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Student research on Capitol Hill

March 2, 2026 Above: Sydney Brooksby and University of Utah President Taylor Randall at the...

Prisca Amematsro: Bridging Biology and Math — A Beckman Scholar’s Interdisciplinary Path

Prisca Amematsro’s academic journey weaves together biology, mathematics, and a deep curiosity about the brain....

From Toxic Cone Snail Venom to Patented Painkiller

February 5, 2026 Above: Badomero "Toto" Olivera. Photo Credit: Todd Anderson Baldomero 'Toto' Olivera named...

Airborne Spores—the spread of fungal pathogens

February 5, 2026 Above: Jessica Brown, speaker at Science@Breakfast Jessica Brown started her Science@Breakfast talk...

Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair

February 2, 2026 Researchers analyzed samples of Utahns' hair going back a century to document...

Colin Domnauer - The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the...

Cool Science Radio: GSL and the oldest stories of life

Cool Science Radio: GSL and the oldest stories of life January 20, 2026 Above: Michael...

Only Cowbirds Sing the Watery Blues

December 19, 2025 Research led by U biologist Franz Goller reveals how cowbirds create 'liquid'...

Only two species can survive in Great Salt Lake? Scientist says — hold my Nalgene

The salty waters of the Great Salt Lake are not as inhospitable as once thought....

Humans of the U: David Pace

“I grew up in Provo in the 60s and 70s and always felt out of...

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