A bonfire burning in a black wood-burning stove.

Burning questions on air pollution

February 5, 2020

A new University of Utah study on the impact of wood burning stoves and fireplaces along Utah’s Wasatch Front proves that 20-year-old restrictions have had a tremendous impact on the state’s air quality. “This study is showing a reduction in the contributions of wood burning by a factor of four or five,” says University of […]



Two U scientists honored as 2019 AAAS Fellows

December 12, 2019

University of Utah professors John S. Parkinson of the School of Biological Sciences and Marc D. Porter of the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering are among the 443 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their […]