Mushroom causes fairytale-like hallucinations
The same peculiar hallucinations are independently reported across distant cultures.
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Utah as a national model for smart urban growth
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Guang Tian is pioneering research that blends advanced technology with urban design for healthier, better connected and more sustainable communities.
Read MoreIndigenous cradles: The powerful invention that changed lives
Alexandra Greenwald, U anthropologist and NHMU’s curator of ethnology, explores the innovations that helped Indigenous women balance motherhood with their vital role providing for their communities.
Read MoreImproving snowfall forecasts in the Mountain West
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U atmospheric scientists use manually gathered snowfall data from across the West to train a new model that outperforms existing weather prediction models.
Read MoreU establishes first “IP-Free Zone” via partnership with DayaMed
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Under the new model, DayaMed will retain ownership of any intellectual property developed during the term of the agreement while the U receives upfront equity stake.
Read MoreInstruments of the U: Motion Capture Lab
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The lab equips Games students with skills in animation, technology and creative problem solving.
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 MorePsilocybin shows promise for health care worker depression
Nearly half of health care workers who received psilocybin alongside meditation instruction were free of depression at two weeks in a clinical trial, compared to just 8% who only did meditation.
Read MoreAI excels at detecting parasites in stool samples, study finds
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Joined by U startup Techcyte, ARUP develops deep-learning model that could transform how intestinal infections are diagnosed.
Read MoreHumans of the U: ‘Cheenu’ Raghuraman
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“Finding relatable examples is a vital science communication skill for teaching and presenting research findings, but I didn’t learn to do it through science. I learned it through dancing.”
Read MoreU chemists discover enzyme that could help build next-generation GLP-1 drugs
PapB ‘ties off’ peptides, paving way for stronger, longer-lasting versions of medications used to treat obesity and diabetes.
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