New research shows that global climate processes are affecting southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in the South Atlantic. A thirty-year study by an international team of scientists found a strong relationship between breeding success of whales in the South Atlantic and El Nino in the western Pacific. The results are published this week in the online journal Biology Letters.
Read MoreWhile women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, their numbers are startlingly low when it comes to participation in politics-both in Utah and in the United States.
Read MoreFor the past four years, the University of Utah’s Intermountain Industrial Assessment Center has helped manufacturers conserve energy, reduce waste and increase productivity. This month, the center passed a significant milepost as it performed its 100th free and confidential assessment.
Read MoreBy analyzing chemicals in tail hair from elephants that wore radio collars, researchers tracked the diet and movements of elephants in Kenya – a method aimed at reducing human-elephant conflicts and determining where to establish sanctuaries to protect the endangered creatures.
Read MoreConifers such as Christmas trees suffer a severe plumbing problem. The “pipes” that carry water through firs, pines and other conifers are 10 times shorter than those in flowering trees. But a University of Utah study suggests why conifers not only survive but thrive: efficient microscopic valves let water flow through conifers about as easily as it flows through other trees.
Read MoreLocal adult Latinos are receiving a unique Christmas present this year – the gift of English language. For months, they have been meeting Mondays through Thursdays for two hours each night for advanced community English as a Second Language classes sponsored by Zions Bank Su Banco in partnership with the University of Utah’s English Language Institute (ELI).
Read MoreAfter listening to public comment for five months, Utah\\\’s two major trauma centers for adult patients, University of Utah Hospital and LDS Hospital, are ready to enroll patients in a groundbreaking national clinical trial to test a new synthetic blood product in the treatment of trauma patients. The hospitals will hold a media briefing on Dec. 20 at the West Valley City Fire Department.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s wildly popular Faraday Chemistry Christmas lecture series began in 1980 and has been presented every year during the holiday season. This year, the lectures will feature new faces: chemistry department Chair Peter B. Armentrout and Professor Chuck Wight. Dressed like 19th century chemists in tuxedos and top hats, they will introduce a dynamic new series of experiments and demonstrations that will educate and entertain audiences of all ages.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah President Michael K. Young announced that Ivory Homes will sponsor ten new scholarships over the next five years for Hispanic students. Two of these scholarships will be given to the Hispanic chamber of Commerce and be called “The Hispanic Chamber Scholarships sponsored by Ivory Homes.” The announcement was made at the Annual Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Christmas Gala last night. Ivory Homes currently provides twelve scholarships a year to Hispanic students attending the University of Utah.
Read MoreA scientific method that has been used to track the source of illegal drugs, explosives, counterfeit bills and biological warfare agents may have some new uses: detecting rapidly growing cancers and studying obesity and eating disorders.
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