The Bomb Hunters
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How Wayne Johnson’s combat experience clearing IEDs in Afghanistan guided his career as a researcher in the U School of Business.
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As climate warms, California wildfires are becoming more severe, killing more trees
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U biologist Jon Wang, with UC Irvine colleagues, uses satellite imagery to document the growing destructiveness of Western wildfires since 1980.
Read MoreCambrian fossil from Utah illuminates origins of vertebrate life
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Meet Nuucichthys, a 500-million-year-old fish-like creature recovered in Utah’s Marjum Formation in the West Desert and held in NHMU collections.
Read MoreHonoring veterans all week on campus
A full schedule of events will honor veterans on campus the week of Nov. 11, including the 27th annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Nov. 15.
Read MoreEngineers invent high-yield atmospheric water capture device for arid regions
In collaboration led by UNLV, U engineers help advance technologies for harvesting water from dry air.
Read MoreRethinking electric bus depots as ‘profitable energy hubs’
New research into Beijing’s 27,000-bus fleet explores using depots to generate solar energy to power buses and stabilize the grid.
Read MoreU celebrates pathfinders at 2nd annual Innovation Awards
Researchers across campus strive to transform their academic research into marketable, impactful products.
Read MoreIn search of malaria parasite’s Achilles heel
Discovery of critical iron-transport protein in deadly pathogen could lead to faster-acting medications.
Read MoreCan America’s political environment be detoxed?
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A massive study of 25 video interventions points to solutions for reducing polarization, anti-democratic attitudes and support for political violence.
Read MoreU leads 6-state research initiative to reduce childhood obesity
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In the past four decades, the rate of childhood obesity has quadrupled, increasing kids’ risk for serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
Read MoreU experts explore AI at Leonardo speaker series
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping society at numerous levels, promising major changes in how we do business, learn and even conduct scientific research.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Chad Ostrander
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“The only thing you should ever ask for is an opportunity. If you want something, go get it.”
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