EPA 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.
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Past 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.
Read MoreGreener plates: How campus dining is serving up sustainability
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With each meal served, each scrap reused and every box recycled, Dining Services is proving that sustainability can become part of the daily routine.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Emerson Andrews
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“Sustainability work has become more difficult, but students bring life to that work.”
Read MoreDust and wildfire smoke are the West’s latest air quality threats under a changing climate
U atmospheric scientists highlight the impact of a drier climate on Utah’s airsheds at College of Law’s 30th annual Stegner Symposium.
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