The first undergraduate cohort of the dark sky studies minor completed the Dark Sky Studies Capstone course with projects that made an impact in Utah’s communities.
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Dark sky’s future leaders
April 1, 2021
11 U students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships
March 26, 2021
This is the second-largest U cohort to date.
Warming climate slows tropical birds’ population growth rates
March 9, 2021
A 30-year study in Tanzania shows temperature-linked population declines in species important to forests.
Building a mobile, virtual reality classroom
March 3, 2021
Going well beyond video chatting, University of Utah students dissect virtual animals.
Automatic trail cameras keep wildlife research going during pandemic
Mar 23, 2021
Researchers share how trail cameras enabled science to continue even without fieldwork
Rediscovery of the ‘extinct’ Pinatubo volcano mouse
January 22, 2021
In 1991, a volcano in the Philippines had the second-most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century. Its effects were devastating—but a mouse feared to have gone extinct survived.
How do U…participate in crowdsourced science?
January 22, 2021
Join in research projects from the comfort of your own home.
Honoring Karl Gordon Lark
April 22, 2020
Renowned geneticist and father of molecular biology at the U passes away.
Why wait? New initiative gets students into the lab early
February 5, 2020
In 2020, the College of Science will give hundreds of undergraduates the opportunity to contribute to real research projects the year that they step onto campus.
The role of lizard lungs in evolutionary biology
December 16, 2019
Savannah monitor lizards have a unique airflow pattern that is a hybrid of bird and mammal flow patterns.