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In Search of New Microscopy Tools to Observe How Cells Function

Two labs at the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry joined forces to improve imaging tools that may soon enable scientists to better observe signaling in functioning cells and other molecular-scale processes central to life.
16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Just How Dangerous Is Great Salt Lake Dust? New Research Looks for Clues

As Utah’s Great Salt Lake shrinks, exposing more of its playa, concerns grow about the dust the dry lakebed emits. University of Utah scientists find sediments in the exposed lakebed show elevated 'oxidative potential,' indicating greater risk to...
16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Wildland Firefighters Hit Their STRIDE

In thousands of simulations, STRIDE produced much more accurate travel times than the standard slope-only models. STRIDE also chose to use established roads and trails to avoid patches of forest or dense vegetation. In contrast, the slope-only model...
16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

U, EPIC Ventures partner to drive regional innovation forward

By combining the U’s innovation engine with EPIC’s extensive network, the partnership will catalyze growth for early-stage technology companies across various sectors, including software, health and life sciences and financial technology.
10-Sep-2024 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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What microscopic fossilized shells tell us about ancient climate change

By analyzing foram shells recovered in drill cores, a study led by University of Utah geologists links rapid climate change that led to thermal maxima 50 million years ago to rising CO2 levels.
26-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Exposing myths about ballot collection on Native American reservations

University of Utah researchers find ballot collection lowers barriers to voting for Naive Americans, while resulting in no documented cases of vote fraud. Yet many states are banning the practice.
16-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Decoding mysterious seismic signals

University of Utah geophysicists find link between seismic waves called PKP precursors and anomalies in Earth's mantle that are associated with hotspots associated with volcanism on the surface.
16-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How our biases are reflected in how fast we make decisions

Quick decisions are more likely influenced by initial biases, resulting in faulty conclusions, while decisions that take time are more likely the result in better information, according to new research led by applied mathematicians at the University...
14-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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