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Undergraduate Research Symposium: Spring 2026
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Spring 2026 Each Semester the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) hosts an Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) featuring student posters and...
From Bats to Breakthroughs: The Making of a Distinguished Professor
Former chair and condensed matter physicist Christoph Boehme acknowledged
Exposed GSL playa can threaten human health in new ways.
Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies
Running Rocks!
U geologist ultrarunners experience rock formations and the landscape at large through a unique filter.
Doorway into wonder
Science, Literature and Euphoria: Special Event with visiting mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian and U poet...
U Fulbright Scholar Semi-Finalists 2026
Abby Tang and Lucy Leary, 2026 Fulbright Semi-Finalists in the College of Science
Image of Research winners capture the spark of discovery
1st place: Searching for Life in America’s Dead Sea: People's Choice Award winner
Frontiers of Science: Geri Richmond
Chemist, policy architect and champion of women in science dispatches Seussian wisdom
What’s driving Salt Lake City’s downward emissions trends?
Emissions of two major pollutants have steadily decreased over the past two decades
SRI Stories
After a full-body experience with nature, he couldn’t look away
SRI Stories
From a passion for paleontology to anthropology and climate science
Bridging Biology and Math — A Beckman Scholar’s Interdisciplinary Path
Prisca Amematsro
Freshwater under Great Salt Lake playa
GSL breakthrough: airborne surveys to characterize a deep freshwater reservoir under Farmington Bay.
Selfish sperm hijack genetic gatekeeper to kill healthy rivals
'Checkpoint' for sperm formation gets weaponized to boost odds of passing into the next generation
Wilkes Hackathon, an Energy Tour de force
Challenging students from any discipline to team up and develop proposals within 24 hours
AI tool streamlines drug synthesis
Using AI to build a smarter prediction system that could speed up drug development
Great Salt Lake's Patchwork of fresh and salty groundwater
Surveys by geoscientists reveal a hidden, dynamic aquifer system under the lake's exposed playa
Student research on Capitol Hill
Three of the 30 U undergrad researchers who presented their work to lawmakers are biologists
Hyper-efficient ‘orbitronic’ devices
Atomic vibrations can transfer orbital angular momentum directly to electrons in a non-magnetic material
Upgrade for neutrino observatory
A longtime collaborator, the U secures new camera tech and solar energy source
A Mathematician Comes Home
Berton Earnshaw PhD'07 steps away from industry to ponder foundational questions of cell modeling and...
New Director of Research and Science at Utah FORGE
Kristie McLin PhD'12 replaces mentor, U geologist Joseph Moore, who will take an emeritus role
Astrophysicist Yao-Yuan Mao announced as a Cottrell Scholar
Shaping the future of science and science teaching
Mantle plume versus plate tectonics
Why so much magma appeared during continental break that formed the North Atlantic
The battle for breath: Controlling Great Salt Lake dust
Engineered dust control measures would have costs and tradeoffs, constrained by water availability
When Earth’s magnetic field took its time flipping
Sediment cores from North Atlantic reveal pole reversal dragged on for 70K years
Cleaner ship fuel changed clouds, but not their climate balance
U scientists monitor how the change to cleaner ship fuel affects cloud formation
From Toxic Cone Snail Venom to Patented Painkiller
Baldomero "Toto" Olivera is the inaugural Gordon Lark Endowed Chair in biology
Airborne spores—the spread of fungal pathogens
Biologist Jessica Brown at Science@Breakfast lecture
Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair
Documenting a 100-fold decrease in lead concentrations
Traveling with Gulliver: Mushroom that makes people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Inducement of Lilliputian visions studied by U biology grad student at the U
Pearl Sandick Named Dean of College of Science
Sandick to be elevated to permanent dean on February 1
U’s unsurpassed societal impact recognized nationally
The U joins 26 other universities with the Community Engagement Classification
Wilkes Center unveils map tool to model Great Salt Lake dust exposure
A data-based modeling tool to visualize dust exposures
Face of Scientific Innovation: Zak Fang
Titanium should have taken over the world by now. Zak Fang might make that happen.
Great Salt Lake and the oldest stories of life
Uncovering nematodes living inside microbialites
GSL's ancient store of fresh water
U researchers begin to characterize the mountain-derived groundwater extending thousands of feet below the playa...
Pace Yourself Podcast: Amanda McNab
Getting You to a Better Place Mentally
Pace Yourself Podcast: Ryan Olson
Your Workplace Working for You
What past global warming reveals about future rainfall
"Proxies" in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene
Lake levels remain low, yet salinity still close to healthy targets
Annual Strike Team report outlines new dust-mitigation strategies, successes in controlling salinity and fresh projections...
Only cowbirds sing the watery blues
A biologist, a physicist and a psychologist walk into a lab …
SRI Sister Program ‘Caps’ Undergrad Research Experience
SRI-CAP a bridge for students to establish and translate newfound research skills in STEM careers
Humans of the U: David Pace
“[W]e’re all in the same bucket of gumbo, and I think fiction is one way to discover our p
Katherine Freese headlines Frontiers of Science
Bumper crop of astro-physicist enthusiasts hung on the speaker's every word under skies dominated by...
When Disciplines Coalesce: Environmental Science Reimagined
Today’s complex world has no shortage of complex environmental issues.
How scholarships translate to student excellence
Biology majors Nathan Patchen and Isabella Scalise know a thing or two about the value...
Mapping the Great Salt Lake's Dust Hotspots
Reality check to agencies considering such proposals as a way to stave off climate change
Brain cells that drive — and prevent — anxiety
One group of cells called microglia amps up anxiety response, while another quiets them
Improving snowfall forecasts in the Mountain West
The varied topography of the American West results in minutely localized weather
Modeling Life — Using Math to Understand Biology
Chris Miles brings a mathematician’s precision to one of science’s most complex frontiers: biology.
Star Parties: Back with a Bang
Saturn, Neptune and the Ring Nebula were just some of the astronomical wonders viewed
The true cost of living with Great Salt Lake dust
The shrinking Great Salt Lake could cost Utahns more than just their health — it...
Equations on ice
A trip to the Arctic tests mathematical models.
Aftermath 2025
2025 edition of Aftermath, magazine for the University of Utah Department of Mathematics
Seismology meets botany
U geologist Jeff Moore applies vibration science to saguaros
SRI Streams in Museum Research
Curious U undergraduates found in the Natural Museum of Utah
Biologist Jamie Gagnon is a 2025 U Presidential Scholar
SRI Stories: Tiny Subjects, Mitey Impacts
Plant-herbivore biologist Richard Clark studies minuscule creatures with a big impact
Gen Z and AI use in STEM
Evans Teaching Fellow Yao-Yuan Mao will develop new approaches for classroom use
David Goldenberg: Bridging Physics and Biology
Understanding one of biology's most fundamental mysteries: how proteins fold
Preserving atmospheric oxygen in sulfate
Thallium isotopes show O2 levels rose, fell at the ocean floor long after marine animals
Pace Yourself Podcast: Phillip Bimstein
Get well! Certified wellness teacher and Emmy Award-winning musician and composer.
Hub For Earth System Sciences Amplifies Impact
Atmospheric scientist Gannet Hallar elected to the UCAR board of trustees
2025 Innovation Awards Recipients
Pursuing impactful research that contributes to the U's culture of innovation
When a rat makes up its mind, these neuroscientists know
Freeze-framing the exact moment an animal makes up their mind, makes a choice
SRI Stories: Mentoring Through Microbes
Beyond the theoretical: research reflects pathogens causing real-world infections today
Penrose Medalist Thure Cerling: A year of exceptional accomplishments
The Penrose is awarded by the Geological Society of America
Detecting the elusive neutrino in Antarctica
The U hosts the semi-annual IceCube Neutrino Collaboration
Dataset tracks ecological traits for 11K birds
BIRDBASE covers all the bird species recognized by the 4 major avian taxonomies
Could a fungus provide a blueprint for next-gen hydrogels?
M. marquandii, good candidate for biomedical uses such as tissue regeneration
A novel high-speed, high-def hyperspectral video camera
A new way of taking a high-definition snapshot that encodes spectral data into images
Build up Nepal wins $250K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
Making safe housing affordable with eco-friendly, non-polluting bricks
Common Ground 2024
2024 edition of Common Ground, magazine for the Department of Mining Engineering
Breakthrough Biosensor Tracks Glycine in Living Cells
Golden Broccoli: the world’s first single-dyed ratiometric biosensor for glycine imaging
It's not easy eating green: latest on woodrats and toxin research
Costs of using too few/too many resources strongly influence dietary diversity in woodrats
Making crops mighty for heat and drought
'It amazes me how all living organisms carry out such complex and incredible processes.'
Looming Emergency over dust storms, health risks and a dying lake
Who and where is most at risk? A U research team may have an answer.
STEM Safety Day 2025: Culture not Checklists
Moving from 'knowing' safety is important to actively prioritizing it everywhere
Wilkes Center Announces Top Three Finalists for Climate Launch Prize
The top three climate solutions one of which will win the $250,000 prize
'Greatest honor I could possibly receive'
Panama trail in famed Barro Colorado Island named after U tropical ecologist Lissy Coley
Mysterious gamma-ray explosion unlike any discovered before
No known scenario can explain the source of a recent gamma-ray burst
David Stroupe Named CSME Director
Center for Science & Mathematics Education at the U.
Field Notes: Large Carnivores of Sarıkamiş in Turkey
'Curious about how it all works? Join me from my first day on.'
A molecule that enables microbes to eat methane
Critical step discovered when bacteria oxidizes potent greenhouse gas
Oxygen came late to ocean depths during Paleozoic
Thallium isotopes show O2 levels rose, fell at the ocean floor long after marine animals
On the same team
Brandon Newell, occupational safety manager at the U
Harold Blum: Combinations and Connections
Awarded the NSF Career Grant
The future of science at the U
Interim Dean Pearl Sandick discusses the new L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building and renovated...
SRI Stories: Of Balloons & Pinatas
'There's no wrong choice. There's just the best choice that you make.'
Kinetic art in the new L. S. Skaggs Building
Featured in the atrium/foyer of the building are the art pieces Three Medusae and Sisyphus
Celebrating Simons Fellows
Math professors Mladen Bestvina and Yekaterina Yuryevna Epshteyn
Great Salt Lake and its watershed is recorded in sediments
Isotopes document profound human-driven changes arising from agriculture and rail causeway
Life on Mars? Great Salt Lake May Hold Clues
Encased microbes that may be thriving in their own mini-ecosystem.
A physicist tackles machine learning black box
'We have to understand what our machine learning models are really doing.'
Anna Little: Above the Noise
Anna Little awarded the NSF Career Grant
Wildfire smoke exacerbates ozone pollution
How smoke from wildfires drives ozone formation, further degrading air quality.
‘The elephant in the room’ for SciComm
The reimagining of science communication and research.
Secret weapon in the race to mine more minerals
Scrambling to reduce US reliance on foreign sources of critical minerals. AI could help.
The violent events of deep space
Evidence of violent events to be captured by Utah's wide net of telescopes and sensors
Field Notes: From the Classroom to the Wetlands of Eastern Turkey
'The next thing you know, it's June 9th, and I land in Turkey.'
Carbon 'offsets' aren't working
Climate solutions: a roadmap for harnessing Earth's natural processes.
Physics Pioneer Pierre Sokolsky, Yodh Prize
U pioneer of a technique as a method for exploring the highest energy cosmic rays
Humans of the U: Dalyana Guerra
'I grew up surrounded by educators. In high school, math was my favorite subject.'
Where inquiry meets impact
The opening of the L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building is feted
New Math Faculty
Petar Bakic and Daniel Sinambela
New Math Faculty
Tim Tribone and Chris Miles
Great Salt Lake's mystery islands
Phragmites-covered mounds reveal spots where ancient groundwater reaches daylight
Astronomers celebrate images decades in the making
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has presented its inaugural data release of images
Great Salt Lake is worth saving
U scientists are helping guide Utah's GSL Strike Team
How an EV stacks up against a gas car
U student Adrian Martino partners with Utah Clean Energy to develop handy online tool
Top 100 List of Global Health Scientists
Chemistry alumnus Kenneth Savin is recipient of the award
College of Science Welcomes New Associate Deans
Lauren Birgenheier, Matthew Sigman and Akil Narayan's appointments begin July 1
Evolutionary Biologist, Boundary Pusher, Occasional Lab Hazard
Retiring Dave Carrier's illustrious career remembered
Spectrum 2024
2024 edition of Spectrum, official magazine for Physics & Astronomy
From Toxin to Tonic
Poisonous cone snails have pharmaceutical value
A Goblin prince among dinosaurs
A raccoon-sized armored 'monstersaurian' discovered in Southern Utah
New Chair of Chemistry
Aurora Clark assumes the role in July 2025
New Chair of Geology & Geophysics
Gabriel Bowen assumes the role in July 2025
Shape-Shifting Hybrid Materials
U innovation in LEDs, thermal energy storage and solar-panel tech
New Math Faculty
Uri Shapira and David Schwein
Wilkes Center names leadership team for expanded climate mission
Climate physicist Fielding Norton and U atmospheric scientist John Lin take new positions
Wilkes Center Leadership Transition
William Anderegg's legacy: Wilkes Center
LA Stories: Kennedie Wilder '25
Beware of becoming a Learning Asst. It might transform your life.
SRI Stories: Dance of Discovery
Proprioception: when your body knows where your limbs are in three dimensional space
Thriving in the cadences of college
Jake White: recalling a freshman year in mining engineering
Humans of the U: Gail Zasowski
Human connections amidst thing too big for brains to picture
Trailblazing with Earth & Environmental Science
Ryker Ray and Tucker Hastings, inaugural graduates of the EES degree.
New data suggest need for revision of earthquake hazard models
Thicker sediments under Salt Lake could result in more intense ground shaking
Humans of the U: Sydney Brooksby
'People only get brave when they have nothing to lose. Be brave anyway.'
Migratory songbirds’ fall feather molt
Data from 22K songbirds reveal changes in how they replace their feathers
Not just a major. It’s a mission
Undergrads pen a SL Tribune opinion piece: mining is more a mission than a major
Computational Math Meets National Momentum
NSF convenes computational mathematicians meeting at U
Urgency and hope at 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit
Climate change—it’s here, it’s us, and it’s damaging. Summary of '25 Wilkes Climate Summit
Unravelling Nature's Marine Cloud Brightening
Research by Gerald Mace on cloud dynamics over the Southern Ocean
Utah's Energy Future
Wilkes Center Summit: Innovation and Collaboration Across the Energy Spectrum
The power of curiosity and collaboration
Celebrating Thure Cerling who developed forensic tools using isotope analysis
Spring runoff is older than you think
It takes over five years for a snowflake that falls in the mountains to exit as streamflow
The Silence of Safety
Not for the weak of heart: Mine Rescue Team at the U demonstrates the value of safety.
Fredrick Manthi Elected to National Academy of Sciences
U adjunct professor Fredrick Manthi has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Goldwater Scholarship: Sylvia Mesicek
A jazz guitarist is recognized as a science scholar
Denise Dearing awarded Governor's Medal
Dearing currently serves as a division director at the National Science Foundation
Jay Quade, Distinguished Alumnus
A geoscience polymath is recognized by the Department of Geology & Geophysics
2025 Convocation Student Speaker: Marcus Tanner
'The ebb and flow of overwhelming force and renewed strength'
Distinguished Professor Kip Solomon
The distinction is awarded by the Office of the Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
Humans of the U: Chelsea Bordon
'In the Navy . . . I learned perseverance that carries over into my work as a scientist.'
Humans of the U: Marlon Lopez
'A a first-generation college student, my university experience has had its challenges.'
2025 Rosenblatt Prize, Chemist Henry White
A former College of Science dean and a leading figure in electrochemistry
Broader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks
U mathematicians help epidemiologists rethink how to treat most severe cases.
Opinion: Water Wasting? U Decide.
The U must implement water-saving measures to help the Utah desert landscape, save the GSL
Letters from Antarctica #5
Sharing in the journeys of peers
Letters from Antarctica #4
An inside scoop on keeping science safe
Letters from Antarctica #3
What does it take to operate a research vessel?
Yellowstone’s magma reservoir
U researchers use vibrations to see into the underground reservoir
Woodrats’ immunity to snake venom
Potent pharmacologically active molecules lead to the development of medications
For a while, crocodile
Uncovering a secret to the longevity of ancient crocodylians.
An immortalized smile at chemistry
Celebrated U Chemist Henry Eyring is immortalized in bronze
Getting miners home safe at night
Grad student Geoffrey King and the inaugural mine safety and environmental health program
2025 College of Science Awards
Recognizing excellence in education, research and service.
From Stars to Stories: Making Science Accessible
The undergraduate journey of physics and astronomy major Ethan Hood
ACCESS Scholar: Nia Brooks
'I didn’t know I’d want this when I first started.'
The West's latest air quality threats
Dust and wildfire smoke symposium at the 2025 Stegner Symposium
Danger is her business
Emily O'Hagan, hazardous waste manager at the U
Dust in the Wind: How cities alter natural airborne particles
SLC's pollution carries far more hazardous elements than natural Great Basin dust blown in
Beyond Volcanoes and Baking Soda
What is it like to be a judge for the U's annual Science and Engineering Fair?
Diagnosing TB globally
Swomitra Mohanty says in 2025 TB is completely curable. Why is it still a global problem?
It’s about experiences and the people
A casual interest in mushrooms quickly transformed into an immersive experience
Hints that dark energy may evolve
DESI data with other experiments show signs that dark energy's impact may weaken over time
Letters from Antarctica #2
The Antarctic expedition cuts across the ice in the pursuit of science!
Letters from Antarctica #1
Boarding an Antarctic icebreaker, a researcher reminisces on her journey to get here
Letters from Antarctica Hub
An intrepid U of U researcher chronicles her journey across the Antarctic seas
A rigorous, collaborative approach to science
Stanley Maloy, Distinguished Postdoc in biology
Powering Utah's Coal Industry
Carson Pollastro: From mining family to mining CEO
SRI Stories: Environment for Evolution
Research journey that led to the study of the advent of multicellular life
Cool Science Radio: George Cassiday
Emeritus physics professor discusses history of particle physics and detection
Biology Alum receives 2025 U Honorary Doctorate
Loyal to the U and the Y, Cecil Samuelson has bled purple throughout his long career
Tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
Isotopes found in teeth/tusks reveal where large plant-eating animals have roamed
Gamma ray observatory gets green light
Largest sampling ever of dwarf galaxies that host an actively feeding black hole
New state-of-the-art mass spectrometer
The center of the Earth is so hot it could satisfy the entire world’s energy needs.
Pearl Sandick named Interim Dean of the College of Science
Convocation 2025 Information
‘Vast discovery’ of black holes in dwarf galaxies
Largest sampling ever of dwarf galaxies that host an actively feeding black hole
Student Stories: Angelina Skedros (biology)
How a U of U Summer Camp Experience Shaped My Path in Science
A Climate Moon Shot Beneath Our Feet
The center of the Earth is so hot it could satisfy the entire world’s energy needs.
An emissions tale of two cities: SLC & LA
Carbon monoxide emissions on SLC freeways worsened while they went down in So. California
Future of Telescope Lenses
First flat telescope lens that can capture color while detecting light from faraway stars.
25th Research on Capitol Hill
Science Students Showcase Innovative Research on Capitol Hill
Steven Chu's Random Walk in Science
Nobel laureate in physics shares his research story at Frontiers of Science
Astronomy teams win Scialog funding
Awardees will work on Rubin Observatory’s upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time
Trapa to lead as inaugural vice provost at U
As 'senior dean,' Trapa will oversee three colleges and one school
Maybe Earth’s inner core is not so solid after all
Surface of Earth's inner core deformed from contact with turbulent liquid outer core
Math's Kurt Vinhage is '25 Sloan Fellow
Early-career fellow excels in contributing to Ergodic Theory in mathematics
Finding Climate-Water solutions
Winners of the 2025 Wilkes Center Hackathon on climate and water.
Meeting of the Mines
Pratt Rogers is the new chair of the Mining Engineering Department
Dmitry Bedrov, new Chair of the Materials Science & Engineering
Dmitri Bedrov replaces Mike Free
Widening Our Cosmic View
Gail Zasowski co-chairs NASA committee for Roman Space Telescope
Exploring the frontiers of frozen water
Advancing the science of amorphous ice using computer simulations
GSL Strike Team Update
Delivering more water to the lake is a far more cost-effective solution
Tino Nyawelo, Presidential Societal Impact Scholar
Tino Nyawelo, physics, is one of five who received the award for 2024-25
SRI Stories
Breaking bonds and creating new ones to develop molecules with unique properties
Water resiliency and the Olympics
Tackling water resource challenges with Climate Solutions Hackathon
Humans of the U: Megan DuVal
Army ants as indicators of ecosystem health
ACCESS Scholar: Jackie Timothy
As this nontraditional ACCESS alumna attests, reality paints an unexpected picture
Anderegg Receives White House Early-Career Award
Biologist, Director of the Wilkes Center William Anderegg is one of the newest recipients
Down to Earth 2024
The 2024 edition of Down to Earth, official magazine for the Dept of Geology &...
Sediment Stories
Unraveling the changing landscape of the Colorado and San Juan Rivers
The U is a leader in science and technology education
Dean Peter Trapa shares his vision for the College of Science with KPCW Radio
Meeting students where they are
For therapist Steven Trujillo, it's always the relationship with students first
Technology for oxidizing atmospheric methane?
Reality check to agencies considering such proposals as a way to stave off climate change
DOE funds Materials Consortia which includes the University of Utah
Meeting the need to produce critical materials domestically
‘Brand new physics’ for next gen spintronics
Spintronic devices utilize both the charge and spin-orientation of electrons
New Bio Faculty: Luiza Aparecido
In plant ecology, small changes can go a very long way.
How snowflakes get their intricate shape
'Snowflakes are far more varied and interesting than we had previously imagined.'
Riley Peck BS'09 named new DWR director
The new director was recently named the 2024 DNR employee of the year
In Detox: Woodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a plan
When the only thing you can eat can kill you, having more gene copies can help
Coyote numbers are often higher in areas where they are hunted
Counterintuitive findings from hundreds of trap cameras deployed nationwide
Alumnus Paul Keim, 2024 Lark Lecturer
In the Lark lab post-doc Paul Keim studied everything from soybeans to kangaroo rats.
Demonstrating the magic of physics
Shrink-wrapped students? Your best physics demos.
Why mobile farm technology won the 2024 Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
Wilkes Prize Update: 'biochar,' a soil additive that could benefit farmers.
Pace Yourself: Season 2 Episode 6
Ben Lewis MD on psychedelic research at the U.
FORGE Workshop with Alumna Anke Friedrich
Geology alumna Anke Friedrich conducts first Utah FORGE workshop
SRI Stories
Mutualistic Mentorship: Creating stepping stones for students and mentors alike
Our DNA 2024
The 2024 edition of Our DNA, official magazine for the U School of Biological Sciences.
Season's Greetings from Dean Trapa
Dean Peter Trapa shares a holiday message to students, staff, faculty and alumni
ACCESS Scholar: America Cox
Taking research experience to the global level.
The hunt for the origins of the universe's most energetic particles
A giant leap forward in our understanding of cosmic rays.
The Next Antibiotic Revolution: Viruses to the Rescue
Learn more about the science behind tailocins
Two 2 Tango
Chemistry faculty and graduate student duos: Puri and Beals; Nagy and Habibi
2024 Clarivate's Most Cited
Biologist Bill Anderegg is recognized for his exceptional research influence.
Catalyst 2024
The 2024 edition of Catalyst, official magazine for the U Department of Chemistry
AI: The Promise and Peril for the Planet
Learn more about the University of Utah's One-U Responsible AI Initiative
The intersection of science and aesthetics
Explore the beauty of chemistry
The surprising role of CO₂ in cellular health
A new understanding of oxidative stress and cellular protection.
Exploring the Vulnerabilities of Endangered Birds
Mapping the Traits That Lead to Bird Extinction
Teaching Thousands
The face of chemistry for 2000 students each semester.
Thomas Tang: Taking it to the Startup Slopes
A former Olympian skier turns his skis toward image signal processing equipment
Purity at a Premium in Critical Metals
With new funding, metallurgical engineers pursue high-level purity in critical metals.
New partnership with Sandia to drive research and development
U and Sandia National Laboratories team up for a brighter future
ACCESS Scholar: Ella Bleak
Discovering your inner science nerd.
Climate change fueling more severe wildfires in California
Wildfires Are Becoming Deadlier for California’s Forests
A microscopic view of global challenges in chemical separations
Chemist Aurora Clark holds court: 'People vs. the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics'
2023 Distinguished Alumni, Chemistry
Four chemistry alumni are celebrated by the Department.
AI Pioneer Peter Norvig: Frontiers of Science
A computer scientist hipster from Google explains the inner universe of AI
Exploring the Cosmic Unknown
Know how scientists are using DESI to understand dark energy
Celebrating Veterans Day
Chad Ostrander and Brandon Mowes, Vets at the College of Science
Remembering Glenda Woods
Remembering College of Science Administrator Glenda Woods
A Tribute to Frank Stenger
Honoring Frank Stenger's Legacy
SRI Stories: Parker Guzman
'A hero of mine is Hank Green, a science communicator who makes science accessible.'
Pioneer in Sustainable Mining Denee Hayes Joins College Leadership
Mining engineer, sustainability advocate and industry leader is newest senior fellow
Thomas Gurbach: The Great Power of Nature
Hooked: Thomas Gurbach BMT'79 remembers sitting in a tree at 9 and watching a tornado.
Air Currents 2024
The 2024 edition of Air Currents, magazine for the U Department of Atmospheric Sciences
A dino-mite addition to SLC International Airport
Utah's state fossil takes center stage at the airport.
Making it home safely every day
Christin Torres, occupational safety specialist at the U
Mathematician Lawley Named Presidential Scholar
A magical tool that answers the unanswerable and predicts the future.
Priyam Patel's innovative teaching methods recognized
Priyam Patel wins Early Career Teaching Award
Driving sustainable futures: Wilkes and Microsoft collaborate
Discover the eight keys to sustainable business practices
Navigating the Universe and Self
Ethan Hood is breaking down barriers and embracing his journey
The Universal Connection
New faculty member has been fascinated by our dependence on water from an early age
Bringing together minds and resources for a greener tomorrow
Building a sustainable future for Utah
Utah's Natural Wonders: 3 New Geoheritage Sites
Three Utah locations join Global Geoheritage Site list
Storyteller for the Times
Career Coach Robin Wheelwright helps students write their own story
Pete Johnson: An Abundant Source of Energy
Energy from within and clean, sustainable energy without
A panel discussion on the future of Salt Lake City's trees
Learn how to care for your urban trees
Kip Solomon's covenant with water
Recipient of the Geological Society of America's O.E. Meinzer Award
APS Fellowship awarded to Tino Nyawelo
The diversity and inclusion committee of the APS nominated Nyawelo for the honor
Utah FORGE Receives $80 million from DOE
The extension allows FORGE to build on the significant breakthroughs already realized
New models shed light on sea ice dynamics
New research offers vital insights into the changing Arctic
ACCESS Scholar: Kate Anderson
To infinity . . . and beyond!
New Faculty: Eleinis Ávila-Lovera
How immobile plants adapt to environmental stressors
Biochar Robots win $500K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
Fighting climate change and boosting agriculture with biochar
How special is the Milky Way Galaxy?
A “saga” about 101 galaxies like the Milky Way and their companions
Former Space Researcher and Analyst Pens Gripping Mystery
New mystery novel from U fiction writer
U Scientists Nominate Iconic Utah Sites as Global Geoheritage Locations
Utah's geological heritage showcased on world stage
Fielding Norton Named College of Science Senior Fellow
A climate physicist, insurtech venture advisor and former reinsurance executive
Kevin Fuller to Lead Global Marketing at Nature’s Sunshine
Learn more about Nature's Sunshine's new CMO
How Harmful is Great Salt Lake Dust? U Scientists Investigate
Researchers investigate the dangers of Great Salt Lake dust pollution
U student Muskan Walia now holds a leadership role in USHE Board
Know how one student made a difference
Edwin Catmull: The Art and Science of Innovation
Ed Catmull's journey from Utah to Pixar
Honoring fallen soldiers: How science is using teeth to bring families closure
Know how Isotopes in teeth reveal your origins
Scientists awarded 1U4U Seed Grants
This year's theme of the seed grants is “The Future of Sustainability”
New tools for peering into cell function.
Discover how scientists found a new way to visualize cellular activity
Cool Science Radio: Luisa Whittaker-Brooks
Cool Science Radio: Chemist Luisa Whittaker-Brooks
Ron Perla, 2024 Distinguished Alumnus
Avalanche escape artist
LEDs just got a whole lot smarter
Discover how a "miracle" filter is revolutionizing the Spintronics
How symbiosis helps define evolution
Leveraging the question of how deterministic the process of evolution is
Is the Past the Key to Our Future Climate?
Learn how microscopic fossils provide crucial insights into our planet's climate history
New bioinformatics major
New degree opens doors to thriving careers
Elevating Public Understanding of Geoscience
The AGI Award this year goes to U geologist Marjorie Chan
Scientists Find Hope in Cone Snail Venom
Nature's most venomous creature could be your diabetes savior
Deep Beneath Our Feet: A Seismic Surprise
Investigating Earth's hidden seismic zones
STEM Safety Day 2024
Taking place on Friday, September 6
Synthesis 2024
SRI inaugural cohort, the U in biotech and stories from throughout the College of Science
SRI: Just the Beginning
Science Research Initiative celebrates the graduation of its first cohort.
Urban ‘Cool Zones’
Sometimes policy-makers and the public forget about the costs of inaction.
Those with the biggest biases choose first
Political pollsters may want to take note of this team’s results.
Humans of the U: Nathan Patchen
Playing a key role to help my lab achieve a goal that opens realms of possibilities.
Fueling Utah's Booming BioTech Sector
From classroom to boardroom, the U is critical to Utah's BioTech sector.
SRI Stories: Costa Rica Field Trip
Coasting through Costa Rica. U students making waves in the land of "Pura Vida"
Don't Let This Blow You Away: Yellowstone's Steam Threat
Examining the risks of hydrothermal activity in Yellowstone Park
Solving the Puzzle of Utah's Summer Ozone
Gathering air quality data to identify the primary contributors to Utah's ozone levels
Satellite measurements of carbon emissions
Satellites are changing how we measure carbon emissions on the global scale
Scientists use AI to predict a wildfire's next move
Learn more about the innovative AI that can predict the wildfire's next move
U Physics Alumna Heads to Paris Olympics
A physics Alumna heads to the Olympics, for the 2nd Time.
The Hidden Space Race and Vardeny's Spintronic Revolution
Explore Valy's pivotal role in the evolution of spin-wave technology
Ants and Trees: A Tale of Evolutionary Déjà Vu in the Rainforest
Understand the fascinating evolutionary pathways of ants and trees in the rainforest
Rethinking Carbon Offsets
35 years after the launch of the carbon off-sets market, talk of a replacement
A Framework for Cancer Ecology and Evolution
A new paradigm that casts doubt on the primacy of individual cells in cancer development.
What do cycling and rocks have in common?
Blogging about the geology showcased in each stage of the Tour de France.
Berton Earnshaw Named College of Science Senior Fellow
A deep learning and AI expert, Earnshaw joins the College’s Leadership Team.
A once-in-a-career discovery: the black hole at Omega Centauri’s core
The finding in Omega Centauri helps bridge the gap in our understanding of black hole
Neutrino Oscillation Research Advances
Revolutionizing Neutrino Physics with Machine Learning
From Curious Volunteer to Dinosaur Discoverer
Witness Savhannah Carpenter's leap from volunteering to unveiling a new dinosaur
Journey to the Center of Biotech
While she loves to teach, Xie always ventured out to industry in molecular biology.
Delve into the puzzle of ice crystallization and uncover its secrets.
Understand the science of how ice crystals form
2024 U Science Fair Youth Compete Internationally
USEF: Propelling K-12 students to compete in science fairs internationally since 2003.
Restoring the GSL & Environmental Justice
Dust exposure from the GSL is greatest among Pacific Islanders and Hispanic Utah residents
Life On Other Planets … and in a student’s mind
“I believe my experience in research will make me a more open-minded thinker.”
Meet Lokiceratops: Giant Blade-Wielding Dinosaur
New dinosaur species Lokiceratops showcased at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
Peter Armentrout Returns as Interim Chemistry Chair
Armentrout returns as interim chair of the Department of Chemistry
Utah's fir trees at risk from balsam woolly adelgid
Climate change fuels the spread of invasive balsam woolly adelgid in Utah.
Backtracking Core: Earth's Inner Dynamics Unveiled
New evidence shows Earth's inner core's rotation is decelerating.
Bacteriophages: Nature's bacterial killers
Talia Karasov's lab explores how bacteria use viruses to outcompete rivals.
ACCESS: The Invisible Scaffolding
It’s okay to need breaks, to not know what’s next, to give yourself room to change.
Tony Hawk : The Intuitive Physicist of Vert Skating
Kevin Davenport explains the physics of vert skating at Vert Alert 2024.
Conscious of the Planet
The Wilkes Student Innovation Prize: Making climate conscious consumption really easy.
The College of Science Welcomes New Faculty Fellows
Geologist and mathematician to serve during the coming academic year.
How Earth's oceans were oxygenated
Tracking the rise and fall of free oxygen on Earth 2.5 billion years ago.
Championing Representation & Advocacy in Healthcare
Now headed for medical school, an undergrad found refuge in the REFUGES program.
Immersive VR: A New Era in Mining Safety
Immersive VR trains miners for the real world
Kip Solomon announced as interim chair, Geology & Geophysics
Solomon's stint as interim department chair begins July 1, 2024
Finding new ant species in a SLC backyard
“Pretty clear that this was a new species [of ant] from around here."
A Tale of Two Worms: Advancing Epigenetics
How a cell knows whether it’s supposed to become skin or muscle
Breakthrough in Geothermal Energy at Utah FORGE
Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?
Shared Landscapes: Wolves and Humans in Rural Turkey
Utah biologists track gray wolves with GPS collars and camera traps as their numbers rebou
SRI Stories: Parker Guzman
'A hero of mine is Hank Green, a science communicator who makes science accessible.'
L.S. Skaggs Applied Science Building Named at the U
The Skaggs family gift supports the latest addition to the science campus at the U
Researchers Look to Origins of New Particle Formation
First User-Driven ArcticShark Campaign Takes Flight in Oklahoma
Chemist Aaron Puri Receives Simons Foundation Early Career Award
Puri Recognized for Pioneering Research into Methane-Mitigating Microbial Ecosystems
Tapping coal mines for rare-earth materials
Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?
What It Means to Meet a Mathematician
2023 Distinguished Service Award from the College of Science
U of U Part of $6.6M National Weather Forecasting Initiative
The partnership with NOAA, other universities aims to improve predictive weather models
Convocation 2024
Congratulations, Class of 2024!
The Solace of Numbers: The Math Center
“Meeting the student where they are,” is the standard operating procedure of math tutors.
Aftermath 2024
The official magazine of the U Department of Mathematics.
Getting Stuff Done: Thomas Yassmin
PAC-12 Honor Roller Thomas Yassmin MS'24 makes a leaping grab for the diploma.
Math Faculty Retiree Jim Keener
Jim Keener: the visionary leader for the U’s graduate program in mathematical biology.
Of Honeybees and Carbon Emissions: SIAM Modeling Competition
1st and 2nd place at U's SIAM chapter modeling competition.
Establishing a “Wildfire Resilience Collective”
First-person account. Establishing the Wildfire Collective at the 2024 Hackathon.
From mountains to the Great Salt Lake: The secrets of snowmelt
Geologist Paul Brooks on Utah's Bumper Crop last year of Snow and the GSL
Toxic Thalium: Humans changing the chemistry of the Baltic Sea
Geochemists show that human activity increasing toxic Thalium in Baltic Sea.
U Atmospheric Scientists Team Up for $4.8M Snowfall Research Project
Project aims to better predict snowfall processes that are critical to water supply
Outstanding Undergrad Research Awards 2024
Autumn Hartley and Dua Azhar recognized as Outstanding Undergrad Researchers for 2024.
Environmental refuges to escape the heat
Cool zones block heat and ozone, a common air pollutant during the summer.
Distinguished Professor: Davar Khoshnevisan
Former chair of math department elevated to distinguished professor status.
2024 Convocation Student Speaker: Dua Azhar
Physics graduate Dua Azhar (BS'24) is selected as U Convocation's student speaker.
Humans of the U: Erik Smith
A bio alum who developed a new kind of ski wax that quickly gained traction.
Jay Mace: Scientist of Clouds, Painter of Landscapes
“As much as my science is part of me, doing art is part of me.”
Devoted to Change: SACNAS
An undergrad extension of SACNAS at the U Celebrates its 1st anniversary.
From Ecology To Impact Investing: Nalini Nadkarni
Broadening her reach beyond academia to ensure trees do not go overlooked.
Biologist Eron Powell: Student Commencement Speaker
Shaping students into people of excellence to make exceptional contributions to society.
Arbor Day & Cottam's Gulch
On this Arbor Day, Visit Cottam's Gulch, the story of Utah's State Arboretum
Humans of the U: Brenda Payan Medina
Discovering "what education looks like and what works for different people"
Humans of the U: Gabe Brown
From trail cameras to making a documentary about the Great Salt Lake.
Greening Iron & Steel Production
Steel production generates more human-caused CO2 emissions than any other heavy industry
SRI Stories: Bones of the Past
“I like to think of it as just one big puzzle,” says SRI post-doc Kasey Cole.
Cool Science: Monitoring earthquakes in Utah
It's easy to forget that Utah's Wasatch back is very near an active fault.
The collapse and subsequent explosion of a massive star: B.O.A.T.
A gamma-ray burst so bright it “blinded” space telescopes and shook Earth’s atmosphere
Regenerating damaged heart tissue. Sound Fishy? (It is)
Utah biologists discover that tiny tropical fish's "superpower" lies in an immune response
Gentrification drives patterns of alpha and beta diversity in cities
Human/Wildlife Coexistence SRI stream adds to new monumental data-driven narrative.
Metallurgical Engineering and IperionX Unveil New Research Facility
The new lab follows announcement of $10 million partnership with titanium industry leader
Goldwater Scholars 2024
Two College of Science students receive the Goldwater Scholarship for 2024
Utah Refugee Teens Build Cosmic Ray Detectors
Collaborative cosmic ray project connects refugee youth to science
2024 Class of SIAM Fellows: Aaron L. Fogelson
SIAM Fellows: for work in applied mathematics, computational science, and data science.
2024 College of Science Awards
Recognizing excellence in education, research and service.
Biology Student Stories: Bailey Landis
The lab environment is “unequivocally amazing” say senior bio student Bailey Landis.
Placing geology at the foundation of essential discoveries
From Ethiopia to Utah to Carleton College in Minnesota, Bereket Haileab finds his Geology.
Hunting an underground epidemic
A fungal infection that spreads from the soil and dust—that wasn’t supposed to be there.
The Beauty of Mathematics
Three good reasons to do mathematics. (One of them stems from beauty.)
The future of physics education
Premier journal Nature Physics spotlights future of physics education
Why does ice form at a range of temperatures?
New model clarifies how surface structures influence water's freezing point.
Utah Symposium in Science & Literature
Reexaminations of beauty occurring not only in art/humanities but math & biology
U Fulbright Scholar Semi-Finalists 2024
2024 Fulbright Semi-Finalists in the College of Science
Cataract Canyon Comes Back to Life
Humans killed Cataract Canyon. Now it's bringing itself back to life.
Where the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic
Camera-trap images complicate the idea that all wildlife thrived during COVID shutdowns.
Spectrum 2023
The official magazine of the U Department of Physics & Astronomy.
Finding Nemo (that is, nematodes) in the GSL
Brine shrimp and brine flies aren't the only animals inhabiting the Great Salt Lake.
2024 Wilkes Climate Hackathon
“I woke up at 4:30 a.m. that second day, and it was like, we’ve gotta get this done!"
Busy as a Beaver: Utah Forge
Utah FORGE: Building Relationships and Geothermal Understanding in Beaver County.
Excellence in Teaching & Mentoring Award
I see the success of my mentees as just as important, if not more important, than my own.
Immersive VR & Mine Safety
The mining metaverse is not just technological innovation.
Amanda Smith, Distinguished Alumna
From Provo to Perth, California to consulting.
Mining friends along the way
The real mining was the friends we made along the way.
Academic Innovation + Intelligence Lab
Interrupt. Iterate. Reconstruct. We break barriers + build paths for student success.
Common Ground 2023
The official magazine of the U Department of Mining Engineering.
Remembering Alan Rigby
Alan Rigby 1969-2024, G&G Lab Manager
Harley Benz Distinguished Alumnus
Preeminent earthquake seismologist awarded the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award
Sizing Up Courthouse Crack
Ways to measure the character and instability of rock and soil before potential disaster.
USEF 2024
A reboot of the Science Fair, now permanently at the UofU
2024 Sloan Research Fellow
Rodrigo Noriega: At the interface of spectroscopy and materials chemistry.
SRI Stories
Ryan Stolley, PhD, acknowledged as one of 2024's “Forty under 40” by Utah Business.
Rhodes Scholar Finalist
Eliza Diggins is a dual major in Physics & Astronomy and Applied Mathematics.
Measuring Black Carbon
Getting measurements with a high degree of accuracy
Utah's Warm Wet Winter
The role of El Niño--not much if any.
Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats Has Long Been in Flux
Utah's Salt Flats: Salt crusts began forming long after Lake Bonneville disappeared.
ACCESS: Sarah Lambart
Full circle: A current ACCESS participant reconnects with an ACCESS alumna in the lab.
ACCESS: A Tale of Two Researchers
Full circle: A current ACCESS participant reconnects with an ACCESS alumna in the lab.
Down to Earth 2023
The official magazine of the U Department of Geology & Geophysics.
SRI Stories
"It’s really cool to now continue the research initially made possible by the U."
Creating effective organic semiconductors
Electrons screen against conductivity-killer in organic semiconductors.
A Moonshot for Our Age
Securing critical minerals in our age is a moonshot. We'll need all the help we can get.
How Career Services Put This Grad on the Right Data Path
Landing a research job in her “gap year” thru Career Services.
Nash Ward Receives 2024 PME Speaker Award
Nash Ward has always wanted to visit all seven continents.
Central Wasatch’s extreme snowfall
Utah’s famous mountains can wring a lot of snow from even low-moisture storm systems.
Chemist Jessica Swanson Named 2024 Cottrell Scholar
Early-career faculty who are advancing innovation in both research and education,
New Tyrannosaurus Species
Fearsome apex predator from Western North America at the twilight of the dinosaur age.
Academia in Action
An obligation not just to continue researching the tool, but to license it.
Our DNA 2023
The official magazine of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah.
Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine
A multi-institutional enterprise to confront the climate challenges facing the Southwest.
Getting the right image
Keeping up the global-leading high-resolution 3D imaging research at the U.
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Denee Hayes’ holistic approach to thinking outside the mining "blast hole."
Cosmic Ray Learning in Public Schools
SLC high schoolers deploy cosmic ray detectors and analyze data.
How long can menopause be delayed?
How transplantation of ovarian tissue can postpone menopause indefinitely.
Preeminent geneticists recognized with revamped GSA Awards
Ofer Rog awarded the Genetics Society of America's Early-Career Award
Measuring Co2 levels
800,000 years is just a blink of an eye when it comes to measuring CO2 levels.
Ken Golden, Op-ed
Let us set the compass toward our highest aspirations: “through adversity to the stars.”
Kona Coffee Lawsuit
Fraud-busts by determining relative concentrations of rare, inorganic minerals in beans.
The ‘Barbenheimer Star’
Making great strides in adding to our understanding of how objects in the universe evolve.
ACCESS: Margaret Call
Finding your path in life is rarely as simple as a 90-minute coming-of-age movie.
Kevin Davenport-Physics Circle
Love to do puzzles? Kevin Davenport wants to bring us all together in the Physics Circle.
Condensed Matter Research Group
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics Take Root at the U
SRI Stories
An SRI student's striking pivot from one subject model in health to mosquitoes.
Presidential Societal Impact—Kevin Perry
For those who have made an impact beyond campus.
Fang Lab Enters Agreement
Fang Lab enters agreement with IperionX
Underground Hazards & Safety in Mining
An educational collaboration between the RMCOEH & the Department of Mining
A study of 'magic mushrooms'
Psychoactive psilocybin’s evolution in ‘magic mushrooms’
Ryan J. White '07 Chemistry
U Alum Ryan White PhD'07 is the new division dean of natural sciences, U. of Cincinnati.
SRI Stories
A model for targeted, real-work experience connected with academics and research.
Nematode proteins shed light on infertility
The Rog Lab, shedding light on infertility
Humans of the U: Ramón Barthelemy
Humans of the U: Ramon Barthelemy
Humans of the U: Sadie Dunn
Humans of the U: Sadie Dunn, Atmospheric Sciences
Remembering Geologist Hellmut Doelling
Remembering Hellmut Hans Doelling 1930-2023
Presidential Scholar Award
Associate Professor of Biology Sophie Caron awarded U Presidential Scholar
Holiday Greetings from Dean Trapa
Dean Peter Trapa shares a holiday message to students, staff, faculty and alumni
Lightning, camera, gamma ray!
First captured video footage of lightning-triggered downward terrestrial gamma-ray flashes
Snowflakes Falling
Utah researchers discover that how snowflakes move is astonishingly predictable.
Cosmic Ray on SciFri
Ira Flatow on Sci Fri: Scientists Report Second Highest-Energy Cosmic Ray Ever Detected
Revisiting the Coast Salish Woolly Dog
The origin and sudden disappearance of the culturally significant Coast Salish Woolly Dog.
Catalyst 2023
The official magazine of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah.
2023 Catalyst Magazine
Hot off the press! The official mag of Chemistry
Carrie Wager, Chemistry Alumna
A chemistry midfielder in her career, driven to cover a lot of ground.
Life in the Gas Lane
Industrial chemist Ziggy Uibel performs at high octane.
CO2 changes over past 66 M years
Geoscientists map changes in atmospheric CO2 over past 66 million years.
Solving Water Shortages by Lease
Mitigating climate change: Farmers willing to lease their H20 if it makes economic sense.
How Microbes Combat Climate Change
Chemist Jessica Swanson works with bacteria that eat methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Bio Faculty Retirees
BIology's faculty retirements, 2023
Cold Fog & Complex Terrain
When fog sets in and visibility plummets, transportation becomes dangerous.
Remembering Marta Weeks
“I give ... to honor my father, my husband and my father-in-law." ~Marta Weeks
$7M to build better life sciences workforce
Closing the anticipated workforce gap between bioscience and the workforce.
Top NASA honor goes to U Students
Playing a pivotal role in the future of space exploration
SRI Stories
A portable technology that allows for DNA and RNA sequencing wherever you are.
Second highest-energy cosmic ray ever
The Array is in the middle of an expansion that will help crack the case of cosmic rays.
Mechanisms of plant microbes
Sharing research in order to inform farmers about how best to protect their crops.
Isotopes: Science's Common Currency
Gabriel Bowen’s research into isotopes extends into a variety of critical research paths.
A Utah Fossil's Journey to Harvard
For a long while, ill-gotten Cambrian fossils were part of a case involving the BLM.
'Lunar Forge' Project at NASA
A team from the U's Mining Engineering and Metallurgy are finalists for NASA's BIG Idea
SRI Stories
Science Writer Intern Lauren Wigod shares her formative experience in SRI
Ingredients for Data Science
Data science is crucial - but can be faced with plenty of difficulties.
Forming Ice: Molinero
U chemist Valeria Molinero is helping unravel the mysteries of how water becomes solid.
SRI Stories
Science Research Initiative alumna Claudia Wiese is busy as a bee in her "gap year."
SRI Stories
SRI Alum Ali Bouck shares why the program was the "best decision they ever made."
On Naps, Carbs & Motivation: Annika Edwards, BMG
Discover your motivator, aka "wishbone." A valedictorian in mining engineering explains.
SRI Stories
A harrowing health experience turns out to be a portal for a former SRI stream leader
Do the Right Thing: Kevin Perry on the GSL
Working to save the GSL, scientist finds meaningful directions in his research.
1st detection of heavy element from star merger
NASA's Webb tracks an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst
Nadkarni Named NatGeo Explorer at Large
'Tree-top Barbie' gets tapped for canopy work.
Anke Friedrich inducted into Crimson Club Hall of Fame
World-class skier is, indeed, no ordinary inductee.
Epiphytes face growing threats
Nalini Nadkarni on the importance of epiphytes and their crucial role in biodiversity
Retroviral Symposium
A wide-variety of scientists from many disciplines along with a troupe of actors. Why not?
Putting the 'fun' in commutative algebra
Anne Fayolle: Putting the 'fun' in commutative algebra.
‘Roving sentinels’ discover new air pollution sources
Discovering new air pollution sources with ‘Roving sentinels’
Ring-of-fire eclipse: How to see it
The eclipse event is sacred to local Indigenous tribes. Learn how to see it.
Fall’s flamboyance: The science of autumn leaves
The science behind Utah's dazzling display of fall trees
Mining and rare earth mineral extraction
Why the world needs more mining engineers
‘Solving’ biology’s most important molecule
Ramakrishnan shares his adventures in the ribosome at Frontiers of Science lecture
Nada Math Anxiety Here
No anxiety exists around U of U math professor Ken Golden's classes
Safe Landings Weather-wise
What Worries DAL’s Lead Meteorologist? Snow in Atlanta, Yes, but Also Volcanic Ash
Ribosome adventures
A Nobel laureate visits the U with his tale of his adventures in the ribosome
Wilkes Center Climate Prize Winner
Lumen Bioscience is the inaugural winner of the $1.5 million Wilkes Center Climate Prize
UteQuake
UteQuake returns to Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday when the Utes face UCLA
Climate-Resilient Western Grid
The U and University of Calgary will establish and co-lead the U.S.-Canada Center
Whale of a project: Library digitizes 50 years of research
Vicky Rowntree's 50 years of research is being digitized by the Marriott Library.
Right Whale Research, Vicky Rowntree
Vicky Rowntree's 50-year legacy of researching right whales off the coast of Argentina
Andy Thliveris: Remember the Undergrads
A thankful undergrad helps make possible an endowed chair in biology
Clenched fists and full beards
Two pieces of evidence suggesting humans evolved to fight
A warming climate could make cities even less hospitable to wild mammals
Climate change could worsen the effects of urbanization on native wildlife
Why Scientists Haven't Solved the Mystery of the OMG Particle
From Utah's west desert to the snow-covered peaks of the Andes Mountains: The OMG Particle
Volcanism That Drove Ancient Global Warming
Marking the end of the Paleocene
Loudest Stadium ... according to science
Seismic data from the Utah-Florida game in real time.
Finalists vie for historic $1.5M Wilkes Climate Prize
Which of 5 candidates would you choose to help fight climate change?
Matthew Sigman Receives The 2023 Patai-Rapport Lecture Award
For contributions in phys organic chemistry, data science & enantioselective catalysis
Clean Energy Beneath our Feet
Vast sources and a race to tap it.
Spiders and Plants, Richard Clark
Research on how a mite evolves resistance to foreign compounds in plants
Synthesis 2023
Wilkes Center, Applied Science Project and stories from throughout the merged College.
U center works with teachers to design science education tools
Designing new curricula with the help of front-line scientists.
A widely used instrument for monitoring black carbon in real time.
Since 1847, the lake has been used as both a dumping ground and for a source of profit
Remembering John Warnock
Remembering Math Alumnus and Co-Founder of Adobe, John Warnock
'Life of Tree' Returns to Life in the Crocker Science Cntr.
The Ecstatic "Life of Tree" Returns to Life in the Crocker Science Center Atrium
A Stark Message from Maui
How climate change puts property values at risk in forested areas
Gravitational Waves
Abuzz with anticipation, awaiting results from 15 years’ worth of data from NANOGrav
What the inspiration for ‘Treetop Barbie’ thought of the ‘Barbie’ movie
The Barbie movie resonates with a canopy ecologist, aka "Treetop Barbie"
How Magma is stored beneath Yellowstone
New views of how magma is stored beneath Yellowstone provided by 100s of seismic sensors
Shared Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells
Fred Adler and team show shared resistance in breast cancer cells
Sister Cities Panel
Wilkes Center climate change panel between Sister City leaders
Vahe Bandarian - 2023 ACS Fellow
Vahe Bandarian has been selected as one of the 2023 American Chemical Society fellows
Aftermath Summer 2023
Anna Tang Fulbright Scholar, Tommaso de Fernex new chair, Goldwater Scholars, and more.
William Anderegg Receives Blavatnik Award
Anderegg is one of three to receive the 2023 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
New composite materials could light the way to advances in imaging
New composite materials could light the way to advances in imaging
What can earthquake ‘swarms’ tell us about seismicity in the West?
Kristine Pankow, Utah professor of geology talks about "earthquake swarms"
Carsten Rott, New Chair of Physics & Astronomy
Carsten Rott is announced as new chair of Physics & Astronomy
Making Machine Learning Accessible to All
Professor of Mining Engineering Rajive Ganguli launches UteAnalytics.
How statistical physics illuminates sea ice
Mathematician Ken Golden has helped document sea ice changes due to climate change
Nalini Nadkarni: Bright Red Arrow
In a recent podcast, Nadkarni reflects on overcoming her injuries from a 50 foot fall
U seismologists probe Earth’s inner core
Earth's 'planet within a planet'
Research ties worsening wildfires to bird mortalities
Recent research explores how wildfires affect migratory birds across the Western US
Bringing Nature to Everyone
Nalini Nadkarni and other scientists gather to discuss the role of nature in healthcare
Here Comes Trouble Shooting
The “Understory” that is Biology's Karen Zundel, Outstanding Staff Awardee
What happened to Co2 emissions during pandemic lockdown?
Air quality in Salt Lake City improved considerably during the pandemic
Utah's Environmental Challenges
John Lin, Atmospheric Sciences Professor in US News & World Report
Gadusol: A More "E-fish-ent" Sunscreen
Unlocking the Secrets of Zebrafish Sunscreen: Marlen Rice and Jamie Gagnon
Sky Survey Data Releases 2 Million Stellar Objects
The DESI project will map nearly 40 million galaxies, quasars and stars
Tommaso de Fernex, Math's new department chair
New math department chair takes the helm July 1
Dirtiest snow-year in the Wasatch accelerated snowmelt by 17 days
U researchers analyzed impacts of dust on snow during the 2022 winter season
Ramón Barthelemy Out to Innovate
The U of U Physicist Wins 2023 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year
Atomic-Scale Geometry
How Atomic-Scale Geometry Might Shape the Future of Electronics
The 'Rite Stuff
Jim Karner has trekked almost annually to Antartica on expeditions looking for meteorites.
SRI Stories
Mikhael Semaan, Ph.D. of the Science Research Initiative on his latest research
Bones of the Earth
Geologist Kevin Mendoza on learning, teaching, representation and connection to the land
Sandra J. Bromley Scholarship
Sandra Bromley Scholarship
Nobel winner Capecchi discovers new brain mechanism
Nobel winner Capecchi discovers new brain mechanism
Geologist Brenda Bowen, to chair Department of Atmospheric Sciences
The Professor of Geology and Geophysics will serve as Chair beginning July 1
Tinker Toy Rises
After months of earth-moving, the Applied Science Project gets some serious hardware
Randy Irmis receives Fulbright Scholar Award
Chief Curator at Natural History Museum and Associate Professor in Geology receives award
U.S. Assistant Secretary visits U and Utah FORGE site
U.S. Asst. Secretary Visits U & FORGE
2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentors
Hallar and Rog, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentors
Utah's Fly’s Eye Telescope Array
Closing in on the cosmic origins of the "OMG Particle"
An Unexpected Climate Solution
Generating power through thermo-motive artificial muscles
Jon Wang
Vulnerable forests and the carbon budget
U Astronomy, New AURA Member
The U Joins the Association of Universities for Astronomy
Zhigang Zak Fang: Humboldt Award
Zak Fang wins the Humboldt Prize
Darryl Butt: Finding one’s ‘professional self’
Dean Butt reflects on his impact on students as he leads the U of U graduate school
Celebrating Our Exceptional Faculty 2023
The College of Science congratulates four faculty members
Tim Hawkes named College of Science senior fellow
Great Salt Lake Advocate, Former Lawmaker Joins College Leadership Team as Senior Fellow
"Through Adversity to the Stars"
Ken Golden delivers opening remarks at Wilkes Climate Summit
Humans of the U: Sam Hendry
Humans of the U: Sam Hendry
Humans of the U: Katya Podkovyroff Lewis
Humans of the U: Katya Podkovyroff Lewis
3 Numbers that Changed My Life
Math graduate Sahana Kargi shares her love of numbers at 2023 convocation ceremonies
Why allergy seasons are getting worse
In a TIME magazine article, William Anderegg says climate change is playing a big part
The Great Salt Lake's Long-term Outlook
Atmospheric Sciences Kevin Perry shares his perspectives on a recent lake study on KSL TV.
Lissy Coley Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Forest Ecologist Lissy Coley Elected to NAS
Mathematical Biology Adds Up
Jody Reimer, a joint appointment in biology and math departments
William Anderegg Receives NSF Waterman Award
William Anderegg is one of three awardees who will receive $1 million for research
Outstanding Undergrad Research Awards 2023
Learn more about the university's up-and-coming researchers and mentors
1U4U Initiative
Browse the College of Science's Funded 1U4U Projects for 2023
Founders Day Distinguished Alumni
A near-sweep of Founders Day Distinguished Alumni Awards by the College of Science
Balance & Bliss: Aria Ballance
Balance & Bliss: Aria Ballance and extraterrestrial molecules
Revisiting Carbon Offset Protocols
US forests face an unclear future with climate change
2023 College of Science Awards
The College of Science is committed to recognizing excellence in education, research, and service and...
Outstanding Grad Student
Dylan Klure Outstanding Graduate Student Awardee
New Major: Earth & Environmental Science
A degree earned in a living laboratory
2023 Goldwater Scholars
4 College of Science Students receive the Goldwater Scholarship for 2023.
Fulbright Award
Randall Irmis, New Fulbright Awardee
Birth Cry of a black hole
New study questions decades-long understanding of gamma ray bursts
Coffee Klatch
Negatively impacting bird diets in coffee country.
ATMOS 75th Celebration
Swoop goes atmospheric at ATMOS 75th anniversary celebration
Utah's Air Quality History
Utah's Air Quality History
Thumping Thermometer
Yellowstone's Doublet Pool cranks up the bass every 20 to 30 minutes by "thumping."
Storm Peak
Storm Peak is a lab and a classroom.
75 Years of ATMOS
The history of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.
Air Currents 2023
Celebrating 75 Years, The Great Salt Lake, Alumni Profiles, and more.
Weekend Effect
Large-scale citizen science camera trapping helps assess animal behavioral responses.
Downstream
Without the lake, skiers and riders will have little to enjoy.
In Memoriam: Maria Cranor
Meeting the Mission: Remembering Maria Cranor
Climate Hackathon
“I woke up at 4:30 a.m. that second day, and it was like, we’ve gotta get this done!"
Jessica Haskins
I could not have afforded my first year at MIT if I hadn’t received local scholarships.
Clifton Sanders
Clifton Sanders, (PhD '90) receives a Founders Day Distinguished Alumnus award.
Luke Reuschel
Nothing compares to when the pilot puts the jet into full throttle.
A.A.U. Membership
Utah joins the prestigious Association of American Universities.
TreeNote
TreeNote is a two minute weekly radio feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni.
Spirit of Salam
Tino Nyawelo wins 2023 Spirit of Salam Award.
Fellow of the AAAS
Jennifer Shumaker-Perry elected as a Fellow of the AAAS.
Anna Tang
Mathematics is a key in our hands that is able to fit almost any lock in the world.
Groundbreaking
Construction has begun on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.
GSL Strike Team
The Great Salt Lake can be saved. This is how we do it.
Space Sunscreen
Could dust launched from the moon’s surface mitigate the impacts of climate change?
Jessica Venegas
I’ve always wanted to go to the U because that’s where I was born.
Saving Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake can be saved. This is how we do it.
Fellow of the AAAS
Vahe Bandarian elected as a Fellow of the AAAS.
Applied Science Building
Construction has begun on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.
$1M Grant to Chemists
Grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation may help chemists learn how molecules crystallize.
Magnesium Pollution?
Research helps explain Salt Lake City's persistent air quality problems.
CAPE-K
Studying the clouds in cleanest air on Earth.
Collaboration of the Cited
Biology’s ‘highly cited’ researchers collaborate in forest science.
Spectrum 2022
Explosive neutron stars, Utah meteor, fellows of APS, and more.
Aftermath 2022
Arctic adventures, moiré magic, Christopher Hacon, and more.
Pauling Medal
Distinguished Professor Dr. Cynthia Burrows is the 2022 Pauling Medal awardee.
Art & Air Quality
Public art piece finds common ground in the fight for air quality.
Our DNA 2022
Chan Yul Yoo, Sarmishta Diraviam Kannan, and more.
Storm Peak Laboratory
One of only a handful of high elevation weather labs in the world.
Ichthyosaurs Migrations
Breeding grounds for massive prehistoric marine reptiles.
Melissa Hardy
I am a researcher combining organic chemistry and data science to advance public health.
Amir Hosseini
My biggest inspiration is understanding how nature behaves and using fundamental science.
GSL Meteorite
In order to have a meteorite named, you have to have an institution classify it.
King of the Playa
On a crisp October morning, Kevin Perry pedaled his bike across the Great Salt Lake playa.
Relativistic Jet
Researchers document a black hole giving off more light than 1,000 trillion suns.
Clarivate's Most Cited
Peter Stang is recognized for his exceptional research influence.
Ty Mellor
I think there is a ton of potential for research in aging and disease.
Bonneville Salt Flats
Search for solutions drives race to save Bonneville Salt Flats.
BioKids
Celebrated childcare and pre-school at the School of Biological Sciences.
APS Fellows
Christoph Boehme and Ramón Barthelemy have been elected fellows of the APS.
Stolen Ivory
What does “bomb carbon” have to do with elephant poaching?
Wilkes Climate Prize
This $1.5 million prize supporting innovative projects that help address the impact of cli
Hedgehog Signaling
U of U undergrads work to break open the biological mystery of Hedgehog Signaling.
Ethiopian Abattoirs
The decline of vultures and rise of dogs carries disease risks.
Construction Update
Construction is about to begin on the University of Utah’s new Applied Sciences facility.
Utah F.O.R.G.E.
The future of geothermal energy is located in Milford, Utah.
Nuclear Recycling
Michael Simpson wants to recycle spent nuclear fuel rods.
Visualizing the Infinitesimal
Janet Iwasa and Ofer Rog re-imagine the cellular space occupied by condensates.
McMinn Chair
Christopher Hacon appointed to 2nd term as the McMinn Chair in Mathematics
Planetarium Internship
U students create new presentations during planetarium internship.
Toxic Dust Hot Spots
Where is Great Salt Lake's toxic dust most likely to originate?
Wilkes Scholars
Wilkes Scholars explore climate challenges facing our state, region, and planet.
NDSEG Fellowship
Aria Ballance Granted 2022 NDSEG Fellowship.
Armentrout Interview
Peter Armentrout sits down with the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
STAR-X Proposal
Astrophysicist Dan Wik proposal selected by NASA.
Golden Goose 2022
Toto Olivera's side hustle that transformed neuroscience.
Research Funding
Research funding passes $686 million for 2022.
Jack Simons Award
PHYS senior theory award renamed to Jack Simons Award in Theoretical Physical Chemistry.
NuFact 2022
The Department of Physics & Astronomy hosts NuFact 2022 neutrino workshop at Snowbird.
At-Risk Forests
Bill Anderegg quantifies the risk to forests from climate change along three dimensions.
College Merger
The College of Mines & Earth Sciences merges with the College of Science.
Awards & Recognition
We're going to need a bigger trophy room.
College Rankings
U.S. News & World Report University Rankings.
U Presidential Scholar
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks named 2022 U presidential scholar.
Sage Blackburn
Meet the Department of Mathematics newest Academic Advisor.
Crystal Su
Rational engineering of a synthetic insect-bacterial mutualism.
The Wilkes Center
University of Utah Launches The Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy.
Air Pollution
Utah’s air quality issues have been with us for a long time.
Ants of the World
Jack Longino sees the world through ants.
N.S.F. Director
NSF appoints Denise Dearing as Director for the Div. of Integrative Organismal Systems.
Star Trek
To boldly know what no one has known before.
10-year Plan
U astronomers tackle the decade’s biggest questions.
SRI Stories
SRI Stream Leader Kai Wilmot, studies increasing wildfire plume height
Arctic Adventures
Rebecca Hardenbrook and Julie Sherman take on the Great White North.
Air Tracker
John Lin adapted his research group’s atmospheric model to run as part of Air Tracker.
Hollywood Dinosaurs
Mark Loewen, of Geology & Geophysics, critiques Hollywood’s dinosaur depictions.
Cellular Crosslinking
Caralyn Flack studies cellular crosslinking in chemoreceptor molecules.
Tiffany Do: Undergrad Research Scholar
Tiffany Do named 2022 Undergraduate Research Scholar.
Biomimetic Cephalopods
David Peterman is bringing ancient animals back to life—as robots.
Spectrum 2022
Black Holes, Student Awards, Research Awards, LGBT+ physicists, and more.
Aftermath 2022
Student awards, Faculty Awards, Fellowships, and more.
Mass Spectrometry
Armentrout receives ASMS Award for Distinguished Contributions In Mass Spectrometry.
Moiré Magic
Ken Golden is working on highly tunable composite materials—with a twist.
Betty Vetter Award
Ramón Barthelemy awarded a 2022 Betty Vetter Research Award
Our DNA 2022
Erik Jorgensen, Mark Nielsen, alumni George Seifert, new faculty, and more.
Outstanding Advisor
Cyri Dixon has been named a NACADA Outstanding New Advisor.
Living Legend
Baldomero Olivera stamp issued by the Filipino Postal Office.
Notebook 2022
Student stories, NAS members, alumni George Seifert, and Convocation 2022.
Faculty Giving
We are happy to provide a planned gift to the School of Biological Sciences.
Interactive Forest Maps
Threats impacting forests are increasing nationwide.
Phi Beta Kappa
Muskan Walia Named Phi Beta Kappa Society Scholar.
Societal Impact Scholar
Ken Golden Named U Presidential Societal Impact Scholar
How Trees Grow
William Anderegg explores the relationship between photosynthesis and cell growth.
Fulbright Scholar
Rose Godfrey named 2022 Fulbright Scholar.
Outstanding Graduate Student
Daniel Powell named 2022 College of Science Outstanding Graduate Student.
Teaching Assistantship
Seungsu Lee has been awarded a Teaching Assistantship from the University of Utah.
Graduate Research Fellowship
Sanghoon Kwak has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the University of Utah.
Research Scholar
Tyler Ball has been named the 2022 College of Science Research Scholar.
National Academy of Sciences
Valeria Molinero elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
National Academy of Sciences
Erik Jorgensen elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
NAS 2022 Membership
Erik Jorgensen and Valeria Molinero are elected to the National Academy of Sciences
NSF Fellowship
Eamon Quinlan-Gallego awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the NSF.
NSF Fellowship
Alex Rasmussen awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the NSF.
Outstanding Post-Doc
Amir Hosseini has received an Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow Award.
MAA Teaching Award
Kevin Wortman receives Mathematical Association of America Distinguished Teaching Award.
NSF Fellowship
Kaitlin O'Dell awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the NSF.
Outstanding Post-Doc
Julie Jung has received an Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow Award.
NSF Fellowship
Samantha Linn awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the NSF.
Outstanding Undergraduate
Luis Rufino has received the College of Science Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.
Student Researcher
Elijah Counterman wins a College of Science University Student Researchers Award.
Distinguished Service
Pearl Sandick receives Distinguished Service Award.
Staff Excellence
Vicki Nielsen receives the Staff Excellence Award from the College of Science.
Carbon Nanotubes
Vikram Deshpande had a hunch that carbon nanotubes held promise as a building block.
Goldwater Scholar
Alison Wang awarded a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2022-23.
Savannah Romney
Savannah Romney is a double-major in biology and math at the University of Utah.
Distinguished Researcher
Jon Chaika receives a Distinguished Research Award from the U of U.
Distinguished Educator
Claudia De Grandi awarded Distinguished Educator Award.
Crocker Science Center
The home of cutting-edge science at the U.
LGBT+ Physicists
1st study of LGBT+ physicists reveals red flags.
IF/THEN Ambassador
The largest collection of statues of women ever assembled.
Eliza Diggins
A sophomore working on a double major in applied mathematics and physics.
Galápagos Letters
South American correspondent Nora Clayton reporting from the Galapagos Islands.
Faculty Fellow
Priyam Patel receives U of U Faculty Fellow Award.
ASBMB Fellow
Vahe Bandarian named fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.
Frontiers of Science
The longest running lecture series at the University of Utah.
Teaching Excellence
Tabitha Buehler awarded the U's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Teaching Excellence
Gail Zasowski awarded the U's Early Career Distinguished Teaching Award.
Spintronics
Spin is related to magnetism,. Spintronics uses magnetism to represent binary data.
Paul Ricketts
We love helping the community explore the stars!
Lauren Bustamante
Senior Academic Advisor for the Department of Mathematics.
Extraordinary Black Hole
Astronomers recently discovered a black hole unlike any other.
Of Mice and Monarchs
Are California mice eating monarch butterflies?
James Webb Space Telescope
The largest and most powerful telescope ever sent into space.
SRI Scholarship Drive
Our goal is to provide ongoing support for every science student who needs a scholarship.
Biological Data
All thinking is done using modeling, whether it’s through language or mathematics.
Donor Impact
Thank you for your support of our vibrant community of scientists and mathematicians.
Theory Meets Intuition
Will Feldman studies things most of us take for granted.
Space Plants
Plants are the future of space travel.
The Frontier of Physics
Physics beyond the Standard Model.
Arctic Adventures
BBC StoryWorks feature with Jody Reimer, Rebecca Hardenbrook, and Ken Golden.
SRI Update
The latest reports from SRI faculty and students.
Research Funding
Research funding passes $641 million for 2021.
Discover 2021
Biology, Chemistry, Math, and Physics Research, SRI Update, New Construction.
Our DNA 2021
Multi-disciplinary research, graduate student success, and more.
Aftermath 2021
Sound waves, student awards, distinguished alumni, convocation, and more.
Spectrum 2021
New science building, faculty awards, distinguished alumni, and more.
Research Opportunities
Gain experience and skills in a research lab.
Fabulous Fungi
SBS faculty Bryn Dentiger explores the possibilities of fungi.
Darwin's Pigeon "Enigma"
Darwin's short-beak enigma solved
Physics Innovation
Yue Zhao Receives Physics Innovation Award.
William D. Ohlsen
Emeritus Professor William David Ohlsen 1932-2021.
Notebook 2021
Student awards, distinguished alumni, convocation, and more.
Be the Light
American Indian Services students visit campus.
Spectrum 2021
Student awards, distinguished alumni, convocation, and more.
Aftermath 2021
Sound waves, student awards, distinguished alumni, convocation, and more.
Chemistry in Pictures
Chemistry is so much broader than just a list of elements.
Birds of the Philippines
What factors put Philippine birds at risk of extinction?
Staff: Cyri Dixon
Cyri Dixon wins Outstanding Advisor of 2021!
Our DNA 2021
Plant pandemics, birdsong, retiring faculty, and more.
NSF CAREER Award
Priyam Patel honored with a NSF CAREER Award.
Mysteries of the Universe
A five-year quest to map the universe began officially on May 17, 2021.
Let's Get Kraken
The Sigman Group launches an open-access tool for chemists.
Camille-Dreyfus Award
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks receives Teacher-Scholar award.
Sahar Kanishka
Recipient of a 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award.
PandA Awards
2021 student awards and scholarships.
NAS Membership
Mary Beckerle receives the significant recognition of NAS membership.
AAAS Membership
Valeria Molinero joins the prestigious ranks of the American Academy.
Patterns in Sound
Exciting new math research by Fernando Guevara Vasquez.
Amanda Cangelosi
Mathematics faculty receives U's Early Career Teaching Award.
2021 College Awards
Recognizing our amazing students and faculty.
2021 Churchill Scholar
Isaac Martin receives the U's sixth straight Churchill Scholarship.
2021 Research Scholar
Karrin Tennant named 2021 College of Science Research Scholar.
Allergy Season
Climate change is making allergy season last longer.
Sloan Research Fellow
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks awarded prestigious 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Cottrell Scholar
Gail Zasowski named a Cottrell Scholar.
Thomas Stucky
NASA engineer on Perseverance Rover’s journey to Mars.
Sea Ice Science
Ken Golden brings the principles of mathematics to the Earth’s most remote environments.
COVID-19 Vaccine Panel
Experts answer questions on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Discover 2020
Biology, Chemistry, Math, and Physics Research, Overcoming Covid, Lab Safety.
AfterMath 2020
50 Years of Math, Sea Ice, and Faculty and Staff recognition.
Live on campus
Unique housing opportunities for science students.
Carsten Rott
Carsten Rott appointed to the Jack W. Keuffel Memorial Chair in Physics & Astronomy.
Mission Unstoppable
Mixing chemistry and martial arts for CBS television.
Priyam Patel
Visualizing the Topology of Surfaces
COVID Connections
Creating opportunity during COVID-19
Lake of Dust
Is Utah’s great lake turning to dust?
Karl Schwede
The latest faculty to be named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Giant Poisonous Rats
The secret social lives of giant poisonous rats.
A Catalyst for Safety
Chemistry labs lead the way in university safety.
Sonia Sehgal
Sonia Sehgal awarded prestigious Beckman Scholarship.
Our DNA 2020
E-birders, retiring faculty, remote learning, and more.
Women in Mathematics
Association for Women in Mathematics chapter receives scientific excellence award.
Spectrum 2020
3D maps of the Universe, Perovskite Photovoltaics, and Dynamic Structure in HIV.
Next-Gen Astronomy
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is providing groundbreaking insight.
$602 Million in Funding
Research funding passes $602 million for 2020.
Notebook 2020
Convocation, Alumni, Student Success, and Rapid Response Research.
Debate 2020
STEM students least likely of any subject group to vote in U.S. elections.
Our DNA 2020
Stories on Fruit Flies, Forest Futures and Student Success.
Jordan Herman
Next time you’re stuck between a toucan and a pit viper.
Alumni Panel
Distinguished science alumni share their experiences.
Presidential Scholar
Pearl Sandick has been named a University of Utah Presidential Scholar.
Return to Campus
Reopening information updates from the University of Utah.
Rapid Response Research
Behind-the-scenes story of an NSF Rapid Response Research grant.
11 Billion Years
Kyle Dawson and a global consortium of astrophysicists create a 3-D map of the universe.
Back to School
The College of Science reopening plan for fall 2020.
HIV Microscopy
Ipsita Saha is using electron microscopy to reveal the dynamic structure in HIV.
Masks for U
Spread the word, not the virus.
Forest Futures
William Anderegg explains the risks of investing in forests.
2020 Research Scholar
Delaney Mosier receives top College of Science award.
Crab Nebula
Scientists detect Crab Nebula using innovative gamma-ray telescope.
Beckman Scholars
Prestigious undergraduate research program returns to the U.
We Stand...
For a compassionate, equitable, and just society for all.
Message from Ruth Watkins
Moving our campus forward: An update on Project Orange.
Student Info
Guidelines for the Summer 2020 semester.
Rory Weeks
Rory Weeks awarded prestigious Beckman Scholarship.
Dominique Pablito
Zuni, Navajo and Comanche, student majoring in chemistry and biology.
Hedgehogs and Undergrads
Astronomers recently discovered a black hole unlike any other.
2020 Churchill Scholar
Michael Xiao brings home the U's fifth straight Churchill Scholarship.
Karl Gordon Lark
Honoring Karl Gordon Lark, 1930-2020.
Students & COVID-19
Info and resources for students, including financial assistance.
Goldwater Winner
Isaac Martin awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
Science Podcasts
Podcast from the College of Science.
Courtship Condos
Why is Dean Castillo managing the sexual relations of fruit flies?
Goldwater Winner
Lydia Fries awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
Ana Rosas
Medicine is a family tradition for the Rosas.
Coronavirus Research
Physicists receive NSF grant to test coronavirus particles.
Essential Research
Essential Research Activities and the process to become essential.
UofU COVID-19
The latest Covid-19 information and procedures from the University of Utah.
Science VS Virus
Utah scientists address the Coronavirus pandemic.
Catalyst 2020
Transition to Virtual, 2020 Convocation, Graduate Spotlights, and Awards.
Spectrum 2020
Nuclear Medicine, PER Programs, and NSF grant for Quantum Idea Incubator.
College of Science U5k
Join the COS in the annual Homecoming 5k!
Discover 2019
Science Research Initiative, College Rankings, Commutative Algebra, and more.
Running with Scissors
In gene-targeting, CRISPR makes a really good pair of "scissors".
Electrochemistry
Henry S. White - A positive force in Electrochemistry.
Commutative Algebra
Can commutative algebra help us solve real-world problems?
TreeTop Barbie
Nalini Nadkarni has created a "Canopy Researcher" version of the popular Barbie doll.
Research Funding
Research funding passes $540 million for 2019.
AMS Fellow
Davar Khoshnevisan, named Fellow of American Mathematical Society.
Spectrum 2019
Nuclear Medicine, PER Programs, and NSF grant for Quantum Idea Incubator.
Math in Paris
I needed to take a math class, so I searched "learning abroad differential equations"
Going with the Flow
John Sperry studies how plant hydraulics and xylem tissue influence regional weather.
Staff: Jose Rojas
Jose Rojas probably knows more about how labs operate than most principal investigators.
Our Faculty
Leaders in their field, leaders in the lab, and also leaders in the classroom.
Staff: James Muller
Building better science buildings.
Dean Peter Trapa
Peter Trapa has been named as the new Dean of the College of Science.
Notebook 2019
The New Faces of Utah Science, Churchill Scholars, and Convocation 2019.
Quaid Harding
From beekeeping to biology, Quaid Harding is looking for a buzz.
Zhao Scholarship
Taylor is the first recipient of the Michael Zhao Memorial Scholarship. She’s a senior majoring...
Royal Fellow
Christopher Hacon adds another honor of a lifetime to his already stellar resume.
Rachel Cantrell
Rachel Cantrell has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.
Leslie Sieburth: Associate Dean
The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Leslie Sieburth from the...
Pearl Sandick: Associate Dean
The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Pearl Sandick from the...
Janis Louie: Associate Dean
The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Janis Louie from...
New Physics
Pearl Sandick discusses Dark Matter and challenging the Standard Model.
Teaching Excellence
Kelly MacArthur is recognized for her extraordinary dedication to her students.
Staff: Mary Levine
An indispensable part of the Department of Mathematics.
Distinguished Research
Professor Molinero’s work is a hallmark of what research and scholarship should be about.
Distinguished Teaching
Gernot Laicher, Professor/Lecturer in the Department of Physics & Astronomy.
2019 Research Scholar
The College of Science Research Scholar Award is given annually to one graduating student who...
2019 Hatch Prize
Professor Joel Harris has been awarded the 2019 Hatch Prize for outstanding teaching!
Associate V.P. for Research
Diane Pataki is now Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Utah.
Catalyst 2019
Endowed Chairs of Chemistry, Curie Club, and alumnus: Victor Cee.
Our DNA 2019
Ants of the World, CRISPR Scissors, and Alumni Profile - Nikhil Bhayani.
Catalyst 2019
Methane-Eating Bacteria, Distinguished Alumni, Student and Alumni profiles.
Spectrum 2019
Featured: Molecular Motors, Churchill Scholar, Dark Matter, and Black Holes.
2019 Churchill Scholar
Cameron Owen - Chemistry and physics major and student researcher.
Insects, Bacteria & Ice
Water doesn’t always freeze at 32 degrees and other chilling facts from Valeria Molinero.
AfterMath 2018
Featured: A Love for Puzzles, Math & Neuroscience, Number Theory, and AMS Fellows.
Discover 2018
The 2018 Research Report for the College of Science.
Student Veteran
2018-19 Student Veteran of the Year, Craig L. Hanson  “When I first came to the...
Spectrum 2018
Featured: Dark Matter, Spintronics, Gamma Rays and Improving Physics Teaching.
AMS Fellow
Tommaso de Fernex, Ph.D. Associate Department Chair of Mathematics.
Catalyst 2018
Featured: Ming Hammond, Jack & Peg Simons Endowed Professors, Martha Hughes Cannon.
AMS Fellow
“I was delighted to learn the news from the AMS,” said Peter Trapa.
Plant Genomics
QUESTION: How does RNA decay contribute to gene expression?
Breakthrough Prize
Christopher Hacon, has been interested in math for as long as he can remember.
2018 Churchill Scholar
Scott Neville - Mathematics major and student researcher.
Ming Hammond
Ming Hammond recounts her experience in the inaugural class of Beckman Scholars.
Under Pressure
Unravelling the mystery of a fundamental property of lithium.
2017 Churchill Scholar
Michael Zhao - Mathematics major and student researcher.
2016 Churchill Scholar
Mackenzie Simper - Mathematics major and student researcher.