2021 ‘Best Graduate Schools’
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New rankings from U.S. News & World Report are out—see how the U ranked in the 2021 “Best Graduate Schools.”
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5 ways that U scientists are addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
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Within a few short weeks, more than a dozen new research studies have popped up across the U to study coronavirus.
Read MoreBreaking down the Magna earthquake
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Let’s dig into the nuts and bolts of this earthquake.
Read MorePhysicists test coronavirus particles against temperature, humidity
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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.
Read MoreEarthquake felt along Wasatch Front
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Widely felt earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred at 7:09 a.m. on March 18, 2020 (MDT), with an epicenter near Magna, Utah.
Read MoreResearch planning and continuity
For those in-person lab classes, we have a health and sanitation guide.
Read MoreDiscovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
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Infalling gas found, star-forming galaxies likely primary energy source of Lyman-alpha radiation emitted from gigantic hydrogen gas blobs.
Read MoreNASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights
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Using data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, researchers found connections between the population density of cities and how much carbon dioxide they produce per person.
Read MoreBroad-spectrum antibiotics and initial pneumonia treatment
Pneumonia patients given drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the first few days after hospitalization fared no better than those receiving standard medical care.
Read MoreWearable sensor powered by AI predicts worsening heart failure before hospitalization
A wearable sensor that works in conjunction with artificial intelligence technology could help detect critical changes in heart failure patients days before a health crisis.
Read MoreDestigmatizing mental illness
U of U Health partnered with Sundance for a panel of experts on the front lines of the mental illness epidemic in Utah.
Read MoreTRAX air quality study expands
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A U air monitoring project, expanded to TRAX’s Blue Line, shows how smoke from last year’s fireworks drifted through the valley.
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