What to do with your UCard this summer
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Looking for some free summer fun? Here are a few options you can access with your UCard.
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From volunteer to co-author: One U student’s dinosaur journey
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Savhannah Carpenter’s route to being the only student listed on the research team credited with finding the world’s newest horned dinosaur didn’t follow a straight line.
Read MoreLoki’s horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
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The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.”
Read MoreHunting an underground epidemic
Researchers are mapping where in Utah harbors the Valley fever fungus. The fungal infection spreads through spores in the soil and dust, and could be more widespread than anyone thought.
Read MoreAnimals of the U: Fox A. Squirrel
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There are some people on campus who are obsessed with me, but I try not to let it go to my head.
Read MoreHow animal senses reveal hidden realms around us
The Natural History Museum of Utah’s 2024 lecture series is themed The Science of Intelligence. Speakers will explore how intelligence manifests in plants, humans, animals, and machines.
Read MoreOne fossil is upending our understanding of Ankylosaur behavior
Perfectly preserved skin from a fossil of Zuul crurivastator, a dinosaur named after the dog from Ghostbusters, gives unprecedented insight into the social behavior of the dinosaurs.
Read MorePsychoactive psilocybin’s evolution in ‘magic mushrooms’
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Largest diversity study of the genus Psilocybe investigates the evolution of psilocybin production. They found that Psilocybe arose around when the dinosaur-killing asteroid caused a mass extinction event.
Read MoreCaving for bones
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How a tip from a citizen scientist led to deep discoveries in Utah’s caves.
Read MoreA Utah fossil’s journey from evidence locker to Harvard
How an evolutionarily significant sea squirt fossil twice as old as the oldest dinosaur arrived at a museum wrapped in red federal “EVIDENCE” tape.
Read MoreMy adventures in the ribosome
Nobel Laureate Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan returns to the U to share his role in the race to uncover the ribosome structure at the Frontiers of Science lecture series on Sept. 26.
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