Did meat make us human?
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A new study questions the importance of meat-eating in shaping human evolution.
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Protecting the past at Bears Ears
Bears Ears is not just about boundaries, it’s about management.
Read MorePlants reveal how people lived in Bears Ears
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Was this national monument “landscaped” for the use of the people?
Read MoreHumans of the U: Grayson Hull
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“In 2017, I saw an announcement in the pre-med newsletter that the Prison Education Project was starting and they needed volunteers. My mom is a school teacher, so education is pretty important in my family, and I thought it’d be a good thing to get involved in.”
Read MoreMELDING PERSPECTIVES, FINDING SOLUTIONS
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Society, Water and Climate Research Group melds scientific perspectives toward finding sustainable water solutions in a changing world.
Read MoreBirth of the Antiquities Act
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NHMU anthropological and paleontological collections include objects from areas in Utah protected by the American Antiquities Act, which authorized the U.S. president to designate land owned or controlled by the government as national monuments.
Read MoreHUMANS OF THE U: ALLISON WOLFE
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Allison Wolfe was drawn to zooarchaeology for its mystery and its historical clue-finding.
Read MoreWE ARE FAMILY
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Math simulations support theory of “socially enforced nepotism.”
Read MoreTEACHING ELEVATED
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New teaching Wasatch Experience workshop for faculty and doctoral teaching assistants provides tools for incorporating sustainability into the curriculum.
Read MoreUSING MILITARY EXPERIENCE TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
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Student veteran Rachael Barkie plans to use her experience dealing with conflict and the complexities of different ideologies and cultures to help policymakers find nuanced solutions to difficult environmental problems.
Read MoreA TALE OF TWO BABIES
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Ancient babies boost Bering land bridge layover with DNA linking many Native Americans to infants in Alaskan grave.
Read MoreTWO ROUTES FOR MONKEY LOVE
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Across the animal kingdom, males hoot and holler to attract females and ward off competing suitors, but howler monkeys evolve two sex tactics to pass on their genes.
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