Approximately 42,000 years ago the Earth’s geomagnetic field reversed, triggering dramatic climate shifts and fueling ecological change on a global scale.
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
A reversal of Earth’s geomagnetic field
Restorative justice preferred among the Enga
Advocates have called for a restorative justice system that repairs harm done to victims and reintegrates wrongdoers into society. The Enga of Papua New Guinea balance retribution and restitution.
Air pollution spikes reduce test scores
More frequent peak air pollution exposure was associated with reduced math and English language arts test scores for third graders in all primary public schools in Salt Lake County.
Statement regarding student complaint
College and department leaders respond to a student complaint and messages of concern.
Seismic monitoring may improve early warnings for glacial lake outburst floods
Seismic stations may provide a real-time, remote monitoring system to give early warnings of glacial lake outburst floods that devastate downstream communities. Global warming is drastically increasing the risk of these floods.
Silencing the booming chorus
From 2007 to 2009, a yellow fever virus outbreak nearly decimated El Parque El Piñalito’s howler monkey populations. Exposure to a past virus may have aided brown howlers’ survival.
First two Maj. Brent Taylor Scholarship recipients named
Scholarship honors Taylor’s life of public service and benefits graduate students in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Barbara Tanner: The well-lived life
Tanner was a community leader, humanitarian, human rights activist, philanthropist and elementary education alumna of the University of Utah.
Earliest interbreeding event between ancient human populations discovered
The new study goes back further than 23andme could have ever imagined.
Ecosystems of early human evolution
To understand the environmental pressures that shaped human evolution, scientists must first piece together the details of the ancient plant and animal communities that our fossil ancestors lived in over the past 7 million years.