When electronic health records are hard to use, patient safety may be at risk
With no standards for usability and safety, the systems are less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients.
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Local researchers drive southern right whale project
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Argentinian researchers traveled to the U.S. to get their doctorates on different aspects of right whale biology—two of them at the U.
Read MoreWhale of a project: Library digitizes 50 years of Patagonia research
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Marriott librarians are helping digitize physical slides and creating a public repository of the southern right whale data for anyone to access.
Read MoreWasatch Thunder
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The University of Utah, FBI and DOE hosted an all-hands-on-deck rehearsal should a terrorist attempt to steal one of the U’s radioactive materials.
Read MoreWhat’s going on with labor unions?
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Sociologist Megan Reynolds explains the state of labor unions, including their history, benefits, recent strike activity, relationship to AI, cross-national patterns and potential effects on American society.
Read MoreCeramides and increased cancer risks
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Ceramides might serve as a key signal in the gut, causing cells to divide rapidly and create polyps, a precursor to GI cancers.
Read MoreWarming temperatures make life even tougher for urban wildlife
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U researchers provide trail-camera data for the Utah portion of a national study of city-dwelling native mammals.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Ava Peitz
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“I always recommend getting diversified experiences, maybe even outside of your major, because it’ll make you a better thinker.”
Read MoreResearch unravels how spider mites quickly evolve resistance to toxins
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Richard Clark explores the genetic mystery of this agricultural pest’s ability to harness natural selection in the chemical warfare waged by farmers.
Read MoreRemoteness didn’t protect Amazonian Tsimané from COVID-19
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Direct medical intervention is necessary to reduce infection in the small-scale, remote Indigenous communities of the Tsimané in the Bolivian Amazon during global pandemics.
Read MoreAncient volcanism drove global warming that marked the end of the Paleocene
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New study shows hydrothermal vents released vast amounts of methane 56 million years, helping disrupt the climate and spur an evolutionary burst that led to the rise of mammals.
Read MoreNew U study shows algorithms promote bias—and consumers cooperate
Undiscerning consumers reinforce the bias by often clicking on the ads and accepting the recommendations they receive.
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