This fungus shrinks in size to better infect the brain
Phosphate can trigger fungus size reduction, enabling further infection.
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U surpasses $686M in research funding
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The total is a new record high for the university. The U achieved milestones of $600 million in funding the last two years and $500 million four years ago.
Read MoreHow to reduce idling in school car lines
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September is Idle-Free Awareness Month in Utah.
Read MoreEcological tipping point: 5+ El Niño events per century
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Anthropologists discovered a frequency threshold causes dramatic changes in marine and terrestrial eastern Pacific ecosystems, and offers a look into our future.
Read MoreWhat makes algae blooms grow?
A U professor receives a $3 million grant to study why toxic algae blooms grow in Utah Lake and other sources.
Read MoreGlobal analysis identifies at-risk forests
Forests can be a part of the climate solution as long as global warming doesn’t kill them first.
Read MoreWhat is the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy?
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A generous $20 million gift from Clay and Marie Wilkes will leverage the U’s location and interdisciplinary knowledge to address the immense challenges of climate change.
Read MoreBacked by $20M gift, U launches the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy
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The new center will promote research, study effective public policies and propose entrepreneurial business solutions to combat the threats that climate change poses.
Read MoreBiologists engineered insect-bacterial mutualism
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The development is a “bucket list” achievement for the collaborators.
Read MoreSummer camp teaches high school students medical lab science
High school students learn the basics of medical laboratory science, a growing and critically important field.
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