The U effect: Economic and societal impacts on the state of Utah
Categories:
The U’s direct employment of 39,300 jobs make it the largest employer in the state.
Read MoreCategory: Research
How COVID-19 impacts graduate students
Categories:
The Graduate School answered questions about how COVID-19 and campus closures are impacting graduate students, from their medical coverage to tuition benefits.
Read MoreHealth and safety requirements for level orange and EHS compliance measures
Categories:
You should only come to campus for work that absolutely has to be completed onsite.
Read MorePortable, reusable test for COVID-19
Categories:
U engineer Massood Tabib-Azar is developing a coronavirus sensor about the size of a quarter that works with a cellphone and can detect COVID-19 in 60 seconds.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah embarks on ambitious COVID-19 testing effort
Under Utah HERO, 10,000 Utahns will be tested for COVID-19. Results will guide public health decision-making and help move Utah’s economy forward.
Read MoreEvidence suggests COVID-19 isn’t sexually transmitted
Categories:
The study was not comprehensive enough to fully rule out the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted. However, the chances of it occurring, based on this limited finding, appear to be remote.
Read MoreUtah’s spring air quality better than usual during pandemic
Air quality along the Wasatch Front in March is usually good, but the reduction in emissions from COVID-19 stay-at-home measures have made air quality even better than usual.
Read MoreWhy research universities matter
Categories:
At the University of Utah, at least 100 research groups are currently studying causes and consequences of COVID-19.
Read MoreU designs innovative respirator system
The Center for Medical Innovation at U of U Health has designed a new filtered respirator system to provide health care workers safe and reusable PPE for working with COVID-19 patients.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah invests $1.3 million in COVID-19 research
Categories:
Funding supports 56 projects across campus, from investigating domestic violence to drug development.
Read MoreDiscover parasite biodiversity from home
Categories:
Millions of specimens are sitting in museums all over the world, but a lack of digital records make them hard to find and study. Help biologists discover parasite biodiversity.
Read MoreU of U Health and Intermountain Healthcare launch COVID-19 clinical drug trials
Trials to test the effectiveness and safety of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat patients with COVID-19.
Read More