Hub For Earth System Sciences Amplifies Impact October 20, 2025 Above: The team at Storm Peak Laboratory, Colorado, which partners with UCAR. Atmospheric scientist Gannet Hallar elected as trustee to UCAR board. In mid-September of this year, even before thunderstorms over the Pacific Ocean began to significantly build, experimental forecasts at the U.S. […]
Read More2025 Innovation Awards REcipients October 16, 2025 Above: On October 10, 2025 the University of Utah’ Technology Licensing Office announced the recipients of the third annual Innovation Awards. The awards recognize the efforts U students, staff, faculty and startups have made to pursue impactful research and contribute to the university’s culture of innovation. The recipients […]
Read MoreWhen a rat makes up its mind, these neuroscientists know October 16, 2025 Above: The Thinker, by Auguste Rodin For the first time, scientists can freeze-frame the exact moment an animal makes up their mind and commits to a choice—simply by looking at their brain activity. In the new study led by Princeton […]
Read MoreSRI Stories: Mentoring through Microbes October 15, 2025 Above: Alexis Rousek Alexis Rousek didn’t always know she would become a microbiologist — but the signs were there early. In middle school, she entered a science fair with a project testing which yogurt brand grew mold the fastest. Years later, a college microbiology course set her […]
Read MorePenrose Medalist Thure Cerling: A year of exceptional accomplishments October 9 2025 Above: Geoscientist Thure Cerling In a year of exceptional accomplishments Thure Cerling has been been awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America. He will accept the award on October 19th at GSA Connects 2025 in Texas. The GSA bestows medals […]
Read MoreDetecting the elusive neutrino in Antarctica October 8, 2025 Above: IceCube Lab, 2017 The U hosts the semi-annual IceCube Neutrino Collaboration “It’s all about the upgrade,” said Vivian O’Dell, Upgrade Project Director at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica. O’Dell was one of the featured speakers in the opening salvo of the IceCube Neutrino Collaboration’s […]
Read MoreDataset tracks ecological traits for 11K birds October 3, 2025 Above: Red-cheeked Cordonbleu. Credit: Çağan Şekercioğlu Çağan Şekercioğlu was an ambitious, but perhaps naive graduate student when, 26 years ago, he embarked on a simple data-compilation project that would soon evolve into a massive career-defining achievement. With the help of countless students and volunteers, the University […]
Read MoreCould a fungus provide a blueprint for next-gen hydrogels? October 3, 2025 Above: Steven Naleway, left, and Atul Agrawal examine a fungal culture growing in a liquid medium in Naleway’s lab at the University of Utah’s College of Engineering. Photo credit: Dan Hixson. Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems by breaking down dead organic material […]
Read MoreA novel high-speed, high-def hyperspectral video camera October 2, 2025 Above: Instead of a filter that divides light into three color channels, the University of Utah scientists have developed a diffractive element that divides it into 25. A traditional digital camera splits an image into three channels — red, green and blue — mirroring how […]
Read MoreBuild up Nepal wins $250K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize September 29, 2025 Above: Build up Nepal trains local entrepreneurs to make climate-friendly eco-bricks, build safe, affordable homes, and create jobs in low-income communities. Photo courtesy of Build Up Nepal On Sept. 24, 2025, the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy at the University of […]
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