Of ants and trees: ‘Evolutionary déjà vu’ in the tropical rainforest
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U biologist Rodolfo Probst finds multiple ant species that have independently evolved the same specialized relationship with understory trees.
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Astronomers find missing link in massive black hole formation
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“Once-in-a-career kind of finding”—the discovery is the best candidate for intermediate-mass black holes that astronomers have long believed to exist but have never found.
Read MoreImagining life on other planets…and in students’ minds
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Mary Fairbanks was among undergraduates in U biologist Martin Horvath’s lab whose recent research explores DNA repair systems of microbes that inhabit oxygen-free environments on the seafloor.
Read MoreLoki’s horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
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The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.”
Read MoreImmersive VR trains miners for the real world
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U faculty and Minverso developed the initial phase of a first-ever metaverse platform that includes a mining training program using virtual reality.
Read MoreResearch explores how heavy metal singers scream and squeal
Deathcore artist Will Ramos unleashes his vocal mastery for the U’s VAST lab.
Read MoreIn Turkey, wolves and people have shared a landscape for generations
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Utah biologists track gray wolves with GPS collars and camera traps as their numbers rebound into populated parts of northeast Turkey.
Read MoreNew Engagement and Belonging Task Force
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The goals of the task force are to revitalize student involvement efforts aimed at improving retention and persistence to graduation.
Read MoreFinancial Wellness Center aims to customize student support
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The center aims to improve the way it supports students by providing the right information at the right time to the right students.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Gabe Brown
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“I’m really interested in human ecology and conservation, and how people are connected to the land that sustains them.”
Read MoreHumans of the U: Brenda Payan Medina
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“I don’t think school and career should be the only focus of your time in college.”
Read MoreThe legacy of botanist Walter Cottam transformed U campus into a living laboratory
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How the university became Utah’s official arboretum, home to 9,600 trees on its main campus, featuring at least 250 species from around the world.
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