Whose air quality are we monitoring?
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U.S. EPA air quality monitors are disproportionally located in predominately white neighborhoods, leaving marginalized communities at risk of pollution exposure.
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Misha lived in zoos, but the elephant’s tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
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Utah geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks reveal where large plant-eating animals have roamed.
Read MoreU taps NVIDIA’s AI expertise
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The new public-private partnership aims to equip universities, community colleges and adult education programs across Utah with the resources to develop students’ and workers’ skills in generative AI.
Read MoreEarly-life gut microbes may protect against diabetes, research in mice suggests
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If the benefits seen in mice hold true in humans, microbe-derived molecules might eventually help restore pancreatic function in people with diabetes.
Read MoreUtah geologists win $1M NSF grant for state-of-the-art mass spectrometer
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Instrument will help scientists unravel Earth’s ancient geological mysteries, past climates and humans’ ongoing interactions with the environment.
Read MoreHow to fit a 650-pound sea lion into a CT scanner
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U of U Health teams up with Hogle Zoo to diagnose and treat Diego, a sick sea lion who had what turned out to be a spinal condition.
Read MoreKem C. Gardner Policy Institute launches research series on Utah-Federal government nexus
Data summaries highlight the economic linkages between the state and federal government.
Read MoreUtah’s higher education system: A catalyst for individual and societal success
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A new policy brief by the Gardner Policy Institute summarizes the significant benefits of higher education in Utah.
Read MoreAn emissions tale of two cities: SLC vs. LA
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Research shows carbon monoxide emissions on Salt Lake City freeways worsened while they went down in Southern California.
Read MoreThe future of telescope lenses is flat
U engineers create first flat telescope lens that can capture color while detecting light from faraway stars.
Read MoreStephen Chu’s random walk in science
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Nobel laureate and former Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu enraptured the Frontiers of Science audience with stories of his life, including the Deepwater Horizon crisis.
Read MoreFacilities & Administrative Distribution and Usage
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Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rates are the mechanisms used to reimburse the University for the infrastructure costs (i.e. F&A costs associated with sponsored research and other sponsored agreements) related to research.
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