Clear the Air
Engineers from the University of Utah have studied the effects of controlling home heating and air conditioning systems based on a home’s indoor air quality instead of temperature. They have discovered that programming your air conditioner and...
26-Sep-2018 10:00 AM EDT
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Simulations Enable “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” Stereochemistry
“We used our data-driven tools to derive significant insight into how the process works that allows us to design the correct additives to get the desired outcomes,” Sigman said. The results allow chemists to control which stereochemical product...
16-Sep-2018 8:05 PM EDT
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Diverse Forests Are Stronger Against Drought
In a paper published in Nature, researchers led by University of Utah biologist William Anderegg report that forests with trees that employ a high diversity of traits related to water use suffer less of an impact from drought. The results, which...
17-Sep-2018 1:05 PM EDT
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Drought, Conflict and Migration in Kenya
The study is the first to use a nationwide survey representing an entire country in sub-Saharan Africa to find connections between droughts, migration and violence. The survey asked if respondents had to move because of drought, were victims of...
10-Sep-2018 1:05 PM EDT
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Birds Retreating From Climate Change, Deforestation in Honduras Cloud Forests
Cloud forests are not immune to down-to-earth problems of climate change and deforestation. A 10-year study of bird populations in Cusuco National Park, Honduras, shows that the peak of bird diversity in this mountainous park is moving higher in...
6-Sep-2018 4:55 PM EDT
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Picture This: Camera with No Lens
University of Utah electrical and computer engineers have discovered a way to create an optics-less camera in which a regular pane of glass or any see-through window can become the lens.
21-Aug-2018 8:00 AM EDT
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Utah Leads on National Health Care Thought Leadership
Gov. Mike Leavitt and Gov. Mitt Romney this week convened national experts for a thought symposium on Utah’s social determinants of health and the state’s national leadership on health care. The symposium was co-hosted by the Gardner Policy...
20-Aug-2018 1:05 PM EDT
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University of Utah to Establish New Research Data Center
The University of Utah received National Science Foundation funding to create a Federal Statistical Research Data Center that will provide qualified researchers throughout the Intermountain West with access to a wide range of extensive...
26-Jul-2018 5:05 PM EDT
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California has abolished cash bail, the latest state to move forward with bail reform. What's next? Bail reform expert Prof. @shimabaradaran of @sjquinney & @uutah can weigh in on bail reform and what's at stake.
29-Aug-2018 6:05 PM EDT
University of Utah Law Professor Aids in Creation of Main Street Growth Act
9-Jul-2018 4:05 PM EDT
University of Utah law professor available to comment about SCOTUS decision on NIFLA v. Becerra related to free speech and abortion
23-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
University of Utah Professor Matthew Tokson (@mtokson) available to comment on #SCOTUS electronic privacy law decision in Carpenter v. United States
11-Jun-2018 6:05 PM EDT
In need of a source on the #SCOTUS decision in the same sex #masterpiececake case? Prof. Clifford Rosky (@cliffordrosky) is available to speak on the legal issues
4-Jun-2018 3:55 PM EDT
How to Talk to Children About Race
Karen Tao, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah, studies how children talk about and understand race. She stresses the importance of starting conversations about diversity early and provides tips...
8-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
University of Utah Scientists Study Ancient Environments of Grand Staircase-Escalante Region
11-Dec-2017 12:05 PM EST
U Researcher Available to Give Insight Into Wildfire Warnings and Evacuation Decisions
6-Dec-2017 4:05 PM EST
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