College of Science

The mystery of Utah's deep quakes June 3, 2026 U seismologists are learning what continental mantle earthquakes, occurring far below Earth's crust, reveal about what lies beneath northeast Utah and southwest Wyoming. In the early morning hours of Feb. 24, 1979, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations recorded the quake under Randolph, a Utah town near the Idaho and Wyoming borders. No one rep…

U geologist Bill Johnson honored for his 30 years of documenting toxic contamination in Great Salt Lake.

Humans of the U: Sabrina Espinoza June 2, 2026 “I’m studying health, society and policy at the U. I received the US-UK Fulbright Summer Institute opportunity—specifically, a program called ‘Modern Britain: Institutions, Power, and People’ combined with environment and sustainability. It’s a month-long study abroad in London, July 4 through Aug. 1. "I’ve always dreamed of studying abroad, but I kn…

Electrical engineers and mathematicians develop and test a smartwatch that tracks electrical properties of pulsating blood

Four affiliates from the College of Science received acknowledge from the Office of Undergraduate Research

From Earth to Industry May 29, 2025 Above: An aerial view of the new Silicon Ridge mine in Utah County. Credit: Ionic Mineral Technologies Building America's Critical Minerals Pipeline Contemplate for a minute what that minicomputer in your pocket, your phone, is made of. How it works. Its complexity. What’s it made of and where it comes from. The origin story of, among other components—mobile ph…

Maps produced in U-led study show where the risk of loss from fire, insects and drought are most elevated

Where biology meets behavior May 27, 2026 The University of Utah launches new undergraduate neuroscience major What happens in the brain when you fall in love? Why does a stroke rob one person of speech but leave another's language intact? How does a childhood trauma reshape the architecture of memory? These are the kinds of questions that animate neuroscience, one of the most consequential field…

Understanding, accessing datasets mapping aboveground biomass in North American Arctic and Boreal regions

Understanding, accessing datasets mapping aboveground biomass in North American Arctic and Boreal regions

U biologist Talia Karasov wins seed grant to deepen research into tailocins, the weapons microbes use on each other

Maps produced in U-led study show where the risk of loss from fire, insects and drought are most elevated

2026 Convocation Student Speaker: Nathan Murthy May 11, 2026 Above: Nathan Murthy at the Huntsman Center, April 30, 2026. Photo credits: Todd Anderson On April 30 physics graduate Nathan Murthy spoke at the College of Science's 2026 convocation ceremony staged at the Huntsman Center. His complete remarks are below. Hello everyone, my name is Nathan and I'm graduating with a BS in Earth and Enviro…

College of Science Students Featured in RANGE: Undergraduate Research Journal 2026  Range: Undergraduate Research […]

College of Science Research Symposium Spring 2026  The annual College of Science […]

Learning to love the data May 6, 2026 Above: Matt Sigman Chemist Matt Sigman elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences In 1994, a young graduate student named Matt Sigman found himself at a biotech firm in Boulder, Colorado, watching scientists run millions of experiments in search of a single result. The company was pioneering a process that used vast libraries of DNA and RNA to find mo…

Occupational Safety Specialist Garrett Braiden helps keep U Research Running . . . and Safe

Invisible worlds revealed May 5, 2026 Above: Students using measuring devices on top of the L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building. Credit for all photos: Elizabeth Johnson Students from Monument Valley High School at the U experience the disciplines of physics and atmospheric science. On a Thursday evening in mid-April, a group of 17 high school students from Monument Valley, Utah stood in a Univ…

U, national lab partner on energy resilience, critical minerals and more The […]

How and where viruses gain virulence April 30, 2026 Above: Stock photo of a research mouse by Pixabay via Pexels. In mice, viruses gain virulence in some individuals, depending on genetics and sex. During the early stages of a pandemic, viruses tend to evolve in ways that enhance their ability to reproduce and spread, rather than to evade the host’s immune system. The genetics and sex of the host…