Researchers at the University of Utah have discovered a new aquifer in the Greenland Ice Sheet that holds liquid water all year long in the otherwise perpetually frozen winter landscape. The aquifer is extensive, covering 27,000 square miles.
Read MoreMaria O’Mara is the new communications director and primary media spokesperson for the University of Utah, effective December 18.
Read MoreIn some mountain ranges, Earth’s warming climate is driving rabbit relatives known as pikas to higher elevations or wiping them out. But University of Utah biologists discovered that roly-poly pikas living in rockslides near sea level in Oregon can survive hot weather by eating more moss than any other mammal.
Read MoreHave you ever had a strange mole on your body and wondered if it was skin cancer? The best move is to schedule an appointment with a dermatologist, but many wait without realizing they could be dealing with melanoma.
Read MoreMarty Shaub, executive director for environmental health and safety and emergency management, at the University of Utah was recognized for her contributions to the association at the recent IAEM 61st Annual Conference & EMEX 2013, held in Reno, Nev. Ms. Shaub was presented with an IAEM Executive Citation by Jeff Walker, CEM, president of the IAEM-USA Council.
Read MoreA video game developed by graduate students from the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering program will be published Friday, Dec. 13, and previewed Thursday, Dec. 12, at an open house, 4-7 p.m., in the film and media arts building on the U campus.
Read MoreTwo University of Utah faculty members – chemist Henry S. White and science educator Aloysius S. Church – are among seven winners of the 2013 Utah Governor’s Medals for Science and Technology.
Read MoreThree University of Utah Health Sciences faculty members whose research has resulted in major disease-related discoveries, numerous patents, biomedical inventions, and startup companies have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Read MoreThe University of Utah has been named one of the nation’s 100 best values in public colleges for 2014 by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in a report released Dec. 11. This is the fourth time the U has appeared on the list.
Read MoreAir flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards – a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and presumably dinosaurs, according to a new University of Utah study.
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