U REMEMBERS FRANCIS ‘FRANK’ BROWN
The distinguished professor of geology and geophysics, and Dean Emeritus of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at age 73.
Read MoreThe distinguished professor of geology and geophysics, and Dean Emeritus of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at age 73.
Read MoreResearchers from the Natural History Museum of Utah and Red Butte Garden at the University of Utah have discovered the earliest evidence of wild potato use in North America.
Read MoreThe U has awarded formal recognition to the Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, the first academic center in the world dedicated to discovering, developing, communicating and applying knowledge pertaining to the quality of the night skies.
Read MoreExplore how poison has shaped our world at Natural History Museum of Utah’s newest exhibit.
Read MoreA team of international paleontologists, including Adam Huttenlocker at the U, determine how some mammal relatives survived the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction.
Read MoreLearn how NHMU’s director of marketing became personal friends with twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly.
Read MoreFour faculty members from the U are among 11 winners of the 2015 Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology.
Read MoreDinosaur relatives and first dinosaurs more closely connected than previously thought and precise rock dating calls ages of other fossil sites across the globe into question.
Read MoreA 76-million-year-old extinct species of a pig-snouted turtle unearthed in Utah is one of the most complete skeletons of a turtle from the age of dinosaurs.
Read MoreThe U offers a variety of holiday events, performances and markets for families.
Read MoreNATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH FREE DAY The museum is pleased to offer a free day on Monday, Oct. 12, thanks to the Zoo, Arts and Parks funding we receive from Salt Lake County. Getting tickets for museum free days: • Advance reservations for free day will be made available online at 10 a.m. MT […]
Read MoreNatural History Museum of Utah digitizes its paleontology collection for students to study in classrooms.
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