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Business

What water treaties can teach us about effective intergroup bargaining

Business scholar Ravideep Sethi explores how groups can structure negotiations that achieve optimal outcomes.

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Geophysics

Maybe Earth’s inner core is not so solid after all

New research suggests the surface of the inner core is deformed from contact with turbulent liquid outer core.

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Biology A sea lion resting on a dock. Image credit: Hogle Zoo.

Hogle Zoo and U of U Health Team Up to Diagnose and Treat 650-Pound Sick Sea Lion

Ever wondered how to get a sea lion through a CT scanner?

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Health Green and magenta fluorescent microscope image of a fruit fly brain. Image credit: Rothenfluh et al, Current Biology.

Research in Fruit Flies Pinpoints Brain Pathways Involved in Alcohol-Induced Insomnia

This work could ultimately lead to targeted treatments to help people recover from alcohol use disorder.

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artificial intelligence A pregnant person receiving an ultrasound.

AI-based Pregnancy Analysis Discovers Previously Unknown Warning Signs for Stillbirth and Newborn Complications

There may be up to a tenfold difference in risk for infants who are currently treated identically under clinical guidelines.

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Business

What ‘mass deportation’ means for housing costs

By reducing the labor force, stepped-up immigration enforcement would slow down construction, increase home prices, study finds.

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Biology

Woodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a detox plan

U biologists discover surprising answers for how the tiny rodent quickly evolved tolerance to a poisonous diet of creosote bushes.

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Physics

‘Brand new physics’ for next generation spintronics

Physicists discover a unique quantum behavior that offers a new way to manipulate electron-spin and magnetization to push forward cutting-edge…

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Social & Behavioral Science

Pacific Islander teens assert identity through language

A first-of-its-kind study found subtle, but distinct vowel pronunciations in Pacific Islanders attending more diverse schools in Utah compared to…

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We Do Research To Find Solutions For U

The University of Utah's research discoveries advances new knowledge, makes innovative discoveries, and creates life-changing solutions for our global community.
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Innovation at the Forefront


Since its inception in 1850, the university's innovative landscape has paved the way for life-changing inventions and discoveries. Recognized as the first institution to receive an NIH grant in 1945, the U is distinguished for its countless research studies, from performing the world’s first artificial heart transplant to developing the Internet as the ARPANET’s fourth node. The U’s noteworthy history, state-of-the-art facilities, and remarkable research community continue to contribute to the U’s leading research breakthroughs.

Research By the Numbers


100+

Fields of Study

$768M

In Research Funding (FY23)

3000+

Awarded Grants (FY23)
Icon to represent 20 national endowment of humanities fellowship awards

20

National Endowment of Humanities Fellowship Awards
Icon to represent 12 Guggenheim Foundation Fellows

12

Guggenheim Foundation Fellows
Icon to represent 11 National Academy of Science Members

11

National Academy of Science Members
Icon to represent 8 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellows

8

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellows
Icon to represent 16 American council of learned societies fellows

16

American Council of Learned Societies Fellows
Icon to represent 1 Nobel Laureate in Genetics

1

Nobel Laureate In Genetics

Research Groundbreakers Spotlight


 

Discover our groundbreaking researchers who are driving innovations to shape a better future.

Misty McIntyre Goodsell and Dr. Mary Beth Vogel-Ferguson

Informed Program Development to Better Meet the Needs of Low-Income Families

Lisa J. Taylor-Swanson

Awarded a Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Grant to study Acupuncture Therapy

Katharine S. Walter

Burroughs Wellcome Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Award