Global analysis identifies at-risk forests
Forests can be a part of the climate solution as long as global warming doesn’t kill them first.
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What is the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy?
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Business, Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students, Sustainability
A generous $20 million gift from Clay and Marie Wilkes will leverage the U’s location and interdisciplinary knowledge to address the immense challenges of climate change.
Read MoreBacked by $20M gift, U launches the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy
Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, News Releases, President, Research, Science & Technology
The new center will promote research, study effective public policies and propose entrepreneurial business solutions to combat the threats that climate change poses.
Read MoreBiologists engineered insect-bacterial mutualism
The development is a “bucket list” achievement for the collaborators.
Read MoreTo boldly know what no one has known before
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Research, Science & Technology
Gail Zasowski’s research will help us understand how the infant Milky Way grew into the massive spiral galaxy that we see today.
Read MoreBOOM! A meteor crashes across Utah’s sky
On the morning of Aug. 13, a mysterious boom rattled windows and Utahns’ nerves across the Wasatch Front.
Read MoreOne family’s genetic mutation may help improve diabetes care
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students
The findings could have broad implications for diagnoses and treatment.
Read MoreExplore educational psychology with new department chair
The new chair of the educational psychology department discusses the value of studying the discipline and the department’s strengths.
Read MoreSEED2SOIL annual research grants awarded
Each project represents researchers and students working collaboratively with U Facilities on real-world applications.
Read MoreAdventures 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.
Read MoreAir 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.
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