Mucus and the coronavirus
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Biomedical engineers to study how mucus plays a part in transferring coronaviruses from person to person.
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Changing forests
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In a warming climate, tree communities, particularly in more arid regions, are becoming more drought tolerant primarily through the death of less hardy trees.
Read MoreExpanding access to education
Deborah Keyek-Franssen will be the university’s new associate vice president and dean of Continuing and Online Education.
Read MoreU-led consortium improves medical device design
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The effectiveness of medical devices comes down to one simple question: Is it usable or not? A U-led consortium helps manufacturers design more usable devices.
Read MoreU’s libraries produce much-needed supplies for COVID-19 crisis
Medical grade 3-D-printed face shields will go to health care workers.
Read MoreCollege of Education names new dean
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Professor Nancy Songer has accepted an offer to serve as dean of the College of Education.
Read MorePhysicists test coronavirus particles against temperature, humidity
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One of the biggest unknowns about the coronavirus is how changing seasons will affect its spread. U physicists have received the university’s first COVID-19-related grant to tackle the question.
Read MoreEarthquake felt along Wasatch Front
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Widely felt earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred at 7:09 a.m. on March 18, 2020 (MDT), with an epicenter near Magna, Utah.
Read MoreDiscovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
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Infalling gas found, star-forming galaxies likely primary energy source of Lyman-alpha radiation emitted from gigantic hydrogen gas blobs.
Read MoreNASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights
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Using data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, researchers found connections between the population density of cities and how much carbon dioxide they produce per person.
Read MoreBroad-spectrum antibiotics and initial pneumonia treatment
Pneumonia patients given drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the first few days after hospitalization fared no better than those receiving standard medical care.
Read MoreTruth, deception and information disorder
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As part of the U’s Honors College Praxis Lab, students tackle media literacy and false information ahead of the 2020 election.
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