A University of Utah survey of judges in 19 states found that if a convicted criminal is a psychopath, judges consider it an aggravating factor in sentencing, but if judges also hear biological explanations for the disorder, they reduce the sentence by about a year on average.
Compared with open farmland, wooded “shade” plantations that produce coffee and chocolate promote greater bird diversity, although a new University of Utah study says forests remain the best habitat for tropical birds.
After Columbus’ voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly – a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of native populations. But a University of Utah-led study suggests global cooling resulted in fewer fires because both preceded Columbus in many regions worldwide.
Researchers at the University of Utah are offering hope to amputees for a permanent limb replacement
The University of Utah created a new Center for Mining Safety and Health Excellence to help those who depend on the mining industry, university President David Pershing announced.
Christopher Hacon, a distinguished professor of mathematics at the University of Utah, has been selected as a Simons Foundation Investigator in this inaugural year of the program.
Only months after collecting a National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama, University of Utah organic chemist Peter J. Stang has won the highest honor from the world’s largest scientific group: the 2013 Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society.
University of Utah physicists invented a new “spintronic” organic light-emitting diode that promises to be brighter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than the kinds of LEDs now used in television and computer displays, lighting, traffic lights and numerous electronic devices.
Scientists are racing to sequence DNA faster and cheaper than ever by passing strands of the genetic material through molecule-sized pores. Now, University of Utah scientists have adapted this “nanopore” method to find DNA damage that can lead to mutations and disease.
University of Utah M.B.A. Students Recognized in National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition in Washington, D.C.
Researchers at the University of Utah are helping lay the groundwork for a new high-speed Internet upgrade. The White House today announced the launch of US Ignite, an initiative in which the U is a major participant.
In Israel, a plant called sweet mignonette or taily weed uses a “mustard oil bomb” to make the spiny mouse spit out the plant’s seeds when eating the fruit, thus turning a seed-eating rodent into a seed spreader that helps the plant reproduce, says a new study by Utah and Israeli scientists.
University of Utah physicists developed an inexpensive, highly accurate magnetic field sensor for scientific and possibly consumer uses based on a “spintronic” organic thin-film semiconductor that basically is “plastic paint.”
University of Utah engineers designed microscopic mechanical devices that withstand intense radiation and heat, so they can be used in circuits for robots and computers exposed to radiation in space, damaged nuclear power plants or nuclear attack.
When a virgin male moth gets a whiff of female sex attractant, he’s quicker to start shivering to warm up his flight muscles, and then takes off prematurely when he’s still too cool for powerful flight. So his headlong rush to reach the female first may cost him the race.
If the world’s nations ever sign a treaty to limit emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide gas, there may be a way to help verify compliance: a new method developed by scientists from the University of Utah and Harvard.
University of Utah students in the American Indian Patient Experience Think Tank course at the University of Utah’s Honors College took an in-depth look at the complex issues surrounding American Indian healthcare.
U.S. soldiers are increasingly weighed down by batteries to power weapons, detection devices and communications equipment. So the Army Research Laboratory has awarded a University of Utah-led consortium almost $15 million to use computer simulations to help design materials for lighter-weight, energy efficient devices and batteries.
Cochlear implants have a microphone that must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing patients from swimming and creating social stigma. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed a tiny prototype microphone that can be implanted in the middle ear to avoid such problems.
University of Utah Students have taken first place and a $100,000 prize with Quantum Dot Technology in the regional CU Cleantech New Venture Challenge. Quantum dots have wide-ranging applications for solar panels, televisions and cellphones.
A study led by a University of Utah astrophysicist found a new explanation for the growth of supermassive black holes in the center of most galaxies: they repeatedly capture and swallow single stars from pairs of stars that wander too close.
Certain genes and proteins that promote growth and development of embryos also play a surprising role in sending chemical signals that help adults learn, remember, forget and perhaps become addicted, University of Utah biologists have discovered.
A new device designed to more effectively produce DNA samples for genetic testing from slide-mounted tissue samples is better equipped than most models on the market to help in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
A new University of Utah estudy, published in February’s edition of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, concludes that “for groups to be successful, they must effectively exploit the knowledge of their (individual) members.”
The University Of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is offering students a unique way to test their skills at preventing and fighting terrorism during the fifth annual Counter-terrorism Simulation. This year’s exercise will be streamed live on Friday, March 30th, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. MDT at http://simulation.law.utah.edu and www.utah.edu.
University of Utah engineers designed a new kind of video game controller that not only vibrates like existing devices, but pulls and stretches the thumb tips in different directions to simulate the tug of a fishing line, the recoil of a gun or the feeling of ocean waves.
U of Utah mathematicians developed calculus equations to make it easier for doctors to save Tylenol overdose patients by quickly estimating how much painkiller they took, when they consumed it and whether they will require a liver transplant to survive.
Climate change spells trouble for many tropical birds – especially those living in mountains, coastal forests and relatively small areas – and the damage will be compounded by other threats like habitat loss, disease and competition among species.
University of Utah biologists found new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs – even though some of those genes make us sick.
A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device. The product could be used in place of other common electronic ID badges used by hospitals, defense companies or other firms where securing data is of the utmost importance.
The famed “corpse flower” plant – known for its giant size, rotten-meat odor and phallic shape – has a new, smaller relative: A University of Utah botanist discovered a new species of Amorphophallus that is one-fourth as tall but just as stinky.
Amanda Barusch's research on what love and romance mean in seniors' lives sheds light on an area of growing interest as the population ages.
Over 4,000 photographs of the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City have been collected, archived and are available online through the The Utah Ski Archives, part of Special Collections at the Univ. of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library.
Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new University of Utah study shows that visible traits don’t always coincide with genetics: A bird from one breed may have huge foot feathers, while a closely related breed does not; yet two unrelated pigeon breeds both may have large foot feathers.
A new study from the University of Utah describes how workshops to teach Google’s 3D modeling software to kids with autism have benefitted the intergenerational relationships within the participants’ families.
The University of Utah has been very successful at attracting exceptional students and cultivating a culture of innovation that helps inspire students and faculty to invent new products and start companies.
The University of Utah was invited by the White House to be inaugural partner of the Better Buildings Challenge, a commitment to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020.
The University of Utah is ranked No. 1 in the nation for creating startup companies from university research.
We drink water, bathe in it and we are made mostly of water, yet the common substance poses major mysteries. Now, University of Utah chemists may have solved one enigma by showing how cold water can get before it absolutely must freeze: 55 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
A University of Utah biologist and an international research team decoded the genetic blueprint of the two-spotted spider mite, raising hope for new ways to attack the major pest, which resists pesticides and destroys crops and ornamental plants worldwide.
A truck-mounted radar dish often used to chase Midwest tornadoes is getting a workout in Utah this month as University of Utah meteorologists use it to get an unprecedented look inside snow and rain storms over the Salt Lake Valley and surrounding mountains.
When lions and tigers roar loudly and deeply – terrifying every creature within earshot – they are somewhat like human babies crying for attention, although their voices are much deeper, says an author of a new study about how big cats roar.
Study of 2010 Census numbers.
University of Utah startup company receives $150,000 SBIR and $50,000 VIP grants.
The University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business gives students a career advantage through Business Career Management Center.
Chemists developed a method to design and test new catalysts, which speed chemical reactions and are crucial for producing energy, chemicals and industrial products. Using the new method, the chemists made a discovery that will make it easier to design future catalysts.
University of Utah organic chemist Peter J. Stang has won a National Medal of Science – the highest U.S. honor for a scientist or engineer – and is tentatively scheduled to be honored by President Barack Obama at the White House later this year.
Professors and graduate students at the University of Utah have teamed with local Primary Children’s Medical Center to create a video game designed to increase patients’ physical strength and give them a sense of empowerment to help their mental state while fighting cancer.
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