To 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.
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Wearable 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.
Read MoreCarbon markets underestimate risks U.S. forests face from climate change
Maps produced in U-led study show where the risk of loss from fire, insects and drought are most elevated.
Read MoreAs polar ice changes, so do the rules governing it
U-led research reveals growing presence of granular sea ice alters how water, heat and nutrients move through ice covering Antarctic ocean.
Read MoreHow far can automation and AI support psychotherapy?
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Interdisciplinary team of U researchers builds a framework for assessing varying levels of automation in a mental health field reliant on human interaction.
Read MoreWhat’s driving Salt Lake City’s downward emissions trends?
Emissions of NOx and carbon monoxide have dropped on the city’s streets since 2005, according to new atmospheric sciences research that could help Utah address its air quality problems.
Read MoreGulf desalination plants in Iran’s crosshairs?
A Q&A with Middle East historian Chris Low, an expert in the vital role water infrastructure plays in the region’s social and economic life.
Read MoreFreshwater under Great Salt Lake playa
In a first of its kind breakthrough, U geophysicists used electromagnetic data from airborne surveys to characterize a deep freshwater reservoir under Farmington Bay.
Read MoreUncovering a patchwork of fresh and salty groundwater beneath Great Salt Lake’s south shore
New geophysical surveys by U geoscientists reveal a hidden, dynamic aquifer system under the lake’s exposed playa.
Read MoreOnline exposure to medical misinformation concentrated among older adults
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Study by U communication researchers finds few Americans encounter low-credibility health websites.
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