University leaders celebrate 1U4U teams’ work
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Building cross-campus teams and boosting cross-disciplinary teamwork was the impetus for the initiative.
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U professor featured in Utah air quality documentary
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Daniel Mendoza shares personal stories and scientific perspectives.
Read MoreHuman behavior sabotages CO2-reducing strategies
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A study found that the “rebound effect” negates some of the benefits of U.S. states’ policies aimed at improving efficiency and renewable energy sources in the residential sector.
Read MoreDarwin’s short-beak enigma solved
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A mutation in the ROR2 gene is linked to beak size reduction in numerous breeds of domestic pigeons. Surprisingly, mutations in ROR2 also underlie a human disorder called Robinow syndrome.
Read MoreValley Fever more common in Utah than previously thought
Symptoms can resemble those of the flu or COVID-19, but Valley Fever is caused by a fungus.
Read MoreOn the origins of COVID-19
The pandemic likely began when an infected animal passed the SARS-CoV-2 virus to a human at a live animal market in Wuhan, China.
Read MoreDo you feel like you belong here?
U researchers find that students’ certainty about belonging and their performance in a STEM course reinforce each other—for better or worse.
Read MoreTracking fossils to follow Utah’s past climate
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A paleontologist and her team documented over 600 new fossil finds from the Age of Mammals, a record in the multi-decade Uinta Basin Project.
Read MoreTalk it out with a friend to improve health habits
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In ongoing research, peer coaches help people set and keep health goals.
Read MoreU researchers receive Ig Nobel Peace Prize for study of beards as punch protection
Study explores how fighting may have shaped human evolution.
Read MoreInnovation Matters
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New tools and approaches to social work practice and education from the College of Social Work.
Read MoreU reports $641M in research funding
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Research funding in fiscal year 2021 reached another all-time high.
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