U spinout launches to support next-generation geothermal development

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability, University Startups

Geothermal Strategy Partners provides independent engineering and technical expertise to guide enhanced geothermal systems from early-stage planning to operations, helping close a critical gap as the industry scales up.

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May 20, 2026

9 global climate innovators named finalists for $250K Wilkes Prize

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Sustainability

At the 2026 Wilkes Climate Summit on May 13, finalists will pitch their solutions, ranging from low-carbon construction materials to cleaner chemical manufacturing and resilient agriculture.

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May 8, 2026

What a garden of bees can teach us about biodiversity

Categories: Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Red Butte Garden is a pollinator hotspot at the edge of a bustling city, where an ongoing bee survey could offer clues to building healthier urban ecosystems.

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May 7, 2026

U, national lab partner on energy resilience, critical minerals and more

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, President, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability, SVPAA

U and NLR leaders signed a three-year MOU to enable greater research collaborations through shared facilities, joint proposal development, visiting scholar programs, student internships and career pathways to national labs.

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May 5, 2026

Blanket ceremony honors Native graduates

Categories: ASUU, Belonging, Campus Life, Commencement, Community, Events, Student Affairs, Student Belonging, Student Belonging, Students, Sustainability, U Belong

For some Native American students, the graduation season is also a time to commemorate their ancestral heritage

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April 29, 2026

Small seeds, big impact

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Red Butte Garden’s Matthew Wang takes microscopic images of seeds. They may transform how scientists study ecosystems, restore landscapes and even combat plant poaching.

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April 29, 2026

Nuclear is booming. The workforce isn’t ready

Categories: Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Researchers, policy makers and industry experts gathered at the U to examine nuclear expansion in the Intermountain West at the 2026 John Horan Health Physics Symposium.

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April 17, 2026

Rooted in resilience: How the U is prepping for summer 2026

Categories: Campus Life, Facilities, Faculty/Staff, Latest Stories, Students, Sustainability

Through smart technology, soil health and $600,000 in waterwise upgrades, the University of Utah is balancing immediate conservation with the long-term survival of the State Arboretum.

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April 15, 2026

Edible Campus Gardens celebrates 30th anniversary in 2026

Categories: Alumni, Belonging, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty/Staff, Home Page, Latest Stories, Student Belonging, Student Belonging, Students, Sustainability, U Belong

Started as a student-led initiative in 1996, the Edible Campus Gardens have been a resource for the campus to conduct research and classes, support wellbeing and connect with community.

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April 3, 2026

12 books and films for Earth Month

Categories: Arts & Humanities, Campus Life, Faculty/Staff, Students, Sustainability

April is a time to celebrate the Earth, including the lands, waters, plants, animals and communities that give us life.

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April 1, 2026

University releases annual Climate Action Plan updates

Categories: Campus Life, Facilities, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, President, Research, Sustainability

The Fiscal Year 2024 progress report documents increases in climate-related research, a boost in sustainability courses, reductions in the growing institution’s carbon footprint and new efforts to improve resiliency.

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March 11, 2026

Tour de force

Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Students, Sustainability

U and Université Côte d’Azur students again team up to tackle energy and climate solutions at the 2026 Wilkes Center “Hackathon.”

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March 11, 2026