Aspens ‘remember’ past drought in their leaves
Research uncovers how chemical compounds that protect aspens from insects and pathogens rise and fall in response to drought.
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How tropical weather affects West Antarctica
Utah researchers study ice cores and 20th-century weather data to track changes in massive ice sheet covering 760,000 square miles, with an average thickness of 3,400 feet.
Read MoreFrom classrooms to careers, Black women describe lasting effects of racialized bias
Study led by William A. Smith examines how anti-Black misogyny contributes to “racial battle fatigue” across the life course.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake meteorite lands in a new home
Four years after meteorite’s fiery arrival in Utah, its largest fragment now on permanent display in the U’s Department of Geology & Geophysics.
Read MoreUtah ranges may store a billion tons of hidden ice
U geoscientists precisely measure the size and movement of Timpanogos rock glacier, one of 836 in Utah.
Read MoreUtah’s historic fire season of 2026
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Halfway through fire season, Utah has already broken the record for wooded and forested acres burned in a single year, according to U analysis.
Read More‘The Elephant in the Desert’
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U’s Wilkes Center produces an interactive tool exploring the past and future of Utah data centers.
Read MoreCaddisfly silk gene evolves quickly without losing adhesive power
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Bioengineer Russell Stewart is looking to aquatic bugs to create next-generation of biomedical adhesives.
Read MoreTo play or not to play: Utah high school athletic trainers struggle with air quality concerns
U research highlights need for uniform air-quality policies across Utah to safeguard student athletes’ well-being when air quality is poor.
Read MoreWearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology
Electrical engineers and mathematicians team up to develop and test a smartwatch that tracks electrical properties of pulsating blood.
Read MoreThe mystery of Utah’s deep quakes
U seismologists are learning what continental mantle earthquakes, occurring far below Earth’s crust, reveal about what lies beneath northeast Utah and southwest Wyoming.
Read MoreU biologist wins seed grant to deepen research into tailocins, the weapons microbes use on each other
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Hypothesis Fund supports early-stage innovative research that aims to improve the health of people and the planet.
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