Adventures in the Canadian Arctic
Last May, mathematics graduate students Rebecca Hardenbrook and Julie Sherman participated in Sea Ice School at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay, Canada.
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Air you can chew: The history of Utah’s air quality
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Feature (Utah.edu), News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students
Exploration of newspaper articles shows Utah’s awareness of air quality issues over time, as well as the actions taken to address the “smoke nuisance” since the 19th century.
Read MoreU of U Health awarded $28M to explore HIV’s inner workings
A University of Utah Health-led multi-institutional research center that studies the inner workings and vulnerabilities of HIV recently received a five-year, $28 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health.
Read MoreU astronomers tackle decade’s biggest questions
The innovative research from U physics and astronomy hit the areas that the national community determined as priorities in a once-in-a-decade report that guides the direction of astro-research for years to come.
Read MoreHow cable news political leanings change over time
Even on channels that are well-known for a particular political bias, the strength of that bias can change from hour to hour and from show to show.
Read MoreUpdates from the Utah FORGE project
The U’s project is progressing toward developing new geothermal technology that could make the renewable energy of the Earth’s interior more accessible.
Read MoreSeeing the world through ants
Jack Longino and colleagues aim to generate the most complete phylogenetic tree of the ant family.
Read MoreWestern wildfire smoke plumes are getting taller
Taller plumes spread farther, degrading air quality over a larger region—or even across a continent.
Read MoreHuntsman Mental Health Institute to host first annual Research Day
The event is an opportunity for faculty, students and staff to learn and share research from across the U related to mental health, brain and behavioral science.
Read MoreScientists trace earliest cases of COVID-19 to market in Wuhan, China
Categories: Covid 19, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students
The finding aligns with early reports that live animals sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were the likely source of the pandemic.
Read MoreHow robotic pets can help with memory care
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students
U researchers’ protocol helps caregivers know how to use low-cost robotic pets as therapy for older adults with dementia.
Read MoreCinematic dinosaur representation. Accurate?
Paleontologist Mark Loewen critiqued the accuracy of Hollywood’s depictions of dinosaurs for Vanity Fair in a video that has racked up nearly 2.5 million views on YouTube.
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