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Long COVID Clinic Offers Hope Through Research and Treatment

For people with long COVID, symptoms can last months or years. The clinic’s research is finding who’s at risk and how to help.

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How to Draw Water From Dry Air

Fuel-fired device developed by U engineers with Army funding harvests water from the atmosphere, even in arid places.

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Your Therapist Wants You to Go Outside

Meta-analysis of existing research shows exposure to nature, even as little as 10 minutes, could benefit those with diagnosed mental illness.

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Researchers Receive $2.6 Million Grant to Study Lung Cancer

Cancer researcher Michelle Mendoza and engineer Jeffrey Weiss team up to study the biomechanics of lung tumors.

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Of Ants and Trees: ‘Evolutionary Déjà’ in the Tropical Rainforest

Biologist Rodolfo Probst finds multiple ant species that have independently evolved the same specialized relationship with understory trees.

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Study Pinpoints Origins of Creativity in the Brain

The new results could ultimately inspire interventions that help spark creative thought.

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Nearly One in 10 Pregnant People Who Get COVID Will Develop Long COVID

Common symptoms include fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, and feeling drained or exhausted by everyday activities.

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The Science of Plant Decomposition and Why It Matters

Human activities are reshaping how plant material decomposes in waterways, which could worsen the climate crisis.

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How Dust From Great Salt Lake Playa Impacts Communities of Color

New research highlights the social justice implications of restoring the lake, aside from ecological and economic benefits.

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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)

20

National Endowment of Humanities Fellowship Awards

12

Guggenheim Foundation Fellows

11

National Academy of Science Members

8

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellows

16

American Council of Learned Societies Fellows

1

Nobel Laureate In Genetics

Research Groundbreakers Spotlight


 

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

Jane Hatter

Musical Women in Visual Culture of Early Sixteenth-Century Italy: Gender, Sexuality, and Knowledge

Ying Li

Awarded S10 Instrumentation Grant from the National Institutes of Health to purchase new Promethion system

Dr. Zhaoxia Pu

Improving Weather Forecasting Through Enhanced Data Assimilation Methods