What makes algae blooms grow?
A U professor receives a $3 million grant to study why toxic algae blooms grow in Utah Lake and other sources.
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Global analysis identifies at-risk forests
Forests can be a part of the climate solution as long as global warming doesn’t kill them first.
Read MoreWhat is the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy?
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A generous $20 million gift from Clay and Marie Wilkes will leverage the U’s location and interdisciplinary knowledge to address the immense challenges of climate change.
Read MoreGo for a Spin
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It’s a new affordable, sustainable and fun way to get around campus.
Read MoreBacked by $20M gift, U launches the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy
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The new center will promote research, study effective public policies and propose entrepreneurial business solutions to combat the threats that climate change poses.
Read MoreAdventures in the Canadian Arctic
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Last May, mathematics graduate students Rebecca Hardenbrook and Julie Sherman participated in Sea Ice School at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay, Canada.
Read MoreHow meteorologist Matt Johnson went from the U to KSL-TV
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KSL meteorologist and alum Matt Johnson talks about his first time seeing snow, late-night greenscreen practice and lessons from U math classes that help him in the newsroom.
Read MoreSeeing the world through ants
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Jack Longino and colleagues aim to generate the most complete phylogenetic tree of the ant family.
Read MoreWestern wildfire smoke plumes are getting taller
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Taller plumes spread farther, degrading air quality over a larger region—or even across a continent.
Read MoreStudy explores climate influences on snowmelt-fed water supplies
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Three decades of research show three factors that can help predict how climate change will impact critical snowmelt-driven water supplies nationwide.
Read MoreWhat we’re still learning about how trees grow
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Fundamental questions remain about what factors limit tree growth. A new study may hold answers.
Read MoreClimate change induced refugee crisis, chronic war, in ancient Peru
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Their findings suggest that climate change has the potential to harm all populations, either directly or indirectly, through destabilization and refugee crises.
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