U surpasses $750M in research funding
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Research funding at the U inches closer to $1 billion as the university sees a record-breaking 10th year of funding growth.
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U creates new STEM education hub to support teachers
Nancy Butler Songer has been named as the inaugural associate provost of STEM education to oversee the new initiative.
Read MoreU pilot project to help people experiencing homelessness
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College of Health planning project brings together people experiencing homelessness, civic leaders and academic collaborators to plan a community-designed resource hub.
Read MoreDan Reed elected to lead National Science Board
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As chair, Reed leads the board that serves as an independent advisor to Congress and the president on science and engineering policy, and that governs and sets policy for the National Science Foundation.
Read MorePart of world’s ultimate IT team
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The U joins a new center to help the world’s top scientific facilities manage their important data.
Read More11 U students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships
This is the second-largest U cohort to date.
Read MoreIndigenous students in STEM
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A U researcher is helping develop strategies to increase STEM engagement in Indigenous communities.
Read MoreDeveloping a device to detect COVID-19
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Science writer Lisa Potter talks with professor Massood Tabib-Azar about the portable, reusable COVID-19 testing device that he is developing.
Read MoreWhy research universities matter
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At the University of Utah, at least 100 research groups are currently studying causes and consequences of COVID-19.
Read MorePhysicists test coronavirus particles against temperature, humidity
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One of the biggest unknowns about the coronavirus is how changing seasons will affect its spread. U physicists have received the university’s first COVID-19-related grant to tackle the question.
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