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U Appoints First Mormon Studies Professor

U Appoints First Mormon Studies Professor

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor September 30, 2017

The University of Utah named Paul Reeve its first Simmons Mormon Studies professor. Through the Tanner Humanities Center, the U launched the Mormon Studies initiative in 2010, which, according to the...

An artist's rendering of the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn.

U professor reflects on retired spacecraft Cassini’s accomplishments

By Hailey Kirkwood September 27, 2017

The Cassini spacecraft ended its 13-year orbit around Saturn as it took a fiery plunge into the planet’s atmosphere at 5:55 a.m. Mountain time on Friday, Sept. 15, after NASA had received their last...

Earthquakes Measured by U Seismologists in Idaho Have Utahns Worrying About the Prospects of "the Big One"

Earthquakes Measured by U Seismologists in Idaho Have Utahns Worrying About the Prospects of “the Big One”

By Steven Morgan September 24, 2017

Soda Springs, Idaho has been shaking this month due to a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that set off what appears to be a chain reaction of smaller quakes. Though there was only minimal damage in the area, subsequent...

Professor Richard Dorsky, from the department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, shows the inside of a research laboratory where he isolates various genes of zebrafish to look at the behavioral effects in the comparative medicine building on campus on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Researchers Link Gene to Anxiety Level

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor September 18, 2017

Genes may be a factor dictating levels of anxiety, according to a study on the brains of mice and zebrafish conducted by researchers at the University of Utah. Yuanyuan Xie, who previously attended...

Joe Hill Mural on Ken Sanders Book Store, Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Uncovering the Life of Joe Hill

By Mackenzie McDermott September 14, 2017

Joe Hill, labor rights activist, singer-songwriter and a Swedish immigrant, was executed in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1915 after he was accused of murdering a grocer and his son. More than one century later,...

Usambara Thrush is a globally endangered bird species due to habitat fragmentation.

Targeted Forest Regeneration May Save Endangered Species

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor September 12, 2017

A new University of Utah-led study shows that targeted forest regeneration efforts in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and the Atlantic Forest of Brazil can save at-risk species in tropical forests. When...

Redefining 9/11 Jumpers

Redefining 9/11 Jumpers

By Mackenzie McDermott September 11, 2017

The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, left a scar on the memories of Americans. Those who witnessed the attacks, whether firsthand or on television, remember haunting images of those trapped inside...

Study: Why Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Study: Why Breaking Up is Hard to Do

By Claudia Robles September 9, 2017

With a new school year comes new experiences and changes. For some, a new relationship buds and for others, a weathered relationship dies.  A recent study by University of Utah professors as part of the...

The Hunstman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, on May 5, 2017.

Cancer Organizations Release “Transformative” Joint Statement on Disparities Research

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator September 1, 2017

Four of the most prestigious cancer health organizations in the United States released a joint statement urging significant changes to cancer research, especially for studies that focus on cancer health...

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Researchers Find Miranda Rights Hamper Police, Suggest Changes

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator August 27, 2017

Two University of Utah researchers — law professor Paul Cassell and economics professor Richard Fowles — recently published a study arguing that Miranda Rights as they exist today “handcuff the cops”...