Unpacking polar sea ice with math
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Mathematics and climate researchers build new models for understanding sea ice, which is not as solid as you might think.
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Exploring solutions to the threat climate change poses to the West’s electrical grid
Bringing together a multitude of stakeholders, a symposium seeks to identify solutions for a mounting crisis that communities are not prepared for should the grid fail.
Read MoreBiochar farm robots win $500K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
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Applied Carbon, a Houston-based technology company, is designing automated machines that convert crop waste into biochar, a charcoal-like substance that improves soil health while storing carbon for millions of years.
Read MoreU unveils School of Environment, Society & Sustainability
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While the school represents a new name and academic structure, undergraduate and graduate degree offerings remain unchanged.
Read MoreRethinking carbon offsets
Many companies claim carbon credits “offset” their own emissions, but much research suggests they over-represent their climate benefit, are not real or both.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Desi Crane
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“I feel like I’ve become a better person from what I’ve learned both in and outside of my classes.”
Read MoreMeet the new insect killing Utah’s fir trees
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U researchers track the spread of nonnative balsam woolly adelgid across northern Utah forests, which is killing trees in recreation-heavy mountain ranges and canyons.
Read MoreFrom mountains to Great Salt Lake: The secrets of snowmelt
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University of Utah hydrologist and biochemist Paul Brooks talks about the multiyear journey of water molecules from mountain snowfall to the Great Salt Lake.
Read MoreEnvironmental refuges to escape the heat
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Daniel Mendoza discusses the need for “cool zones,” for the public to escape increasingly extreme heatwaves and its associated heat-related illness.
Read MoreWilkes Center announces 7 finalists for $500K Climate Launch Prize
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Top finalists from 215 international submissions are vying for the prize funds to accelerate their solutions to climate change.
Read More4 Earth Month books to read this April
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These titles are rooted in appreciating and understanding the natural world.
Read MoreU launches updated climate action plan
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This updated plan highlights progress made and outlines new ways the U will contribute to positive climate outcomes through research, education and operational policies and practices.
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