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Breakthrough Biosensor Tracks Glycine in Living Cells
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Breakthrough Biosensor Tracks Glycine in Living Cells September 22, 2025 Above: The pop art-inspired illustration highlights a new light-up RNA aptamer called Golden Broccoli that was developed through structure-based design. Golden Broccoli: U biochemists create the world’s first single-dyed ratiometric biosensor for glycine imaging. “Glycine has many important roles. It’s an important neurotransmitter that regulates […]
Read MoreIt’s not easy eating green: latest on woodrats and toxin research
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not easy eating green: latest on woodrats & toxin research September 22, 2025 Above: The woodrat (genus: Neotoma) It’s not easy eating green, as most plants have chemical defenses to deter would-be grazers. Getting enough to eat, while minimizing exposure to toxins, is a persistent challenge that shapes an herbivore’s foraging choices. Do they boost their […]
Read MoreMaking crops mighty for heat and drought
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Making crops mighty for Heat & Drought September 18, 2025 Above: Abigail Bruzual In June 2021, I moved to the United States from Quito, Ecuador, for my final year of high school and to pursue a degree at the University of Utah. While I have a wide range of interests, my early involvement in research—starting with […]
Read MoreLooming Emergency over dust storms, health risks and a dying lake
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Looming Emergency Over Dust Storms, Health Risks & a dying Great Salt Lake January 21, 2025 Above: Dust on the Great Salt Lake. Credit: PBSUtah The shrinking shorelines of the Great Salt Lake are exposing a huge community problem: Dust storms that create concerns ranging from bad air quality and poor health to negative impacts […]
Read MoreSTEM Safety Day 2025: Culture not Checklists
STEM Safety Day 2025: A reflection of our culture September 16, 2025 Above: Hands-on fire extinguisher training courtesy of the State Fire Marshal’s office in collaboration with the University of Utah Fire Marshal at STEM Safety Day. Credit: Todd Anderson “STEM Safety Day brings together the people who keep the U moving forward,” said VP […]
Read MoreWilkes Center Announces Top Three Finalists for Climate Launch Prize
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Wilkes Center Announces Top Three Finalists for Climate Launch Prize September 15, 2025 Above: The three finalists for the Wilkes Climate Launch Prize A company that makes safer, greener building materials; an animal-free protein growing technology; and a technology for resource recovery from wastewater are among the top three climate solutions that could win the […]
Read More‘Greatest honor I could possibly receive’
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‘Greatest honor I could possibly receive’ September 12, 2025 Above: Phyllis “Lissy” Coley at the newly named Phyllis D. Coley Trail on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Credit: Jorge Aleman “I first went to Barro Colorado Island in 1975, where I did my thesis, postdoc and many more years of research, most with Tom,” says Phyllis […]
Read MoreMysterious gamma-ray explosion unlike any discovered before
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Mysterious gamma-ray explosion unlike any discovered before September 11, 2025 Above: The orange dot at the center is the powerful explosion that repeated several times over the course of a day. Credit: ESO/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al. No known scenario can explain the source of a recent gamma-ray burst, which originated outside our galaxy and […]
Read MoreDavid Stroupe Named CSME Director
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New Director of CSME David Stroupe September 9, 2025 Above: David Stroupe The University of Utah College of Science and College of Education have announced David Stroupe’s appointment as director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME). A program based in the College of Science, CSME works to enhance K-12 math and science […]
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