Isotopes in hair reveal connection between diet and socioeconomic status.
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Your hair knows what you eat and how much your haircut costs
July 29, 2020
How Salt Lake’s buildings affect its climate future
July 28, 2020
Researchers say that building policies now can have big impacts on energy use in the future.
Rising temps put desert shrubs in high-efficiency mode
July 23, 2020
Long-term observations track Mojave Desert plants’ responses to climate change.
Gamma-ray scientists bring distant stars into focus
July 22, 2020
For the first time in nearly 50 years, stellar intensity interferometry has been used to take the measure of the stars.
Largest 3-D map of the universe ever created
July 20, 2020
The results are measurements of more than 2 million galaxies and quasars covering 11 billion years of cosmic time.
Pioneering method reveals dynamic structure in HIV
July 16, 2020
The new technique can track molecules in real time, at room temperature, with impressive resolution.
Insights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs
July 10, 2020
An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the ‘Carnian Pluvial Episode.’
Community science birding data does not yet capture global bird trends
July 7, 2020
More observations and more focus on common birds could fill the data gap.
U center awarded $20 million grant to improve the sustainability of synthetic chemistry
July 1, 2020
Center brings together chemistry disciplines to improve industrial safety and sustainability.
University of Utah to drop SAT/ACT test requirements
June 26, 2020
Standardized test scores will be optional beginning with fall 2021 applicants as part of a two-year pilot study.