Australia’s Aboriginal Martu people hunt kangaroos and set small grass fires to catch lizards, as they have for at least 2,000 years. A University of Utah researcher found such man-made disruption boosts kangaroo populations – showing how co-evolution helped marsupials and made Aborigines into unintentional conservationists.
Read MoreA study of 1,400 ancient and modern human skulls suggests that a reduction in testosterone hormone levels accompanied the development of cooperation, complex communication and modern culture some 50,000 years ago.
Read MoreJorge L. Contreras joins the faculty of the University of Utah as an associate professor at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Human Genetics at the School of Medicine.
Read MoreThree new ecologically sound cabins are being dedicated today at Camp Trefoil Ranch. They will not only provide a more comfortable and safer camping experience for Girl Scouts in Utah, but via their creation also gave the girls invaluable instruction in the art and science of architecture.
Read MoreKathleen Hunt, sustainability coordinator for Dining Services at the University of Utah, was recently honored with the 2014 Green Champion Student Award for excellence in sustainable dining by the National Association of College and University Food Services. In addition to her role with Dining Services, Hunt is a communication doctoral candidate studying food security.
Read MoreThe University of Utah announced that Dean McGovern will be the next executive director of the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center beginning Aug. 13. As executive director, McGovern will be responsible for managing the many operations of the center in the community and across campus, serving as the main liaison to U administration and the community advisory board.
Read MoreWoodrats lost their ability to eat toxic creosote bushes after antibiotics killed their gut microbes. Woodrats that never ate the plants were able to do so after receiving fecal transplants with microbes from creosote-eaters, University of Utah biologists found.
Read MoreThe Lassonde Studios — a new facility being built on the University of Utah campus for student entrepreneurs and innovators to live, create and launch companies — came into the national spotlight this week with a report by Bloomberg Businessweek.
Read MoreBy measuring how fast Earth conducts electricity and seismic waves, a University of Utah researcher and colleagues made a detailed picture of Mount Rainier’s deep volcanic plumbing and partly molten rock that will erupt again someday.
Read MoreThe Utah State Senate voted today to confirm Christian K. Gardner as trustee of the University of Utah Board of Trustees. Gardner’s appointment was proposed by Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert to replace Clark Ivory and fill the remainder of his term, which expires June 30, 2015.
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