Cone snail venom wins Golden Goose Award
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U researchers Baldomero “Toto” Olivera and J. Michael McIntosh are among 11 researchers honored for unusual discoveries that greatly benefit society.
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U physics hosts one of the most important workshops on neutrinos
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Known as NuFact, the workshop brought together experimentalists, theorists, and accelerator physicists from all over the world to share their knowledge and expertise in the field.
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 MoreTo boldly know what no one has known before
Gail Zasowski’s research will help us understand how the infant Milky Way grew into the massive spiral galaxy that we see today.
Read MoreBOOM! A meteor crashes across Utah’s sky
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On the morning of Aug. 13, a mysterious boom rattled windows and Utahns’ nerves across the Wasatch Front.
Read MoreU astronomers tackle decade’s biggest questions
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The innovative research from U physics and astronomy hit the areas that the national community determined as priorities in a once-in-a-decade report that guides the direction of astro-research for years to come.
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 MoreThe future of Great Salt Lake
Scientists, lawmakers and lake advocates discuss data-driven solutions to the lake’s critical problems.
Read MoreOvercoming obstacles of a first-gen student
From imposter syndrome to finding the right questions to ask, being a first-generation student can be daunting.
Read More‘Living legend’ honored in Filipino postage stamp
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Baldomero “Toto” Olivera’s pioneering research on marine cone snails unlocked the pain-management potential of their venom.
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