Latest news from University of Utah on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/u-epic-ventures-partner-to-drive-regional-innovation-forward/?sc=rsin /articles/u-epic-ventures-partner-to-drive-regional-innovation-forward/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:05:12 EST 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. University of Utah /articles/what-microscopic-fossilized-shells-tell-us-about-ancient-climate-change/?sc=rsin /articles/what-microscopic-fossilized-shells-tell-us-about-ancient-climate-change/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:05:52 EST 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. University of Utah /articles/exposing-myths-about-ballot-collection-on-native-american-reservations/?sc=rsin /articles/exposing-myths-about-ballot-collection-on-native-american-reservations/?sc=rsin Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:05:53 EST 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. University of Utah /articles/decoding-mysterious-seismic-signals/?sc=rsin /articles/decoding-mysterious-seismic-signals/?sc=rsin Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:05:06 EST 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. University of Utah /articles/how-our-biases-are-reflected-in-how-fast-we-make-decisions/?sc=rsin /articles/how-our-biases-are-reflected-in-how-fast-we-make-decisions/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:05:45 EST 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 of Utah. University of Utah /articles/can-targeted-therapies-be-applied-to-patients-with-alzheimer8217-s/?sc=rsin /articles/can-targeted-therapies-be-applied-to-patients-with-alzheimer8217-s/?sc=rsin Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:05:27 EST University of Utah researchers discover potential treatments that target amyloid beta plaques on the brain that lead to dementia in patients with Alzheimer's disease. University of Utah /articles/miracle-filter-turns-store-bought-leds-into-spintronic-devices/?sc=rsin /articles/miracle-filter-turns-store-bought-leds-into-spintronic-devices/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:05:50 EST For the first time, scientists transformed existing optoelectronic devices into ones that can control electron spin at room temperature, without a ferromagnet or magnetic field. Researchers replaced the electrodes of store-bought LEDs with a patented spin filter made from hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite. University of Utah /articles/genetics-reveal-ancient-trade-routes-and-path-to-domestication-of-the-four-corners-potato/?sc=rsin /articles/genetics-reveal-ancient-trade-routes-and-path-to-domestication-of-the-four-corners-potato/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:05:08 EST Indigenous people brought a native potato to southern Utah, adding to the list of culturally significant plant species that pre-contact cultures domesticated in the Southwestern U.S. Genetic analysis revealed Solanum jamesii had been collected, transported and traded throughout the Colorado Plateau. University of Utah /articles/producing-water-out-of-thin-air/?sc=rsin /articles/producing-water-out-of-thin-air/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:05:28 EST Earth's atmosphere holds an ocean of fresh water. Extracting some of that moisture is seen as a potential way to provide clean drinking water to billions of people globally who face chronic shortages. A prototype device developed by University of Utah engineers for the U.S. Army harvests drinking water from atmosphere, even in arid places. University of Utah /articles/your-therapist-wants-you-to-go-outside/?sc=rsin /articles/your-therapist-wants-you-to-go-outside/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:05:38 EST Led by the University of Utah, a meta-analysis of existing research shows exposure to nature, even as little as 10 minutes, could benefit those with diagnosed mental illness. University of Utah /articles/of-ants-and-trees-8216-evolutionary-d-j-8217-in-the-tropical-rainforest/?sc=rsin /articles/of-ants-and-trees-8216-evolutionary-d-j-8217-in-the-tropical-rainforest/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:05:04 EST University of Utah biologists discover that multiple species of Myrmelachista ants have independently evolved the same specialized relationship with understory trees of Neotropical rainforests. University of Utah /articles/the-science-of-plant-decomposition-and-why-it-matters/?sc=rsin /articles/the-science-of-plant-decomposition-and-why-it-matters/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:05:22 EST Each year, Earth's plants drop about 100 billion tons organic material--leaves, sticks, bark, pollen--much of it ending up in waterways where it decomposes, perpetuating a cycle that shuttles carbon back and forth between the environment and living things. University of Utah /articles/astronomers-find-missing-link-in-massive-black-hole-formation/?sc=rsin /articles/astronomers-find-missing-link-in-massive-black-hole-formation/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:00:00 EST Newly identified fast-moving stars in the star cluster Omega Centauri provide solid evidence for a central black hole in the cluster. With at least 8,200 solar masses, that black hole is the best candidate for a class of black holes astronomers have long believed to exist: intermediate-mass black holes, formed in the early stages of galaxy evolution. University of Utah /articles/loki-s-horned-dinosaur-wielded-a-pair-of-giant-blades/?sc=rsin /articles/loki-s-horned-dinosaur-wielded-a-pair-of-giant-blades/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:05:23 EST The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, "Loki's horned face that looks like a caribou." University of Utah /articles/airborne-dust-from-great-salt-lake-playa-has-bigger-impact-on-communities-of-color/?sc=rsin /articles/airborne-dust-from-great-salt-lake-playa-has-bigger-impact-on-communities-of-color/?sc=rsin Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:05:56 EST Exposure to wind-blown dust from exposed playa of the Utah lake is worse in Hispanic neighborhoods, according to research from the University of Utah. Findings suggest restoring the lake could ease social inequities associated with air pollution. University of Utah /articles/as-the-ball-turns-earth-s-inner-core-is-backtracking/?sc=rsin /articles/as-the-ball-turns-earth-s-inner-core-is-backtracking/?sc=rsin Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:05:57 EST Using seismic data to measure changes in the solid core's motion within the liquid outer core, geologists discover it now turns more slowly relative to surface of Earth. University of Utah /articles/the-promising-world-of-bacteriophages-the-pathogen-s-pathogen/?sc=rsin /articles/the-promising-world-of-bacteriophages-the-pathogen-s-pathogen/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:05:49 EST University of Utah biologists are unlocking the mystery of how bacteria harness viruses to wipe out the competition. Answers could lead to the development of alternatives to broad-spectrum antibiotics. University of Utah /articles/what-the-geologic-record-reveals-about-how-the-oceans-were-oxygenated/?sc=rsin /articles/what-the-geologic-record-reveals-about-how-the-oceans-were-oxygenated/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:05:47 EST New research led by University of Utah geochemist Chadlin Ostrander uses thallium isotopes to track the rise and fall of free oxygen on Earth 2.5 billion years ago, the process that enabled life as we know it University of Utah /articles/utah-forge-achieves-crucial-geothermal-milestone/?sc=rsin /articles/utah-forge-achieves-crucial-geothermal-milestone/?sc=rsin Thu, 30 May 2024 13:05:44 EST A major University of Utah-led geothermal research project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), achieved a critical breakthrough in April after hydraulically stimulating and circulating water through heated rock formations a mile and a half beneath its drill site in the Utah desert and bringing hot water to the surface. University of Utah /articles/can-coal-mines-be-tapped-for-rare-earth-elements/?sc=rsin /articles/can-coal-mines-be-tapped-for-rare-earth-elements/?sc=rsin Mon, 20 May 2024 17:05:11 EST A team of geologists led by the University of Utah analyzed 3,500 samples taken in and around coal mines in Utah and Colorado. Their findings open the possibility that these mines could see a secondary resource stream in the form of rare earth metals used in renewable energy and numerous other high-tech applications. University of Utah