Collectors found the first two specimens of the prickly plant in 1974 and 1990 in west Texas. Then, for two decades, the 14-inch-tall plant was identified wrongly as one species, then another and then a third.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2014 – University of Utah startup NeuroVersity and the Columbus Community Center, which provides support services for people with disabilities, launched a new pilot project to help address the increasing numbers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability that affects an estimated 1 in 54 children in […]
Read MoreAn observatory run by the University of Utah found a “hotspot” beneath the Big Dipper emitting a disproportionate number of the highest-energy cosmic rays. The discovery moves physics another step toward identifying the mysterious sources of the most energetic particles in the universe.
Read MoreAs many Utah citizens are getting ready to enjoy the state’s mountain trails and reservoirs for July 4, a new survey shows the majority of Utahns participate in outdoor recreation at least once a week, and nearly 90 percent of them say outdoor recreation is very important to them.
Read MoreFor the first time, researchers have shown that installing light rail on an existing traffic corridor not only gets people out of their cars, but reduces congestion and air pollution. In the study, planners at the University of Utah measured impacts of a new light rail line in Salt Lake City (University Line) on an existing major thoroughfare (400/500 South). Their analysis showed that traffic near the University has fallen to levels not seen since the 1980s, even as the number of students, faculty and staff at the U has increased, and the commercial district along the corridor has expanded.
Read MoreImagine giving birth in a country where you don’t speak the language. You have no close family or friends by your side and the medical practices are uncomfortably foreign. These experiences are not uncommon among African refugee women in Salt Lake City, but a new research project based at the University of Utah hopes to change that.
Read MoreAnyone who’s ever ventured into the comments section of a news website has likely observed some unfriendly exchanges. Now research from the University of Utah and the University of Arizona has confirmed just how common such behavior is.
Read MoreProfessor Robert W. Adler, interim dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, James I. Farr Presidential Chair in Law, and Distinguished Professor of Law, has agreed to serve as the next dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law.
Read MoreThrough a student-funded initiative, 8,000 square feet of grass on the University of Utah campus will be converted to a water-wise landscape design, which is expected to save more than 100,000 gallons of water annually.
Read MoreBiology professor Denise Dearing has been honored by the American Society of Mammalogists with its 2014 C. Hart Merriam Award, which the group says “is given to eminent scholars in recognition of outstanding research in mammalogy over a period of at least 10 years.” The group praised Dearing’s “transformative and cross-disciplinary research on the ecological […]
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