How much water does your lawn really need? A University of Utah study re-evaluated lawn watering recommendations by measuring water use by lawns in Los Angeles. The standard model of turfgrass water needs, they found, lacked precision in some common urban southern California conditions, like the Santa Ana winds, or in the shade. “The current […]
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University of Utah names vice president for research
Andrew Weyrich, most recently associate dean for research at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been named the next vice president for research. He succeeds neurobiologist Tom Parks, who retired June 30, 2016, after eight years as vice president. “Dr. Weyrich understands what a research program needs to succeed, both as a physiologist […]
Rare Audubon prints donated to the U’s J. Willard Marriott Library
Thirteen oversized, hand-colored prints created by naturalist John James Audubon (1785-1851) have been donated to the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library by Lonnie and Shannon Paulos. The prints, originally appearing in Audubon’s books in the 19th century, have a combined estimated value of more than $250,000. The prints will be on display for […]
NIH Funds Zika Virus Study Involving U.S. Olympic Team
Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health will monitor potential Zika virus exposure among a subset of athletes, coaches and other U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) staff attending the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil. The study, funded by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and led […]
Design Build Bluff
Each year, U graduate students from the University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning design and build an architectural project to benefit the Navajo Nation in the southern Utah Tribal area. Known as DesignBuildBLUFF, the program immerses students in hands on cross-cultural experiences. “We work in partnership with the Navajo community of San Juan County […]
Theoretical climbing rope could brake falls
University of Utah mathematicians showed it is theoretically possible to design ideal climbing ropes to safely slow falling rock and mountain climbers like brakes decelerate a car. They hope someone develops a material to turn theory into reality. In a new study in the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, the mathematicians write: “We do […]
University of Utah research: Transfer of federal lands to states would make Endangered Species Act compliance more expensive and difficult
New research from the University of Utah finds that transferring millions of acres of federally managed public lands to states, as contemplated under Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act, would make Endangered Species Act compliance more difficult by increasing compliance costs and lengthening the time required to obtain project approvals. In a new study published […]
When Doctors Admit Bias, Patients Are More Likely to Trust Them
Medical specialists, not surprisingly, are inclined to recommend treatments and therapies that involve their area of expertise, and patients who learn about such “specialty biases” would be expected to investigate other options for addressing serious health issues. But researchers from the University of Utah, Cornell University and Duke University found the opposite occurred: When prostate […]
Migratory bears down in the dumps
University of Utah biologists working in Turkey discovered two surprising facts about a group of 16 brown bears: First, six of the bears seasonally migrated between feeding and breeding sites, the first known brown bears to do so. Second, and more sobering, the other 10 bears stayed in one spot all year long: the city […]
U recognizes nearly 300 west Salt Lake college graduates
University Neighborhood Partners at the University of Utah celebrates the college graduation of 296 west Salt Lake residents at its first Partners in the Park event of the season — June 21, 6 p.m., at Jordan Park, 1060 S. 900 West. University Neighborhood Partners began in 2001 to connect west Salt Lake residents with higher […]