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Answer your phone
January 22, 2021
COVID-19 and learning abroad
January 20, 2021
Keeping students safe is important.
COVID-19 antibody tests can guide public health, policy decisions
May 18, 2020
It’s too soon to use COVID-19 antibody testing to issue “immunity passports,” but they are good enough to inform public health decisions.
Air pollution spikes reduce test scores
November 23, 2020
More frequent peak air pollution exposure was associated with reduced math and English language arts test scores for third graders in all primary public schools in Salt Lake County.
First daily surveillance of emerging COVID-19 hotspots
August 20, 2020
As COVID-19 outbreaks sweep across communities, local officials are forced into a whack-a-mole approach to battling the virus. Geographers hope a new method will provide timely data to inform public policy.
Getting past the politics of face coverings
August 13, 2020
Political scientist Phillip Singer explains why the politicization of public health measures is nothing new, and how to view wearing face coverings as a compassionate act.
Your hair knows what you eat and how much your haircut costs
July 29, 2020
Isotopes in hair reveal connection between diet and socioeconomic status.
Fall semester schedule changes due to COVID-19
July 24, 2020
Limiting interactions could limit infections.
Why research universities matter
April 30, 2020
At the University of Utah, at least 100 research groups are currently studying causes and consequences of COVID-19.
Physicists test coronavirus particles against temperature, humidity
March 18, 2020
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.