Longer wildfire seasons means more bad air days
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Each year, Utah and much of the west goes up in flame.
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Measuring environmental impacts on human health
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Garnering support from NIH’s high-risk, high-reward research program, pharmaceutical researcher Yue Lu examines how air quality affects lung health.
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 MoreMaking semiconductors more environmentally friendly
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The discovery is the first step towards creating effective organic semiconductors, which use significantly less water and energy, and produce far less waste than their inorganic counterparts.
Read MoreBeyond greenspace and bluespace
Most research on environmental exposure and health outcomes is limited to landscapes dominated by plants and water. A new study broadens the array of natural landscapes and their impact on human health.
Read MoreIt’s who you are that matters most
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A first-of-its-kind study found that evolutionary history has the strongest influence in both wild and captive woodrats’ microbiomes.
Read MoreWhat inspires environmental action?
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Utahns, regardless of their age or political party, are becoming more willing to take environmental action when they know one key element: the positive economic benefits of change.
Read MoreGreening your office
The choices we make in our work environment impact the natural environment, our health and our future quality of life. Because these issues are important to our students we want to make sure that we are upholding their values.
Read MoreSweating the small stuff
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The Sustainability Office’s Green Office Certification offers ongoing support and customized training to help employees make small changes to daily office habits that can have a large collective impact.
Read MoreUncovering sustainability
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Faculty across campus are enhancing education by implementing the big ideas of sustainability — equity, economy and environment into their courses and departments.
Read MoreSafe & Sound
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BIOSAFETY RESEARCH UPDATE[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-4″] [/bs_col][bs_col class=”col-sm-8″]Laboratory studies involving recombinant and synthetic nucleic acids are regulated by the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) and non-exempt studies require registration with, and approval by, the University of Utah Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). Violations of NIH guidelines are serious and have to be reported to the NIH […]
Read MoreNATIONAL PARKS: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
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In the centennial year of the National Park Service, authors David Quammen and Terry Tempest Williams will use Yellowstone National Park as a context for discussing the past and future of national parks.
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