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Churchill Scholarship recipient, Cameron Owen (Courtesy of Cameron Owen. Photo Credit: Dave Titensor/University of Utah)

U Student Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

By Mandi Johansen February 18, 2019

  Cameron Owen, from Boise, Idaho, is a senior studying chemistry and physics with a minor in mathematics and is the fourth consecutive University of Utah student to be awarded the Churchill Scholarship...

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U Student Amber Barron Works to Develop Biodegradable Maxi Pad

By Christina Giardinelli February 14, 2019

  Women in resource-poor countries have limited access to feminine hygiene products, according to a 2017 study published by the National Institutes of Health. Most women in these countries turn...

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U Health Research Finds Link Between Air Pollution and Risk of Miscarriage

By Connor Applegate January 18, 2019

  A research report from University of Utah Health published at the end of this last year found that pregnant women living along the Wasatch Front are at an increased risk for miscarriage following...

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Dust Poses Dangers to Salt Lake Snow

By Amy Loret January 17, 2019

  Whether you enjoy hitting the slopes or just appreciate a healthy environment here in Utah, there is a threat to those enjoyments that might not be on your radar. We’re talking about dust. Dr....

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Public Perceptions of Female Fertility

By Amy Loret January 3, 2019

  The American birth rate has been falling over the past decade. The latest U.S. Census population estimates indicate that fertility rates are down and hit a record low for a second year running...

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University of Utah electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Sriram Krishnamoorthy, associate professor Mike Scarpulla, and assistant professor Berardi Sensale-Rodriguez.

U Engineers Start Study on Better High-Voltage Electronics

By Aila Amer December 24, 2018

  Electricity is energy. When it is turned into heat, however, energy is lost. We do not see or realize it, but inside of power systems, electronic plates convert electricity into energy, heat...

The skyline of Doha, Qatar from the Museum of Islamic Art. Courtesy of Sanders-Aboulila.

U Faculty Member Receives Qatar Malone Fellowship

By Mandi Johansen December 4, 2018

  April Sanders-Aboulila, an academic advisor in the psychology department at the University of Utah, was awarded a fellowship to spend several days in Qatar to learn about its culture, its government...

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More Money, More Problems: Ed Diener and the Search for Happiness

By Mackenzie McDermott November 21, 2018

  When Edward Diener was in his undergraduate years, he decided to study the happiness of farmers. Diener, now a professor of psychology at the University of Utah, grew up on a farm. His parents...

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U Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute Receive Grant to Extend Hope For Potential Cancer Patients

By Claudia Robles November 16, 2018

  Researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah were awarded a prestigious award to further research genetics. This science grant, awarded through the National Cancer...

Hiking up to Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday, January 16, 2017

The Ghosts of Glaciers Past

By Kaylara Benfield October 31, 2018

  Brendon Quirk is a doctoral student in the Geology and Geophysics Department here at the University of Utah. He has dedicated countless hours to the search for evidence that indicates historic...