U hosts SWSIE, an engine driving climate innovation
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‘There’s so much we can do collectively’: University of Utah hosts NSF, regional partners for Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine site visit.
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Future of urban forests
As our cities become hotter with climate change, how can the urban Wasatch Front ensure that trees today will remain healthy and viable in the coming decades?
Read MoreExploring solutions to the threat climate change poses to the West’s electrical grid
Bringing together a multitude of stakeholders, a symposium seeks to identify solutions for a mounting crisis that communities are not prepared for should the grid fail.
Read More2024 U Clear the Air Challenge
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Participants who sign up and record the minimum number of trips qualify for a chance to win prizes.
Read MoreBiochar farm robots win $500K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
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Applied Carbon, a Houston-based technology company, is designing automated machines that convert crop waste into biochar, a charcoal-like substance that improves soil health while storing carbon for millions of years.
Read MoreA historic new home for Architecture and Planning students
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The College of Architecture and Planning celebrated the official grand opening of Studio Spaces at Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse on Sept. 6, 2024.
Read MoreU enters new public-private partnership for housing
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The U’s Board of Trustees approved the first phase of a student housing initiative—a public-private partnership that will add more than 1,400 new beds to campus.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Gabrielle James
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“The Gardens are special to me because my involvement with the program changed the track I was on as a student.”
Read MoreThe Castle Solar project: A beacon of sustainability and economic growth
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Castle Solar is a 40-megawatt alternating current solar facility located in Emery County, Utah.
Read MoreAirborne dust from Great Salt Lake playa has bigger impact on communities of color
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New research demonstrates particulate pollution arising from the dry lakebed is harder on lower-income neighborhoods, highlighting another benefit of restoring GSL’s water levels.
Read MoreThe legacy of botanist Walter Cottam transformed U campus into a living laboratory
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How the university became Utah’s official arboretum, home to 9,600 trees on its main campus, featuring at least 250 species from around the world.
Read More4 Earth Month books to read this April
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These titles are rooted in appreciating and understanding the natural world.
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