Pearl Sandick named Interim Dean of the College of Science
Associate Dean Pearl Sandick will begin working in this new role on March 15, 2025
Read MoreAssociate Dean Pearl Sandick will begin working in this new role on March 15, 2025
Read MoreNew U-led research from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument reveals 300 new intermediate-mass black holes and 2,500 dwarf galaxies with active black holes, tripling the existing census for both.
Read MorePhysicists discover a unique quantum behavior that offers a new way to manipulate electron-spin and magnetization to push forward cutting-edge spintronic technologies, like neuromorphic computing.
Read MoreA “saga” about 101 galaxies like the Milky Way and their companions.
Read MoreThe Milky Way has always seemed a little bit weird in comparison to other galaxies. For decades, research suggested that our galaxy was more compact than any other spiral galaxy. However, a new study found that it’s less strange than we thought—our galaxy’s core is about as dense as any other.
Read MoreWatch Kevin Davenport break down the physics that allows vert skaters to huck themselves into the stratosphere—and learn why he calls Tony Hawk an intuitive scientist.
Read MoreSecond only to the Oh-My-God particle, the newly dubbed Amaterasu particle deepens the mystery of the origin, propagation and particle physics of rare, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
Read MoreAfter 21 years of observers loading heavy aluminum plates night after night, the cosmos are now visible through robotic eyes.
Read MoreScholarship allows mathematics and physics honors student Isaac Martin to study at the University of Cambridge.
Read MoreU researchers find a mineral discovered in Russia in the 1830s holds a key to the next step in ultra-high-speed communications and computing.
Read MoreStatement from the University of Utah regarding Ms. Xiaolin Tang, a Ph.D. candidate in the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Read MoreTIno Nyawelo fell in love with physics as a high schooler in South Sudan. With the help of teachers, mentors and outreach organizations, he left the violence of his country to pursue graduate studies in Europe, and eventually joined the U physics faculty. Now, he shares his love of science with refugee youth struggling to adapt to the Utah school system.
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