Wilkes Center unveils map tool to model Great Salt Lake dust exposure
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Interactive webtool visualizes why healthy lake levels could keep some of the dust down.
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NASA’s Chandra finds small galaxies buck the black hole trend
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Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes at their centers, contrasting with other studies that nearly every galaxy has one within their cores.
Read MoreSki industry adds $2.5B to Utah’s economy
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The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute found the ski industry generated $2.51 billion in skier/snowboarder spending and $342.6 million in state and local tax revenue.
Read MoreU launches ChatGPT Edu, a university-centered generative AI tool for campus use
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Tool is designed for students, staff and faculty to get the most out of ChatGPT in a responsible and secure way.
Read MoreConflict, climate change and public health
The U’s Andrew Linke is one of 128 contributors to the Lancet Global Report, the most comprehensive assessment on climate change and health.
Read MoreWho benefits from neighborhood parks?
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A first-of-its-kind study found that public greenspaces are unevenly distributed in nearly all U.S. communities.
Read MoreUtahns face barriers to maternal health care
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Kem C. Gardner report finds that distance to care, access to maternal mental health treatment and preventative health care for Utah women are three areas of concern.
Read MoreWhen a rat makes up its mind, these neuroscientists know
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Researchers—with the help of AI—can now pinpoint the moment that a brain makes a decision.
Read MoreU to cover tuition for eligible Utah students from families earning less than $100K
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Beginning in Fall 2026, the University of Utah will offer a new scholarship to qualifying students that will guarantee full coverage of tuition and mandatory fees for first-time, first-year students whose family household income and assets are each less than $100,000 per year.
Read MoreWhy some medical cannabis patients use illegal products
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A survey of over 200 people in Utah’s medical cannabis program reveals why some buy unregulated cannabis.
Read MoreMelanoma less common in individuals with several tattoos
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Having two or more tattoo sessions decreased the risk of both invasive and in situ melanoma.
Read More‘Greatest honor I could possibly receive’
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The Smithsonian Tropical Institute named a trail after U biologist Phyllis Coley to celebrate her decades of research that’s driven rainforest-derived therapies and shaped our understanding of biodiversity.
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