Is there a place for AI in placing medical needles?
Review of scientific literature explores how artificial intelligence can best advance robotic deployment of needles inside the body.
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Astronomers celebrate images decades in the making
U astronomers celebrate the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory, which captures the largest field of view of any telescope in operation.
Read More‘The elephant in the room’ for science communication
Categories: Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology
Science organizations are ill-prepared to leverage current media landscapes most effectively to communicate with the public partly due to social media platforms preventing meaningful research.
Read MoreUtah Asia Campus students document lifesaving dental work in the Philippines
A new student-produced documentary titled “Davao Smiles” follows a two-day outreach event in Davao City that provides free dental care to underserved children and families.
Read MoreWorld UFO Day
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology
Enthusiasts celebrate World UFO Day on July 2, but Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena are a national security problem. U researchers discuss their efforts to distinguish which UAP are legitimate threats.
Read MoreAnti-HIV drug based on U research wins FDA approval
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research
Biochemist Wesley Sundquist studied the virus’ molecular structure and wound up discovering its Achilles heel.
Read MoreCrisscrossing the state on a mission for impact
Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Feature (Utah.edu), Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, President, Students
This year, the tour celebrates the U’s 175th anniversary, traversing from Logan to St. George.
Read MoreNew monstersaur species a ‘goblin prince’ among dinosaurs
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Law & Politics, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology
Discovery of Bolg amondol, a name inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” universe, reveals the complex evolutionary history of giant Gila monster relatives that roamed Utah’s prehistoric tropical forests.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah takes medical school diplomacy on the road
Categories: Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, President, Research, Students
On the road, U leaders continued conversations on expanding graduate medical education into rural and underserved Utah and building partnerships to support a new Southern Utah Regional Medical Campus.
Read MoreNew chiral photonic device combines light manipulation with memory
U engineers develop multifunctional, reconfigurable component of an optical computing system that could be a game changer in electronics
Read MoreUtah Student Robotics wins NASA’s Aretemis Grand Prize
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology, Students
Each year, NASA hosts the Lunabotics Challenge, tasking college teams with building a prototype lunar rover and piloting it on a simulated mission.
Read MorePast Wilkes Prize winners accelerate audacious climate solutions
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Innovate Initiatives, Research, Science & Technology, Sustainability
Previous prize winners, Lumen Bioscience and Applied Carbon, leveraged their awards to grow innovative ideas into profitable ventures for mitigating climate change.
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