Student-designed neurosurgery device wins top prize at Bench to Bedside Competition
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The team is taking advantage of the momentum from their win, along with the $20,000 in prize money.
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Science in the rain: Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez
Scientists make the case that human observation of storm events—be it rain, snow or fog—is key to understanding wet weather and its myriad effects on the natural world.
Read MoreDirtiest snow-year in the Wasatch accelerated snowmelt by 17 days
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The Great Salt Lake’s dry lakebed contributed the highest dust emissions per surface area during 2022, which had the most dust deposition events and concentrations since observations began in 2009.
Read MoreDESI early data release holds nearly 2M objects
Taken during the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s “early validation” phase, the data include distant galaxies and quasars as well as stars in our own Milky Way.
Read MoreLos alumnos de 5º y 6º grado experimentan las carreras de sus sueños en el Día Imagine U
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Una experiencia profesional demuestra que la educación secundaria es posible cuando los estudiantes siguen sus pasiones.
Read MoreIs ‘second-guessing’ a hard-wired behavior? Mouse study offers clues
Have you ever made a decision that, in hindsight, seemed irrational? A new study with mice suggests that some decisions are, to a certain extent, beyond their control.
Read More5th and 6th graders experience their dream careers at Imagine U Day
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A catered career experience illustrates that secondary education is obtainable when students follow their passions.
Read MoreCardiovascular health linked to musculoskeletal disorders
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People with higher risks of cardiovascular disease are significantly more likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and rotator cuff tendinitis.
Read MoreNewly discovered brain mechanism linked to anxiety, OCD
A new study shows that, like buttons on a game controller, specific microglia populations activate anxiety and OCSD behaviors while others dampen them.
Read MoreAn unexpected climate solution
First-place winner of the Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize, Nicholas Witham, designed a renewable electric generator that relies on natural fluctuations in the Earth’s temperature.
Read MoreUtah ochres in Italy
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U professor who prepares maps, prints and products using ochres from Utah field sites presented her work with the Field Studio Geontological Survey in Venice.
Read MoreZhigang Zak Fang wins Humboldt Award
A U professor has developed a breakthrough technology that can produce high-quality, low-carbon emitting titanium powder at a significantly reduced cost.
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