How U alumni helped invent the catalytic converter
The catalytic converter, which removes toxic gases from car exhaust, owes its invention partly to U alumni working at Corning Incorporated in the 1970s.
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Persistent inequitable exposure to air pollution in Salt Lake County schools
Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology
A new study utilized a community-university partnership of nearly 200 PM 2.5 sensors through the Air Quality and U network. U researchers revealed persistent social inequalities in Salt Lake County schools.
Read MoreU logs more trips than any team in Clear the Air Challenge
The U logged 24,517 trips, which is over 10,000 trips more than any other team.
Read MoreTRAX air quality study expands
A U air monitoring project, expanded to TRAX’s Blue Line, shows how smoke from last year’s fireworks drifted through the valley.
Read MoreUTA on Demand by Via
The new service aims to enhance connectivity to TRAX and FrontRunner lines for commuters.
Read MoreBurning questions on air pollution
A University of Utah engineering study shows restrictions on wood burning in Utah dramatically improve air quality.
Read MoreAre you up for the challenge?
Join the Clear the Air Challenge this February so we can all breathe easy.
Read MoreA look at air pollution and vulnerable populations
Poor children are suffering greater exposure to polluted air.
Read MoreChanging behavior to improve the air
How can your individual decisions impact air quality?
Read MoreIt’s not too late to clean up the air in Utah
On Oct. 3, the University of Utah hosted the first of a series of multidisciplinary summits on air quality. Titled “The Air We Breathe,” the symposium’s objectives were to build connections among researchers across our campus, catalyze new collaborations, coordinate research activities and communicate findings.
Read More‘Driving’ air quality changes
Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Home Page, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students
Google Street View cars will sniff out air pollution sources while driving Salt Lake neighborhoods.
Read MoreA new view of wintertime air pollution
A new study could help improve air quality in Salt Lake City and other cities across the U.S. West.
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