Recreation, nature as cures for burnout
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Health care professionals are especially prone to stress and burnout. Taking time to be outside—even just for a few minutes—and recreate is key to treating and preventing burnout.
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Shape-shifting hybrid materials offer bright future for solar and LED innovation
New research by Bischak Lab shows how wafer-thin perovskites’ optical properties shift with temperature changes.
Read MoreHow to help kids love nature
Lead by example. Show your curiosity about nature. As you celebrate your outdoor experiences, you’re setting up a pathway for them to follow.
Read MoreEPA directs $2M ‘brownfield’ grant to U’s Rio Grande property
Cleanup of 2-acre lot will advance Salt Lake City’s plan to revitalize blighted land west of downtown near historic rail depot.
Read MorePast Wilkes Prize winners accelerate audacious climate solutions
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Previous prize winners, Lumen Bioscience and Applied Carbon, leveraged their awards to grow innovative ideas into profitable ventures for mitigating climate change.
Read MoreDoes outdoor air pollution affect indoor air quality?
Using the U campus as a lab, researchers conclude inversion and dust pollution are kept out of buildings, but wildfire smoke can sneak inside if air-side economizers are in use.
Read MoreAs climate warms, migratory songbirds’ fall feather molt advances by a day every year
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Study by U biologists taps data from 22,000 songbirds captured at Bonderman Field Station to reveal changes in how they replace their feathers
Read MoreUtah’s energy future
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Leaders from a national laboratory, academic research, non-profit advocacy and private industry reveal how Utah is positioned to lead in the clean energy transition at the 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit.
Read MoreUrgency and hope at 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit
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Climate change innovation, science and solutions manifest at the third annual Wilkes Climate Summit, hosted by the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy
Read MoreSpring runoff is older than you think
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Research by U hydrologists finds water flowing out of Western ranges is, on average, more than 5 years old, demonstrating that runoff has a prolonged underground journey.
Read More7 Climate Launch Prize finalists at Wilkes Summit
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Learn about the experiences of the inaugural cohort and apply for the next one.
Read MoreSalt Lake City’s 100 South redevelopment project begins May 5
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The project will redevelop the roadway and sidewalks between University Street and North Campus Drive.
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