How wood is making a comeback in construction
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U civil engineers show how “mass timber” construction of earthquake-proof buildings pave the way for wood to replace steel and concrete.
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A win for the environment and the economy in the Southwest
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The University of Utah is part of a $15M, NSF-funded initiative that will power regional climate solutions that offer economic opportunities.
Read MoreUniversity launches Impact 2030 planning process
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With the launch of a new, 5-year strategic plan, the aspirational will become even more concrete.
Read MoreBlack History Month at the U: A celebration of Black excellence
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For over a century, American have been recognizing the contributions of African Americans throughout United States history.
Read MoreOne fossil is upending our understanding of Ankylosaur behavior
Perfectly preserved skin from a fossil of Zuul crurivastator, a dinosaur named after the dog from Ghostbusters, gives unprecedented insight into the social behavior of the dinosaurs.
Read MoreInterfaith events offer campus an answer to national division
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An abundance of campus events bring interfaith collaboration to the U this spring with University Impact Scholar, Eboo Patel.
Read MoreThe ‘Barbenheimer Star’
A blockbuster of a star exploded in a way previously thought impossible, resulting in an unusual pattern of elemental ashes that left behind a trail of evidence still visible billions of years later.
Read MoreThe fate of novel ideas
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David Eccles School of Business postdoc Wayne Johnson investigates factors that thwart potential innovations from gaining acceptance.
Read MorePsychoactive psilocybin’s evolution in ‘magic mushrooms’
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Largest diversity study of the genus Psilocybe investigates the evolution of psilocybin production. They found that Psilocybe arose around when the dinosaur-killing asteroid caused a mass extinction event.
Read MoreEDI launches new podcast aimed at inspiring The Joy of Belonging
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Vice President Mary Ann Villarreal hosts new podcast that brings together national figures to explore why belonging matters.
Read More2023: A year in perspective
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The U continues to rise toward excellence, with an even stronger reputation as one of the nation’s leading research universities.
Read MoreNematode proteins shed light on infertility
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U biologists identified how the synaptonemal complex regulates gene exchanges between chromosomes in nematodes, a process remarkably similar across sexually reproducing organisms and a leading cause of infertility in humans.
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