Secrets of the Haenyeo divers
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“It’s like they have a superpower”: Genetic analysis of all-women extreme divers finds changes linked to blood pressure, cold tolerance.
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Humans of the U: Marlon Lopez
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“Growing up in an immigrant household where my parents instilled the importance of education.”
Read MoreBroader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks
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Research by U epidemiologists and mathematicians rethinks whether it’s best to treat only the most severe cases with antibiotics.
Read MoreU looks to Congress for help securing future of Research Park
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President Randall Taylor testified before Congress on the need for a bill to allow the university to operate and upgrade the complex on former federal land.
Read MoreInstruments of the U: Center for High Performance Computing
The Molinero Group is one of many Utah research teams relying on CHPC’s computational power to solve some of the most complex problems in science.
Read MoreParts of our DNA may evolve much faster than previously thought
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Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved.
Read MoreWesley Sundquist named in the ‘TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2025’ list
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The honor is in recognition of the biochemist’s research to understand the structure of HIV that led to the drug lenacapavir, which is nearly 100% effective against HIV.
Read MoreUsing vibrations to see into Yellowstone’s magma reservoir
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U geophysicists have located the top of the potentially explosive underground formation that drives Yellowstone’s hydrothermal features.
Read MoreWoodrats’ immunity to snake venom changes with the weather
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Researchers looking at effects of the desert rodent’s toxic diet discover cool temperatures reduce the critter’s ability to survive rattlesnake bites.
Read MoreMeasuring ‘creep’ in materials under extreme conditions
Using the “Swiss Army knife” of testing instruments, U mechanical engineers are accelerating the testing of advanced materials needed for nuclear energy and other next-generation applications.
Read MoreDust and wildfire smoke are the West’s latest air quality threats under a changing climate
U atmospheric scientists highlight the impact of a drier climate on Utah’s airsheds at College of Law’s 30th annual Stegner Symposium.
Read MoreDust in the Wind: How cities alter natural airborne particles
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Salt Lake’s locally sourced dust pollution carries far more hazardous elements than natural dust blown in from Great Basin.
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