Are LA’s wildfires a look into Utah’s future?
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Tom Cova, expert in environmental hazards emergency management, gives insight into the Los Angeles wildfires and the best practices for keeping fire-prone communities safe.
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Despite questions and critique, Utah higher education leaders are optimistic
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Ahead of Utah’s annual legislative session, University of Utah President Taylor Randall joined Geoffrey Landward, Utah’s commissioner of higher education, and Mitzi Montoya, the U’s provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, in a panel discussion.
Read MoreBionic LUKE Arm faces first test in day-to-day use
Thought-controlled prosthesis, developed by U engineers, undergoes clinical trial outside lab.
Read MoreDriving economic growth through collaborative research
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Randall and Elizabeth Cantwell, president of Utah State University, joined together as the leaders of Utah’s two R1 institutions to present to the Utah Board of Higher Education.
Read MoreLove Your Block: Revitalizing SLC
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Students in the Urban Ecology Planning Workshop conducted resident surveys and explored how data tools could improve neighborhoods for Love Your Block, with SLC’s Office of the Mayor.
Read MorePacific Islander teens assert identity through language
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Pacific Islanders attending more diverse schools pronounced vowels subtly differently than students in a predominantly white school, confirming the theory that groups differentiate along ethnic lines.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake is rebounding but dust monitoring needs improvement
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Utah should deploy equipment to track PM10 blowing from exposed lakebed into Davis, Weber counties, according to GSL Strike Team.
Read More‘Brand new physics’ for next generation spintronics
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Physicists discover a unique quantum behavior that offers a new way to manipulate electron-spin and magnetization to push forward cutting-edge spintronic technologies, like neuromorphic computing.
Read MoreA vision for Utah’s research future—invest in talent, competitiveness and impact
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With a 20-year plan for research institutions and investments aligned with economic development, Utah will solidify its place as a leader in innovation.
Read MoreTechnology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won’t help the climate
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U atmospheric scientists show proposed “geoengineering” effort to remove potent greenhouse gas could worse air quality while providing minimal benefits.
Read MoreUtah is making progress on Great Salt Lake
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Conserving, dedicating, and delivering water to the lake must be a multi-year focus.
Read MoreWoodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a detox plan
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U biologists discover surprising answers for how the tiny rodent quickly evolved tolerance to a poisonous diet of creosote bushes.
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