EPA approves first MRV plan in Utah
Categories: Science & Technology
The plan supports Class II underground injection control wells associated with the Lisbon Valley Gas Plant near Moab, Utah.
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Kinetic art adorns L. S. Skaggs Building
Categories: Arts & Humanities, Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Latest Stories, Science & Technology
Featured in the atrium and foyer of the L. S. Skaggs Building are the art pieces Three Medusae and Sisyphus, both created by artist Bruce Shapiro.
Read MoreIndustry-managed forests more likely to fuel megafires
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Sustainability
Forests managed by timber companies were more likely to exhibit the conditions that megafires love—dense stands of regularly spaced trees with continuous vegetation connecting the understory to the canopy.
Read MoreIndustrial pollution’s imprint lasts generations
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Sustainability
According to new analysis using Utah Population Database, a woman’s prenatal exposures can increase risk of intellectual disabilities in daughter’s children.
Read MoreU scientists develop AI-powered tool to forecast wildfire smoke
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology, Sustainability
Trace AQ, a university startup company commercializing the technology, makes the pioneering tool available to the public through Wilkes Center.
Read MoreA physicist tackles machine learning black box
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology
Despite its omnipresence in society, we’re just beginning to understand the mechanisms driving machine learning. U scientist shows how physicists can play an important role in unraveling its mysteries.
Read MoreUtah Games fuels ‘City of Success’ multibillion-dollar industry
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Op-ed, Research, Science & Technology
With hundreds of alums working at Utah-based companies, Utah Games supplies visionaries and a skilled workforce for the growing local sector.
Read MoreThe silence of safety
Categories: Campus Life, Faculty/Staff, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Safety, Science & Technology, Students
The University of Utah’s student-led Mine Rescue Team demonstrates the value of safety.
Read MoreWelcome to the National Laboratories & Security Office
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The new National Labs & Security Office will work with labs and agencies for coordinating collaboration and strategy.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah reports on federal funding cuts
Under the cuts implemented by the Trump Administration, the U will lose $15.5 million in research funding this year and $12.9 million in future years, for a total reduction of $28.4 million.
Read MoreU engineers develop novel material that efficiently removes ‘forever chemicals’
Categories: Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology
This metal-organic framework both fluoresces in the presence of certain PFAS chemicals and absorbs these environmental contaminants that are widely used in consumer products.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Jeremiah Adejube
“My long-term dream is to start a civil engineering consultancy focused on low-carbon and climate-resilient materials.”
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