Using Emotion and Humor to Combat Science Misinformation

University of Utah professor publishes article in Proceedings of National Academics of Sciences examining the use of humor in science information.
12-Apr-2021 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Why lists of worldwide bird species disagree

Biologists set out to compare four main lists of bird species worldwide to find out how the lists differ—and why. They found that although the lists agree on most birds, disagreements in Southeast Asia and the Southern Ocean could mean that some...
7-Apr-2021 1:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Recharge your batteries

New research from University of Utah chemical engineering assistant professor uncovers the physics behind how quickly lithium-ion batteries can recharge. With this new information, new batteries could be developed to recharge much faster than...
24-Mar-2021 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Automatic trail cameras keep wildlife research going during pandemic

Green and his colleagues are sharing what they’ve learned about the importance of camera traps for wildlife conservation and management. As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, they write, automatic camera traps are good tools for a wide range of...
23-Mar-2021 5:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Eccles School’s MBA Online Program ranks Top 15 in the world by Financial Times

The MBA Online program at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has ranked No. 1 in the West, No. 6 in the United States, and No. 13 globally in the 2021 Financial Times Online MBA rankings.
22-Mar-2021 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Organic crystals’ ice-forming superpowers

At the heart of ice crystals, often, are aerosol particles – dust in the atmosphere onto which ice can form more easily than in the open air. It’s a bit mysterious how this happens, though. New research shows how crystals of organic molecules, a...
18-Mar-2021 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Scientists plumb the depths of the world’s tallest geyser

U scientists were ready to jump at the opportunity to get an unprecedented look at the workings of Steamboat Geyser. Their findings provide a picture of the depth of the geyser as well as a redefinition of a long-assumed relationship between the...
15-Mar-2021 3:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Warming climate slows tropical birds’ population growth rates

Monte Neate-Clegg and colleagues tracked the demographics of 21 bird species over 30 years of observations from a mountain forest in Tanzania. For at least six of the species, their population declined over 30 years could be most attributable to...
9-Mar-2021 5:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

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