When the explosion went off, the first thing Shantel Leithead saw was the walls quivering. The second thing was smoke. Leithead, a senior, was sitting in a biochemistry class in the Henry Eyring Building...

Kajsa Vlasic’s first experience with research was what most people would expect — boring. A senior in English, Vlasic originally tried research at the Moran Eye Center but quickly realized sitting...

Physics professors have a newfound excitement for the “God particle.” Since the discovery of the particle — also known as the Higgs boson — in July 2012, research has been nonstop. The next...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last Saturday, there was only one place to see mini explosions and nitrogen ice cream: the U’s second annual Chemistry Festival, hosted by the student chapter of...

A person’s college major can tell you a lot. Terese Pratt, assistant director of the University College, has been meeting with students for 20 years to help them decide which field of study to choose....

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nalini Nadkarni is a professor in biology and the director of the U’s Center for Science and Mathematics, but most of all, she’s an earth conservationist. POPULAR...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One in three people in this country are at risk of type 2 diabetes or have pre-diabetes, and the Center for Disease Control has launched a prevention program to fight...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “It’s like waking up something as if it had been dead.” That is how Greg Clark, associate professor in bioengineering, describes his work creating bionic hands...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Students from the U are presenting their research to the Utah Legislature this week. Cindy Greaves, project coordinator for the Office of Undergraduate Research,...