Category: Science & Technology
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Partnership is a framework for academics and practitioners to share resources.
Read MoreWatershed protection
Durable parking lot pavers reduce runoff at the Natural History Museum of Utah keeping stormwater in the soil.
Read MoreCONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS
The computer graphics world recently honored 52 people—including seven U alumni—as inaugural members of the SIGGRAPH Academy.
Read MorePOWER TO THE PEOPLE
U engineer receives $2M grant to create smarter, faster tech in case of massive city power outages.
Read MorePALEONTOLOGIST EXPLORES SCIENCE AND FICTION
Courses explore the good, the bad and the ugly of science portrayed in movies.
Read MoreINTERIM DIRECTOR NAMED FOR SCI INSTITUTE
Robert M. (Mike) Kirby, professor of computer science, has been named interim director of the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute. Kirby fills the role previously held by Chris Johnson who recently stepped down after 25 years as director of the institute.
Read MoreGREENLAND SCIENCE AND STORIES
Scientist-authored children’s book is part of STEM Ambassador science communication program.
Read MoreImproving course accessibility
Starting fall 2018, instructors and students may notice a small addition to the structure of their Canvas courses: Blackboard Ally.
Read MoreAMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS
Robots, tempura-fried tarantulas and science: Unexpected things to associate with competitors on the popular TV show, but those are passions for U robotics professor Steve Mascaro and U alum and entomologist Eric Middleton.
Read MoreNEW SPINY DINO DISCOVERY
Fossils of a new dinosaur—Akainacephalus johnsoni—have been unearthed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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