NIH funds dementia advance care planning tool
A study will explore how an online planning tool can help people with early-stage dementia make advance decisions about their care.
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Safety first: How stigma may impact health
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research, Safety, Science & Technology, Students
Theory suggests that lack of perceived safety may impact the health of people in marginalized communities more than exposure to discriminatory events.
Read MoreBringing ancient animals back to life—as robots
The results reiterate that there is no single optimum shell shape.
Read MoreThe future of Great Salt Lake
Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, President, Research, Science & Technology, Students, Sustainability
Scientists, lawmakers and lake advocates discuss data-driven solutions to the lake’s critical problems.
Read MoreOvercoming obstacles of a first-gen student
From imposter syndrome to finding the right questions to ask, being a first-generation student can be daunting.
Read MoreExplore the geology of the Tour de France
U professor Peter Lippert is part of an international team of geologists explaining the forces that created the stunning landscapes of the Tour de France.
Read MoreU professors impact federal policy through D.C. fellowships
AAAS Science & Technology Fellowships bring researchers’ expertise to the federal government, and teaches scientists the policymaking process.
Read MoreNew tool shows air pollution’s path
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Research, Science & Technology, Students, Sustainability
Air Tracker traces air pollution in Houston, Salt Lake City and Pittsburgh, illuminating potential sources and making data more accessible.
Read MoreSummer ‘Utah Mag’ released
Categories: Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Feature (Utah.edu), Research, Science & Technology, Students
The latest issue of University of Utah Magazine is hot off the presses. Check out some of the highlights.
Read MoreNew, highly tunable composite materials—with a twist
Mathematicians can design a range of composite materials by rotating and stretching one lattice relative to another, with physical properties that can change sometimes quite abruptly.
Read MorePrevious hypotheses questioned in origin of dinos in Argentina
At the time of the first dinosaurs, variations in the ecosystem cannot be related to the climatic changes recorded throughout its deposition.
Read More‘Living legend’ honored in Filipino postage stamp
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Belonging, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Research, Science & Technology
Baldomero “Toto” Olivera’s pioneering research on marine cone snails unlocked the pain-management potential of their venom.
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