Mirror life
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Synthetic mirror-image bacteria could be a boon to drug development—but could also interact with the environment in unpredictable and potentially dangerous ways.
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Anti-HIV drug U biochemist helped developed named Breakthrough of the Year
Wesley Sundquist conducted basic research that led to the drug lenacapavir, “a pivotal step toward diminishing HIV/AIDS as a global health crisis”
Read MoreStudent commencement speaker: Be excellent
For the 2024 University of Utah student commencement speaker Eron Powell, a love of learning is one of the most important things he is taking away from his time at the U.
Read MoreRamón Barthelemy wins 2023 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year
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The U physicist was one of three winners of the 2023 Out to Innovate Awards that recognizes outstanding achievement by LGBTQ+ people in STEM.
Read MoreGlobal analysis identifies at-risk forests
Forests can be a part of the climate solution as long as global warming doesn’t kill them first.
Read MoreA love letter to science
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Science is an idea that’s accessible to anyone, a process by which we observe, test and learn something new.
Read MoreRepresentation in science
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Black students and scientists have faced unfair and unjust barriers in science.
Read MoreResearch in a time of crisis
In response to a global threat, COVID-19, University of Utah mounted a research response that is making a lasting impact on the virus and its numerous effects
Read MoreWhat are the limits of ice?
The smallest nanodroplet of water in which ice can form is only as big as 90 water molecules—a tenth the size of the smallest virus.
Read MoreSqueezing an electron crystal
Researchers have determined the energy required to add an electron to a Wigner crystal—an ordered crystalline state made of electrons rather than atoms.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Cynthia Burrows
“If somebody gave me millions of dollars and set me in an isolated lab, I don’t think I’d make any impact. Impact is all about collaborating with other people, bouncing ideas off them, realizing they have a different technique. It’s a human endeavor, science.”
Read MoreSVP Dan Reed lands White House appointment
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Reed has been selected to serve on the National Science Board, which provides advice and oversight for the National Science Foundation.
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