MOTORISTS STILL DRIVING ‘BLIND’ WHILE TALKING
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It takes up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after issuing voice commands, U researchers found in a pair of new studies for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
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TWO ROUTES FOR MONKEY LOVE
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Across the animal kingdom, males hoot and holler to attract females and ward off competing suitors, but howler monkeys evolve two sex tactics to pass on their genes.
Read MoreTHE FUTURE OF PEDIATRIC ASTHMA RESEARCH
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Interdisciplinary U team awarded $5.5 million for investigation of impact of air quality, other environmental exposures.
Read MoreBREAKING THE POLYCARBONATE CEILING
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U assistant professor Luisa Whittaker-Brooks receives one of four national awards to celebrate early career women chemists.
Read MoreTHE U’S NEW INNOVATOR
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Jakob D. Jensen, associate dean for Research, wins New Innovator Award and a $2.2 million grant.
Read MoreWHY ELEPHANTS RARELY GET CANCER
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A study led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah and Arizona State University might have found the answer.
Read MoreCLIMATE CHANGE AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
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A new U study found that climate change might lead to low birth weight in developing countries.
Read MoreCOMMUNITY SOLAR AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE SURVEY
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The U needs your input on the possible implementation of another community solar program next year (2016-2017), for students, faculty, staff and community members.
Read MoreAIR QUALITY FOR THE WIN
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A 2014-15 Honors Praxis Lab will be awarded with the Utah Medical Association’s Environmental Health Award on Sept. 18.
Read MoreTHE HEART AND THE HEAD
U awarded $6.4 million from National Institutes of Health Bench to Bassinet initiative to research causes of neurodevelopmental disorders in children born with congenital heart defects.
Read MoreLIVING THE STREET LIFE
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New research shows that streets with classic urban design qualities create more pedestrian activity.
Read MoreTHIRSTY FOR BETTER HEALTH
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Partnering with Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, the U will contribute to water security in Pakistan through the U.S. – Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water.
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