Vehicle idling can compound local pollution on bad air days
Data from drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites shows hyper-local air quality effects of idling.
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Device for treating challenging bone fractures cleared by FDA
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The Bone Bolt System received an FDA 510(k) clearance to sell and market the device, marking it the first for a brand new medical device in the U’s history.
Read MoreWeekly office hours support U Cybersecurity Program efforts
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On Thursdays from 3-4 p.m., a cross-functional team of subject matter experts fields questions and provides online support for the U-wide Cybersecurity Program.
Read MoreGuidance on the use of AI in research
Can AI be listed as an author? Can AI be used in writing and/or developing manuscripts? Guidance on these questions and more from the Office for the Vice President for Research.
Read MoreNew composite materials could light the way to advances in imaging
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U chemist Ming Lee Tang is on a mission to join organic molecules and nanoparticles into new optoelectronic materials whose “sum is more than its parts.”
Read MoreDaughters nursed longer, women built more wealth
Women managed important food resources, which may have incentivized parents to invest more in female offspring and to female-biased wealth disparities.
Read MoreU seismologists probe Earth’s inner core
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The inner core is not the homogenous mass that was once assumed by scientists, but rather it’s more like a tapestry of different “fabrics.”
Read MoreInformation engines pay the piper
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Mikhael Semaan, a postdoctoral researcher for the Science Research Initiative at the College of Science, shares his real life research with undergraduates.
Read MoreDiscrimination toward children with disabilities
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Discrimination against children with disabilities may lead to substandard medical treatment, which could contribute to poor health outcomes.
Read MoreBetter sleep for better health
A researcher in the College of Health received a $3.8M-grant to study short sleepers and change their health outcomes.
Read MoreBuilding the semiconductor workforce of the future
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University of Utah becomes a founding partner of Micron’s new university semiconductor network.
Read MoreRamón Barthelemy wins 2023 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year
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The U physicist was one of three winners of the 2023 Out to Innovate Awards that recognizes outstanding achievement by LGBTQ+ people in STEM.
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