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Newswise: Cambrian Fossil From Utah Illuminates Origins of Vertebrate Life
Released: 18-Nov-2024 6:25 PM EST
Cambrian Fossil From Utah Illuminates Origins of Vertebrate Life
University of Utah

Fossils recovered from Utah's West Desert and held in the Natural History Museum of Utah offer new insights into the origins of vertebrate life during the Cambrian Period.

Newswise: Abortion and Women’s Future Socioeconomic Attainment
Released: 11-Nov-2024 4:25 PM EST
Abortion and Women’s Future Socioeconomic Attainment
University of Utah

Adolescents in regions with fewer abortion restrictions and those who had an abortion were more likely to have graduated from college, earn higher incomes and have greater financial stability at two time-points over an almost 25-year period. Girls who became teen moms, conversely, were more likely to experience eviction, debt and food insecurity.

Newswise: Rethinking Electric Bus Depots as ‘Profitable Energy Hubs’
Released: 5-Nov-2024 4:00 PM EST
Rethinking Electric Bus Depots as ‘Profitable Energy Hubs’
University of Utah

How do you electrify a populous city’s transit without destabilizing its grid? New research into Beijing’s 27,000-bus system explores using depots to generate a solar power.

Newswise:Video Embedded can-america-s-political-atmosphere-be-detoxed
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Released: 1-Nov-2024 2:20 PM EDT
Can America's Political Atmosphere Be Detoxed?
University of Utah

A Stanford-led study of 25 video interventions points to solutions for reducing polarization, anti-democratic attitudes and support for political violence. Two treatments submitted by University of Utah scholars showed most promise addressing all three of these divisive outcomes.

Newswise: Immigrants and Military Service
Released: 21-Oct-2024 2:10 PM EDT
Immigrants and Military Service
University of Utah

Survey data show immigrants are more willing to fight for United States and Canada than native-born citizens, according to an analysis led by the University of Utah. An all-volunteer military depends on a constant influx of recruits, yet the U.S. armed services have struggled to meet recruitment goals, raising serious questions about military readiness in an increasingly turbulent world. The new research suggests residents who weren’t born in the United States maybe an important, but overlooked source of potential soldiers and sailors.

Newswise: The Costs and Benefits of Hosting the Olympic Games....again
Released: 9-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Costs and Benefits of Hosting the Olympic Games....again
University of Utah

University of Utah political science professor Matthew Burbank’s research explores why cities pursue hosting Olympic Games despite the high costs and uncertain economic returns, as well as the opposition to these bids. His expertise offers valuable insights into how Salt Lake City has preserved its Olympic legacy, making it a prime candidate for the 2034 Winter Games and how these elements fit into the broader Olympics trends of successful bids.

Newswise: Unpacking Polar Sea Ice with Math
Released: 4-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Unpacking Polar Sea Ice with Math
University of Utah

University of Utah mathematics and climate researchers are building new models for understanding the dynamics of sea ice, which is not as solid as you might think. One new study tracks alarming changes in the "marginal ice zone" surrounding the Arctic ice cap.

Newswise: How Special Is the Milky Way Galaxy?
Released: 25-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
How Special Is the Milky Way Galaxy?
University of Utah

The SAGA Survey just published three new research articles that provide us with new insights into the uniqueness of our own Milky Way Galaxy after completing the census of 101 satellite systems similar to the Milky Way’s.

Newswise: How Features in Utah and Arizona Advanced Geoscience
Released: 19-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
How Features in Utah and Arizona Advanced Geoscience
University of Utah

University of Utah geoscientists successfully nominated the Henry Mountains, Coyote Buttes and Great Salt Lake to international union’s list of the top geoheritage sites, “the world’s best demonstrations of geologic features and processes.”

Newswise: In Search of New Microscopy Tools to Observe How Cells Function
Released: 16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
In Search of New Microscopy Tools to Observe How Cells Function
University of Utah

Two labs at the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry joined forces to improve imaging tools that may soon enable scientists to better observe signaling in functioning cells and other molecular-scale processes central to life.

Newswise: Just How Dangerous Is Great Salt Lake Dust? New Research Looks for Clues
Released: 16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Just How Dangerous Is Great Salt Lake Dust? New Research Looks for Clues
University of Utah

As Utah’s Great Salt Lake shrinks, exposing more of its playa, concerns grow about the dust the dry lakebed emits. University of Utah scientists find sediments in the exposed lakebed show elevated 'oxidative potential,' indicating greater risk to human health.

Newswise: Wildland Firefighters Hit Their STRIDE
Released: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wildland Firefighters Hit Their STRIDE
University of Utah

In thousands of simulations, STRIDE produced much more accurate travel times than the standard slope-only models. STRIDE also chose to use established roads and trails to avoid patches of forest or dense vegetation. In contrast, the slope-only model sent rescuers through dense vegetation, dangerous scree fields and forested areas.

Released: 10-Sep-2024 6:05 PM EDT
U, EPIC Ventures partner to drive regional innovation forward
University of Utah

By combining the U’s innovation engine with EPIC’s extensive network, the partnership will catalyze growth for early-stage technology companies across various sectors, including software, health and life sciences and financial technology.

Newswise: What microscopic fossilized shells tell us about ancient climate change
Released: 26-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
What microscopic fossilized shells tell us about ancient climate change
University of Utah

By analyzing foram shells recovered in drill cores, a study led by University of Utah geologists links rapid climate change that led to thermal maxima 50 million years ago to rising CO2 levels.

Released: 16-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Exposing myths about ballot collection on Native American reservations
University of Utah

University of Utah researchers find ballot collection lowers barriers to voting for Naive Americans, while resulting in no documented cases of vote fraud. Yet many states are banning the practice.

Newswise: Decoding mysterious seismic signals
Released: 16-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Decoding mysterious seismic signals
University of Utah

University of Utah geophysicists find link between seismic waves called PKP precursors and anomalies in Earth's mantle that are associated with hotspots associated with volcanism on the surface.

Released: 14-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
How our biases are reflected in how fast we make decisions
University of Utah

Quick decisions are more likely influenced by initial biases, resulting in faulty conclusions, while decisions that take time are more likely the result in better information, according to new research led by applied mathematicians at the University of Utah.

Newswise: Can targeted therapies be applied to patients with Alzheimer’s?
Released: 5-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Can targeted therapies be applied to patients with Alzheimer’s?
University of Utah

University of Utah researchers discover potential treatments that target amyloid beta plaques on the brain that lead to dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: ‘Miracle’ filter turns store-bought LEDs into spintronic devices
Released: 25-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
‘Miracle’ filter turns store-bought LEDs into spintronic devices
University of Utah

For the first time, scientists transformed existing optoelectronic devices into ones that can control electron spin at room temperature, without a ferromagnet or magnetic field. Researchers replaced the electrodes of store-bought LEDs with a patented spin filter made from hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite.

Newswise: Genetics reveal ancient trade routes and path to domestication of the Four Corners potato
Released: 25-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Genetics reveal ancient trade routes and path to domestication of the Four Corners potato
University of Utah

Indigenous people brought a native potato to southern Utah, adding to the list of culturally significant plant species that pre-contact cultures domesticated in the Southwestern U.S. Genetic analysis revealed Solanum jamesii had been collected, transported and traded throughout the Colorado Plateau.



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