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Natural History Museum of Utah

Cambrian Fossil at NHMU Illuminates Origins of Vertebrate Life

Meet Nuucichthys, a 500-million-year-old fish-like creature recovered in Utah’s Marjum Formation in the West Desert.

Biology

As Climate Warms, West’s Wildfires Are Becoming More Severe, Killing More Trees

U biologist Jon Wang uses satellite imagery to document the growing destructiveness of California wildfires since 1980.

Health

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Health Research Launches Into Orbit to Discover How Spaceflight Affects Blood

Astronauts have a higher risk of blood clots. To learn why, scientists are sending blood cells to the International Space…

Engineering

Rethinking Electric Bus Depots as ‘Profitable Energy Hubs’

New research examining Beijing’s 27,000-bus fleet explores using depots to generate solar energy to power buses and stabilize the grid.

Humanities

Censorship and Surveillance in the Middle East

Political scientist Yuree Noh’s research tackles the tools of repression used by authoritarian regimes.

Engineering

U Celebrates Pathfinders at 2nd Annual Innovation Awards

DIADEM developer Jan Kubanek named Founder of the Year and Utah Bionic leg Breakthrough of the Year at event honoring…

Communication

Can America’s Political Environment be Detoxed?

A massive study of 25 video interventions points to solutions for reducing polarization, anti-democratic attitudes and support for political violence.

Biology

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Discovery of Iron-Transport Protein in Malaria Parasites Could Lead to Faster-Acting Medications

Preventing the protein’s activity causes parasites to die unusually rapidly.

Political Science

Immigrants and Military Service

Survey data show immigrants are more willing to fight for United States and Canada than native-born citizens.

Health

University of Utah Health Announces First-Ever Stillbirth Center of Excellence in the United States

The center aims to advance research, improve clinical care, support affected families, and reshape public understanding of stillbirth.

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Promise and Potential Pitfalls of AI in Health Care at One-U RAI Symposium

Researchers aim to improve risk prediction and medical image analysis while ensuring reliability, privacy, and fairness.

Humanities

A New Historical Lens on World War II Home Front

History professor Matt Basso leads team of student researchers to document the home-front contributions of marginalized communities.

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