Air pollution mixtures may pose hidden risks during pregnancy

Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Community, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Students, Sustainability

Using machine learning, U researchers found that repeated exposure to combinations of common air pollutants in early pregnancy was associated with nearly three-times greater odds of early preterm birth.

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July 16, 2026

Utah’s wildfire season: Q&A with Phil Dennison

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

Wildfire scientist Philip Dennison discusses Utah’s wildfire outlook, the factors shaping this year’s fire season and how Utahns can reduce fire danger.

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June 24, 2026

From Earth to industry

Categories: Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

University of Utah’s scientists and engineers are poised to play a significant role in building American’s critical minerals pipeline.

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June 3, 2026

University of Utah honors the life of Karen Huntsman

Categories: Community, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, President, Research, Research Impact

Businesswoman and philanthropist Karen Huntsman died this week. The University of Utah honors her accomplishments and legacy.

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June 2, 2026

Mapping carbon from ABoVE

Categories: Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

Rapid warming in Arctic and boreal regions may transform forests and tundra from carbon sinks into carbon sources. Two U-led studies improve biomass mapping to better assess whether northern ecosystems will continue to mitigate—or begin to accelerate—climate change.

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May 27, 2026

U to launch groundbreaking DARPA-backed critical minerals testbed

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

The Strategic Materials Accelerator & Research Testbed (SMART) initiative will provide a first-of-its-kind testing ecosystem to accelerate breakthrough technologies for rare earth elements and strengthen domestic supply chains.

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May 19, 2026

Raising critical thinkers: Research Quest legacy

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

NHMU’s Research Quest program celebrated two noteworthy milestones—its 10-year anniversary and its 1-millionth learning session for students worldwide.

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May 13, 2026

U to build out Utah Health AI Vault (UHAIV) with state support

Categories: Impact Initiatives, Latest Stories, Law & Politics, President, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

Utah leaders’ commitment to an advanced computing infrastructure will expand the university’s research capacity and establish a foundation for a statewide AI ecosystem.

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May 12, 2026

What a garden of bees can teach us about biodiversity

Categories: Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Red Butte Garden is a pollinator hotspot at the edge of a bustling city, where an ongoing bee survey could offer clues to building healthier urban ecosystems.

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May 7, 2026

U researchers confront urgent AI ethics questions

Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

Experts and attendees explored thorny AI-related issues in medicine, economic power, censorship, surveillance and more at the inaugural AI and Ethics Workshop.

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May 6, 2026

U, national lab partner on energy resilience, critical minerals and more

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, President, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability, SVPAA

U and NLR leaders signed a three-year MOU to enable greater research collaborations through shared facilities, joint proposal development, visiting scholar programs, student internships and career pathways to national labs.

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May 5, 2026

Small seeds, big impact

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Red Butte Garden’s Matthew Wang takes microscopic images of seeds. They may transform how scientists study ecosystems, restore landscapes and even combat plant poaching.

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April 29, 2026