Seal conservation strategies
Chemical records in teeth confirm elusive Alaska lake seals are one of a kind.
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Humans 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 More‘Driving’ air quality changes
Google Street View cars will sniff out air pollution sources while driving Salt Lake neighborhoods.
Read MoreFlying across America for POWs and for science
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A geology professor explores the way water weaves through America—and into Americans’ very bones.
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.
Read MoreEsports team for the win
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The university’s “Overwatch” team competed in its first national championship on May 10 on ESPN.
Read MoreHow insects and bacteria control ice
New U research shows that organisms use special proteins to form or inhibit ice crystals.
Read MoreNew College of Science dean announced
Peter Trapa, current chair of the U’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, selected as the new dean.
Read MoreScience ambassadors
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A U biology professor stretches the possibilities of science communication by bringing the beauty of science to people and places that others have overlooked.
Read MorePower supply resilience
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U engineer receives $4.4M grant to develop an automated resilience management system to enhance the city’s power grid in case of a power outage.
Read MoreReversing Photosynthesis
U artist borrows from nature to create award-winning photographs using no direct light. See his work at the Phillips Gallery in Salt Lake City until April 13.
Read MoreFruitful undergrad teaching
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Professor Robert R. Kessler has been named to receive the IEEE Computer Society Computer Science and Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award.
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