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The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

Beneath the Surface: U Environmental Researchers Face Numerous Challenges to Fund Labs

By Emily Johnston, Investigative Writer August 25, 2022

  From investigating bird population dynamics to the study of plant-microbe interactions, there are dozens of research laboratories at the University of Utah that conduct research related to the...

(Design by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lien: Tired of Reading the News? Me Too

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer August 1, 2022

  It’s easy to slip into a state of despondency towards the world when you feel like nothing you do matters. These days, I’m focused on one bad thing in the media at a time. COVID-19 cases...

Stressed forests in the southwestern U.S. (Courtesy William Anderegg)

U Study Shows Increased Climate Risk to Forests

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor June 8, 2022

  According to a recent University of Utah study, there’s an increased risk to the long-term stability of forest carbon because of the widespread threats to U.S. forests, including wildfires,...

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Lien: Climate Change Won’t Go Away Without Our Help

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer May 20, 2022

  On Earth Day, climate activist Wynn Alan Bruce self-immolated in front of the Supreme Court to protest the inaction done regarding climate change. The media almost totally ignored Bruce’s death,...

A group of high school students participate in the Climate Strike at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City on March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

This Point in Time: Changing the Climate on a Deadline

By Jacob Freeman, News Writer May 7, 2022

  2021 was one of the seven warmest years on record, according to the United Nations. In the United States, carbon dioxide emissions have increased by 11% between 1980 and 2019, the Environmental...

(Portrait of Hasse Borup via the University of Utahs faculty page)

‘Artivism for Earth’ Continues the Conversation on Climate Change

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor May 2, 2022

  In the year since Artivism for Earth’s initial launch, and six months since highlighting their work for the Chronicle’s Environmental Issue, Co-founders Hasse Borup and Elisbaet Curbelo found...

The Milky Way at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley: Protect Dark Skies

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer April 17, 2022

  I’ve lived in cities my whole life. In cities, when the sun goes down, the night sky is replaced by the glow of street lights, late-night drives and overtime shifts. More than just never sleeping,...

Youth climate activist Aniya Butler (Courtesy Aniya Butler)

Youth Activist Aniya Butler Receives 2022 Award in the Environmental Humanities

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor April 15, 2022

  Aniya Butler, youth climate activist and poet from Oakland, CA, is the 2022 recipient of the Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities. The award is given out annually by the Environmental...

(Courtesy U School of Biological Sciences)

Graduate Student Researchers as ‘Foundations of Scientific Knowledge’

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor March 29, 2022

  There are 8,033 students enrolled in graduate programs at the University of Utah. While undergraduate students may interact with them as teaching assistants or instructors, outside the classroom,...

The droughts effect on campus with view towards the Marriott Library on July, 24 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bringhurst: Utah Legislature Ignores Climate Change Amid Ongoing Drought

By Maggie Bringhurst, Opinion Writer February 5, 2022

  Utahns have grown increasingly aware of the disastrous implications of the state’s ongoing drought, including the looming threat to the Great Salt Lake. But concerns are largely met with inaction...