Cambrian fossil from Utah illuminates origins of vertebrate life
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Meet Nuucichthys, a 500-million-year-old fish-like creature recovered in Utah’s Marjum Formation in the West Desert and held in NHMU collections.
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U hosts SWSIE, an engine driving climate innovation
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‘There’s so much we can do collectively’: University of Utah hosts NSF, regional partners for Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine site visit.
Read MoreExplorer Corps app, a Utah road-tripper’s best friend
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Download the free app before Labor Day 2024 to enter a summer sweepstakes to win a prize package of nearly $1,000 in camping equipment.
Read MoreAs the ball turns: Earth’s inner core is ‘backtracking’
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Using seismic data to measure changes in solid core’s motion, geologists discover it now turns more slowly relative to surface of Earth.
Read MoreGardner Institute releases new Utah demographic data
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Utah is experiencing significant demographic shifts as it continues to be one of the fastest-growing states in the nation.
Read MoreGolden Spike Monument’s western-state tour kickoff event
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The 43-foot-tall Golden Spike Monument, a golden public art piece, will be on display in Presidents Circle on April 24 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Read MoreA roadmap for rescuing the Great Salt Lake
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Conservation won’t be enough to save Utah’s inland sea. Saved water must be “shepherded” to the lake, rather than used by someone else.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Sydney Haslem
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“My advice for balancing being a student and a parent is to prioritize your mental health over everything. You’ve got to make time for yourself.”
Read MoreWhat is the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy?
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A generous $20 million gift from Clay and Marie Wilkes will leverage the U’s location and interdisciplinary knowledge to address the immense challenges of climate change.
Read MoreBacked by $20M gift, U launches the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy
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The new center will promote research, study effective public policies and propose entrepreneurial business solutions to combat the threats that climate change poses.
Read MoreIn dry years, rivers become birds’ crowded corridors
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New research finds that in dry years, birds funnel into the greenness of river environments, but overcrowding may increase competition for habitat and resources.
Read MoreTokyo-bound for U Olympians
Meet the 10 athletes with ties to the U heading to the Summer Olympics.
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