Latest news from University of Utah on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/what-mass-deportation-means-for-housing-costs/?sc=rsin /articles/what-mass-deportation-means-for-housing-costs/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:40:14 EST Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants has been touted by the incoming Trump administration as a way to increase jobs for U.S. citizens and reduce housing costs. But a new study by University of Utah business scholar concludes such a policy would likely backfire because it would drain the construction workforce, significantly slowing an already sluggish rate of new residential construction. University of Utah /articles/technology-for-oxidizing-atmospheric-methane-won-t-help-the-climate/?sc=rsin /articles/technology-for-oxidizing-atmospheric-methane-won-t-help-the-climate/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:20:46 EST University of Utah atmospheric scientists show proposed "geoengineering" effort to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere could worse air quality while providing minimal climate benefits. University of Utah /articles/pacific-islander-teens-assert-identity-through-language/?sc=rsin /articles/pacific-islander-teens-assert-identity-through-language/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:30:25 EST A first-of-its-kind study found subtle, but distinct vowel pronunciations in Pacific Islanders attending more diverse schools in Utah compared to students in a predominately white high school, confirming the theory that groups to differentiate along ethnic lines where more groups share the same social space. University of Utah /articles/brand-new-physics-for-next-generation-spintronics/?sc=rsin /articles/brand-new-physics-for-next-generation-spintronics/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:25:07 EST Pioneering researchers of self-generated spin torques have discovered a new one, anomalous Hall torque, that completes a triad of torques likely present in all conductive spintronic materials. Dubbed the Universal Hall Torques, the triad have unique spin behavior favorable to cutting-edge technologies, like human brain-inspired computing that processes massive amounts of data with much greater efficiency. University of Utah /articles/doubling-down-on-detox/?sc=rsin /articles/doubling-down-on-detox/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:10:02 EST As creosote spread across the American Southwest 20,000 years ago, natural selection favored changes that led to duplicating genes that produce an abundance of detox enzymes. Gene duplication is likely the first step that enables animals to rapidly adapt to new environmental pressure, a notion challenging conventional wisdom. University of Utah /articles/coyote-numbers-are-often-higher-in-areas-where-they-are-hunted/?sc=rsin /articles/coyote-numbers-are-often-higher-in-areas-where-they-are-hunted/?sc=rsin Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:10:06 EST Coyote numbers are often higher in areas where they are hunted, according to new research from University of Utah. These counterintuitive findings are based on images from hundreds of trap cameras deployed in nationwide campaign to document wildlife. University of Utah /articles/u-s-suffers-from-low-social-mobility-is-sprawl-partly-to-blame/?sc=rsin /articles/u-s-suffers-from-low-social-mobility-is-sprawl-partly-to-blame/?sc=rsin Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:10:42 EST Using Census data, University of Utah researchers untangle interplay between urban development patterns and socioeconomic outcomes, revealing non-affluent people who grow up in high-sprawl neighborhoods has less earning potential that those who grow up in denser, more walkable areas. University of Utah /articles/does-coffee-prevent-head-and-neck-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/does-coffee-prevent-head-and-neck-cancer/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:35:40 EST Meta-analysis of past studies by University of Utah researchers calculates reduced risk of certain cancers for coffee and tea drinkers. University of Utah /articles/how-loss-of-urban-trees-affects-education-outcomes/?sc=rsin /articles/how-loss-of-urban-trees-affects-education-outcomes/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:00:29 EST University of Utah economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, highlighting how the impacts of ecosystem degradation are disproportionately felt by disadvantaged communities. University of Utah /articles/is-ozone-pollution-harming-unborn-children/?sc=rsin /articles/is-ozone-pollution-harming-unborn-children/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:45:37 EST Ozone pollution is getting worse as the climate warms. Now interdisciplinary research from the University of Utah documents compelling link between prenatal exposures on Utah's Wasatch Front and increased risk of intellectual disability. University of Utah /articles/it-might-be-wrecking-the-climate-but-co-is-actually-good-for-your-cells/?sc=rsin /articles/it-might-be-wrecking-the-climate-but-co-is-actually-good-for-your-cells/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:20:39 EST University of Utah chemists discover how bicarbonate can protect cells from oxidative stress in a study that challenges how cell damage has been studied for decades. University of Utah /articles/discovering-the-traits-of-extinct-birds/?sc=rsin /articles/discovering-the-traits-of-extinct-birds/?sc=rsin Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:20:31 EST Analysis of 216 extinct species by University of Utah biologists found birds endemic to islands, ccupied ecologically specific niche, lacking flight, with large bodies and sharply angled wings were the ones likely to disappear the soonest after 1500. University of Utah /articles/cambrian-fossil-from-utah-illuminates-origins-of-vertebrate-life/?sc=rsin /articles/cambrian-fossil-from-utah-illuminates-origins-of-vertebrate-life/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:25:57 EST Fossils recovered from Utah's West Desert and held in the Natural History Museum of Utah offer new insights into the origins of vertebrate life during the Cambrian Period. University of Utah /articles/abortion-and-women-s-future-socioeconomic-attainment/?sc=rsin /articles/abortion-and-women-s-future-socioeconomic-attainment/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:25:31 EST Adolescents in regions with fewer abortion restrictions and those who had an abortion were more likely to have graduated from college, earn higher incomes and have greater financial stability at two time-points over an almost 25-year period. Girls who became teen moms, conversely, were more likely to experience eviction, debt and food insecurity. University of Utah /articles/rethinking-electric-bus-depots-as-profitable-energy-hubs/?sc=rsin /articles/rethinking-electric-bus-depots-as-profitable-energy-hubs/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:39 EST How do you electrify a populous city's transit without destabilizing its grid? New research into Beijing's 27,000-bus system explores using depots to generate a solar power. University of Utah /articles/can-america-s-political-atmosphere-be-detoxed/?sc=rsin /articles/can-america-s-political-atmosphere-be-detoxed/?sc=rsin Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:20:21 EST A Stanford-led study of 25 video interventions points to solutions for reducing polarization, anti-democratic attitudes and support for political violence. Two treatments submitted by University of Utah scholars showed most promise addressing all three of these divisive outcomes. University of Utah /articles/immigrants-and-military-service/?sc=rsin /articles/immigrants-and-military-service/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:10:30 EST Survey data show immigrants are more willing to fight for United States and Canada than native-born citizens, according to an analysis led by the University of Utah. An all-volunteer military depends on a constant influx of recruits, yet the U.S. armed services have struggled to meet recruitment goals, raising serious questions about military readiness in an increasingly turbulent world. The new research suggests residents who weren't born in the United States maybe an important, but overlooked source of potential soldiers and sailors. University of Utah /articles/the-costs-and-benefits-of-hosting-the-olympic-games-again/?sc=rsin /articles/the-costs-and-benefits-of-hosting-the-olympic-games-again/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:05:29 EST University of Utah political science professor Matthew Burbank's research explores why cities pursue hosting Olympic Games despite the high costs and uncertain economic returns, as well as the opposition to these bids. His expertise offers valuable insights into how Salt Lake City has preserved its Olympic legacy, making it a prime candidate for the 2034 Winter Games and how these elements fit into the broader Olympics trends of successful bids. University of Utah /articles/unpacking-polar-sea-ice-with-math/?sc=rsin /articles/unpacking-polar-sea-ice-with-math/?sc=rsin Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:05:52 EST University of Utah mathematics and climate researchers are building new models for understanding the dynamics of sea ice, which is not as solid as you might think. One new study tracks alarming changes in the "marginal ice zone" surrounding the Arctic ice cap. University of Utah /articles/how-special-is-the-milky-way-galaxy/?sc=rsin /articles/how-special-is-the-milky-way-galaxy/?sc=rsin Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:05:17 EST The SAGA Survey just published three new research articles that provide us with new insights into the uniqueness of our own Milky Way Galaxy after completing the census of 101 satellite systems similar to the Milky Way's. University of Utah