Isotopes: Science’s ‘common currency’
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U geologist Gabriel Bowen explores isotopes to see what they can tell us about the world.
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Protecting kids from Utah’s worsening dust pollution
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With federal funding, professor Kerry Kelly will deploy PM10 monitors at 50 schools to produce highly localized forecasts.
Read MoreCaving for bones
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How a tip from a citizen scientist led to deep discoveries in Utah’s caves.
Read MoreLife Science Workforce Initiative kicks-off
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A new partnership between the state of Utah, higher education, and life sciences industry leaders aims to keep Utah competitive globally by training and supporting students entering the workforce with highly technical skills. The University of Utah and Utah State University will be leading the effort to close that gap.
Read MoreHere’s how to forge metal on the moon
U students aim for the moon in NASA competition, and nail it with their proposal for refining iron on lunar surface.
Read MoreWhere STEM meets literature
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The Great Science Books course will explore a series of books, historical and modern, to question and challenge how science is understood both as an object and method of inquiry.
Read MoreA Utah fossil’s journey from evidence locker to Harvard
How an evolutionarily significant sea squirt fossil twice as old as the oldest dinosaur arrived at a museum wrapped in red federal “EVIDENCE” tape.
Read MoreUtah researchers put airborne viral transmission risks under the microscope
New study takes a closer look at the viability of flu and coronavirus after aerosol-producing events in hospitals.
Read MoreWearable tech helps concussion patients
These gadgets can also help patients better rehabilitate after a concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury.
Read MoreFitness devices leverage consumer privacy to optimize health
What data exactly are these IoT wearables tracking and what are they doing with it?
Read MoreUtah Bionic Leg on Time’s best inventions of 2023
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The robotic prosthesis can better replicate the biomechanics of the human knee, ankle and toe, and potentially improve the quality-of-life for millions living with amputation.
Read MoreNASA’s Webb makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
The collaboration of many telescopes on the ground and in space allowed scientists to piece together a wealth of information as the burst was first detected.
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