This story was first published in “Common Ground,” the official magazine of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Utah. September 20, 2025. Republished here with permission. “We predict that we will need more copper in the next twenty-five years than we have mined in the last five thousand years,” says Research Associate […]
Read MoreIn the remote, high-altitude region of Spiti Valley, Himalayas, India, a quiet revolution is underway—one that challenges deep-rooted taboos and redefines menstrual health. Period poverty, the lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, sanitation facilities and education and awareness to manage menstrual health, is a serious global health issue. According to United Nations Women, over […]
Read MoreThis post originally appeared on the College of Science website and was published September 12, 2025. This article is republished here with permission. Above: Phyllis “Lissy” Coley at the newly named Phyllis D. Coley Trail on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Credit: Jorge Aleman “I first went to Barro Colorado Island in 1975, where I did […]
Read MoreAboriginal Australian culture is regarded as humanity’s oldest continuous living culture. Existing scientific literature estimated their arrival on the continent of Australia at 65,000 years ago. However, recent genetics research that analyzes traces of Neanderthal DNA in Homo sapiens suggests the actual origination date was no more than 50,000 years ago. This post originally appeared in @theU […]
Read MoreHeader image: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. Photo credit: Peter Prokosch This post originally appeared in @theU and was published August 29, 2025. This article is republished here with permission. Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are losing more than 22 gigatons of ice per year—the equivalent to nearly 9 million Olympic swimming pools, according to research from the […]
Read MoreAbove: “Rufous-tailed Scrub Robbins in-hand: These Scrub Robbins were caught in the same round. Alva found one and Maria found one. Since they are good friends, they were excited to show each other their cool finds. They were surprised to find out that they had found the same birds.” All photos: courtesy of Nathan Murthy. […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah is gaining national and global recognition for the work it’s doing close to home—and around the world. In the newly released 2025–26 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings, the U has been named one of the top 150 universities worldwide, out of more than 2,250 institutions across 105 countries. The University […]
Read More“It’s like they have a superpower”: Genetic analysis of all-women extreme divers finds changes linked to blood pressure, cold tolerance. This post originally appeared in the U Health Newsroom and was published May 2, 2025. This article is republished here with permission. A new analysis of a group of all-women extreme divers off the coast […]
Read MoreThe Story Behind the U’s Longstanding Health Partnership with Mongolia Nearly 20 years ago, a seemingly small connection between friends sparked an enduring partnership between the University of Utah and Mongolia—one that has since grown into a global health initiative that is changing lives and transforming healthcare systems to this day. Dr. Raymond Price, Vice […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah and Université Côte d’Azur are pleased to announce the first four mobility grants awarded as part of the Winter Olympics Sustainability Research Alliance. Congratulations to the following research groups: Winter Olympics Skiing Health & ACL injury Prevention & Evaluation (SHAPE) Initiative By combining expertise in sports medicine, biomechanics, and rehabilitation, SHAPE […]
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