2025 cohort of U Presidential Scholars announced
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This award is accompanied by $10K in funding, provided by an anonymous donor, each year for three years.
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Humans of the U: ‘Cheenu’ Raghuraman
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“Finding relatable examples is a vital science communication skill for teaching and presenting research findings, but I didn’t learn to do it through science. I learned it through dancing.”
Read MoreWhen a rat makes up its mind, these neuroscientists know
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Researchers—with the help of AI—can now pinpoint the moment that a brain makes a decision.
Read More‘Greatest honor I could possibly receive’
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The Smithsonian Tropical Institute named a trail after U biologist Phyllis Coley to celebrate her decades of research that’s driven rainforest-derived therapies and shaped our understanding of biodiversity.
Read MoreWoodrats’ dietary choices driven by constraints
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Researchers discovered that the costs of using too few or too many resources strongly influence dietary diversity in wild woodrats, complicating how we think about food webs, resiliency and invasive species.
Read MoreNational Donor Day: A student’s transplant journey
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For National Donor Day on Feb. 14, a biology student shares how receiving her first liver transplant as a teenager ignited a passion for medical research and patient advocacy.
Read MoreWoodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a detox plan
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U biologists discover surprising answers for how the tiny rodent quickly evolved tolerance to a poisonous diet of creosote bushes.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Gabe Brown
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“I’m really interested in human ecology and conservation, and how people are connected to the land that sustains them.”
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 More‘Dune’ sandworms: Fact vs fiction with a U worm wrangler
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Worm expert Michael Verner compares the Dune sandworms to their earthly counterparts. In a short video, he touches on their size, teeth, hunting methods and reveals the biggest worm in existence.
Read MoreNematode proteins shed light on infertility
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U biologists identified how the synaptonemal complex regulates gene exchanges between chromosomes in nematodes, a process remarkably similar across sexually reproducing organisms and a leading cause of infertility in humans.
Read MoreChristmas trees and climate change
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Small choices can make a big impact this holiday season. Learn from a forest ecologist what Christmas tree is best for you and the environment.
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