Mucus and the coronavirus
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Biomedical engineers to study how mucus plays a part in transferring coronaviruses from person to person.
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Changing forests
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In a warming climate, tree communities, particularly in more arid regions, are becoming more drought tolerant primarily through the death of less hardy trees.
Read MoreU-led consortium improves medical device design
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The effectiveness of medical devices comes down to one simple question: Is it usable or not? A U-led consortium helps manufacturers design more usable devices.
Read More2021 ‘Best Graduate Schools’
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New rankings from U.S. News & World Report are out—see how the U ranked in the 2021 “Best Graduate Schools.”
Read More5 ways that U scientists are addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
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Within a few short weeks, more than a dozen new research studies have popped up across the U to study coronavirus.
Read MoreBreaking down the Magna earthquake
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Let’s dig into the nuts and bolts of this earthquake.
Read MorePhysicists test coronavirus particles against temperature, humidity
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One of the biggest unknowns about the coronavirus is how changing seasons will affect its spread. U physicists have received the university’s first COVID-19-related grant to tackle the question.
Read MoreEarthquake felt along Wasatch Front
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Widely felt earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred at 7:09 a.m. on March 18, 2020 (MDT), with an epicenter near Magna, Utah.
Read MoreResearch planning and continuity
For those in-person lab classes, we have a health and sanitation guide.
Read MoreDiscovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
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Infalling gas found, star-forming galaxies likely primary energy source of Lyman-alpha radiation emitted from gigantic hydrogen gas blobs.
Read MoreNASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights
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Using data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, researchers found connections between the population density of cities and how much carbon dioxide they produce per person.
Read MoreBroad-spectrum antibiotics and initial pneumonia treatment
Pneumonia patients given drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the first few days after hospitalization fared no better than those receiving standard medical care.
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