholarship

Brain cells that drive — and prevent — anxiety

One group of cells called microglia amps up anxiety response, while another quiets them

SRI Streams in Museum Research

Curious U undergraduates found in the Natural Museum of Utah

Biologist Jamie Gagnon is a 2025 U Presidential Scholar

SRI Stories: Tiny Subjects, Mitey Impacts

Plant-herbivore biologist Richard Clark studies minuscule creatures with a big impact

David Goldenberg: Bridging Physics and Biology

Understanding one of biology’s most fundamental mysteries: how proteins fold

SRI Stories: Mentoring Through Microbes

Beyond the theoretical: research reflects pathogens causing real-world infections today

Dataset tracks ecological traits for 11K birds

BIRDBASE covers all the bird species recognized by the 4 major avian taxonomies

Could a fungus provide a blueprint for next-gen hydrogels?

M. marquandii, good candidate for biomedical uses such as tissue regeneration