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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Congrats to Yao-Yuan Mao, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, on being named a recipient of a 2026 Cottrell Scholar Award!

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Astrophysicist Yao-Yuan Mao announced as a Cottrell Scholar - College of Science

Shaping the future of science and science teaching

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The University of Utah @utah.edu · 05/02/2026

Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair. #UofU researchers analyzed samples of Utahns' hair going back a century to document a 100-fold decrease in lead concentrations.

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Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair - @theU

Researchers analyzed samples of Utahns' hair going back a century to document a 100-fold decrease in lead concentrations.

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University of Utah College of Humanities @uofuhumanities.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Students! A single application now covers up to 250 scholarships across the College of Humanities, the College of Science, and the College of Social and Behavioral Science for 26-27. Apply by Feb 15, 2026! utah.scholarshipuniverse.com/student/appl...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A mushroom that makes you hallucinate tiny people? Colin Domnauer, a doctoral candidate in biology at the U and the Natural History Museum of Utah, studied Lanmaoa asiatica, a locally popular food in the Philippines that if not cooked thoroughly, might just make you see hundreds of tiny people.

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The hallucinogenic mushroom that makes you see hundreds of tiny people

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The University of Utah was awarded the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. REFUGES, a Center for Science and Mathematics Education program under the direction of U Physics Professor Tino Nyawelo, is a feature of the classification.

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U’s unsurpassed societal impact recognized nationally - College of Science

U’s unsurpassed societal impact recognized nationally January 20, 2026 Above: The University of Utah Wellness Bus is a free mobile health clinic that brings chronic disease...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The University of Utah announced today that Pearl Sandick has accepted an offer to serve as dean of the College of Science. Sandick has been serving as interim dean of the college since March 2025. Congrats Dean Sandick! 🎉

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Pearl Sandick Named Dean of College - College of Science

Pearl Sandick Named Dean of College January 26, 2026 Above: Pearl Sandick, photo by Todd Anderson University of Utah Provost Mitzi M. Montoya announced today...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A breakthrough from Zhigang Zak Fang called the HAMR (Hydrogen Assisted Metallothermic Reduction) process may finally remove barriers that have held titanium back from being a more commonly-used material.

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Face of Scientific Innovation: Zak Fang - College of Science

Face of Scientific Innovation: Zak Fang September 20, 2025 Above: Zhigang "Zak" Fang Titanium should have taken over the world by now. It’s light, strong,...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Utah's Great Salt Lake Strike Team's annual report highlights successes in controlling salinity despite the lake's levels remaining low. The report emphasizes four points: water contributions, dust mitigation advances, updated water budget, and long-term outlook.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

New research examines Earth 66 million years ago during the Paleogene Period when carbon dioxide levels were two to four times higher to understand how global warming could influence future climate. Research found that rainfall occurred in intense downpours with prolonged dry spells.

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What past global warming reveals about future rainfall - College of Science

"Proxies" in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

If you heard the sound of falling droplets striking water out in the wild, you probably wouldn't assume it came from a bird. Yet that watery sound may just belong to the brown-headed cowbird.

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Only cowbirds sing the watery blues - College of Science

A biologist, a physicist and a psychologist walk into a lab …

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

“We have exposed more than 800 square miles of lake bed to the atmosphere. That lake bed has become a source of frequent dust events that are coming off the lake and moving into the surrounding communities."

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Mapping the Great Salt Lake’s Dust Hotspots - College of Science

Reality check to agencies considering such proposals as a way to stave off climate change

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

To a 300-plus crowd in the L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, celebrated astrophysicist Katherine Freese captivated the auditorium with an exploration into the mystery of dark matter in the universe. Check out our recording of last week's Frontiers of Science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SqU...

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Frontiers of Science - Katherine Freese

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

David Pace—widely recognized for his unique talent in translating complex scientific discoveries in accessible and engaging ways, is also a published fiction author with many of his stories based right here in Utah. From @utah.edu's Humans of the U:

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Humans of the U: David Pace - College of Science

“[America] can feel segmented…but we’re all in the same bucket of gumbo, and I think fiction is one way to discover our place and reach...

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The University of Utah @utah.edu · 04/12/2025

“I hope my work will lead to a better understanding of how medicines interact with the brain, and that by following how snail venom targets specific areas of the mind, we can create drugs that do the same in a positive manner.” #HumansOfTheU 📰 attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff...

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Proprioception is an important part of classic Indian dance and Cheenu Raghuraman’s research focus.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Chris Miles, an associate professor of mathematics, is bridging mathematics and biology. In his Science @ Breakfast lecture, Miles showed how mathematical modeling can do much more than interpret biological data—it can guide experiments and reveal the hidden dynamics of living systems.

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Modeling Life — Using Math to Understand Biology - College of Science

Chris Miles brings a mathematician’s precision to one of science’s most complex frontiers: biology.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A team of math students ventured into the Arctic to explore how physics, biology, and mathematics shape life on and within sea ice. From braving –20°F wind chills to testing tools like the PlanktoScope, students gained rare hands-on experience connecting mathematical models with the real world.

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Equations on ice - College of Science

Equations on Ice October 31, 2025 Above: Nash Ward, an undergraduate student in mathematics, drilling his first sea ice core. Credit: Nash Ward A trip...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Frontiers of Science is back! Come explore the mystery of dark matter with us on Dec. 3 with theoretical astrophysicist Katherine Freese in the new L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building. RSVP here: science.utah.edu/events/front...

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Frontiers of Science: Katherine Freese | College of Science

Frontiers of Science Lecture Series Presents The Mystery of Dark Matter in the Universe with Dr. Katherine Freese Director, Weinberg Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Texas at Austin Ev...

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🧪✨ Science Cafe is back! Get a taste of inspiring research happening right here in Utah at our informal, cafe-style talks. 🗓️ Nov. 12: Environmental science, geology, biological anthropology, & air quality science In collaboration with @uofu-science.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/444UItR

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Atmospheric Sciences professor and associate chair Gannet Hallar has been elected as trustee to the UCAR board. “UCAR allows for the atmospheric science community to speak with one voice, with expertise across the nation,” says Hallar. Read more ⬇️

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Hub For Earth System Sciences Amplifies Impact | College of Science

Hub For Earth System Sciences Amplifies Impact October 20, 2025 Above: The team at Storm Peak Laboratory, Colorado, which partners with UCAR. Atmospheric scientist Gannet Hallar elected as trustee t...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

College of Science faculty and researchers won three awards at the annual Innovation Awards. Check them out ⬇️ Startup of the Year: Trace AQ (Derek Mallia, Taylor (Kai) Wilmot) Founders of the Year: Vahe Bandarian and Karsten Eastman (Sethera Therapeutics) Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Palais

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2025 Innovation Awards Recipients | College of Science

2025 Innovation Awards REcipients October 16, 2025 Above: On October 10, 2025 the University of Utah’ Technology Licensing Office announced the recipients of the third annual Innovation Awards. The aw...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Mathematics professor Fernando Guevara Vasquez teamed up with the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering to develop a new way of taking a high-definition snapshot that encodes spectral data into images, much like a traditional camera encodes color.

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A novel high-speed, high-def hyperspectral video camera | College of Science

A novel high-speed, high-def hyperspectral video camera October 2, 2025 Above: Instead of a filter that divides light into three color channels, the University of Utah scientists have developed a diff...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The semi-annual IceCube Neutrino Collaboration took place at the U last week, bringing together an international group of scientists that use the Antarctica-based observatory to detect high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources and to study dark matter, cosmic rays and neutrino properties.

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Detecting the elusive neutrino in Antarctica | College of Science

Detecting the elusive neutrino in Antarctica October 8, 2025 Above: IceCube Lab, 2017 The U hosts the semi-annual IceCube Neutrino Collaboration Vivian O’Dell, Upgrade Project Director at the IceCube ...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Distinguished Professor Thure Cerling has been awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America. The GSA bestows medals and awards to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the geosciences. Check out his work so far in 2025 ⬇️

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Penrose Medalist Thure Cerling: A year of exceptional accomplishments | College of Science

Penrose Medalist Thure Cerling: A year of exceptional accomplishments October 9 2025 Above: Geoscientist Thure Cerling In a year of exceptional accomplishments Thure Cerling has been been awarded the ...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

"The second I open my door I hear a loud roar. The team runs back to our car, but the back door is still open. The bear tries its best to infiltrate. Luckily, our car horn scares it away." Read more about Nathan Murphy's research experience in Turkey ⬇️

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Field Notes: Large Carnivores of Sarıkamiş in Turkey | College of Science

Field Notes: Large Carnivores of Sarıkamiş in Turkey September 8, 2025 Above: A 36 kg male wolf (Canis lupus) named "Shaggy" by taggers with the environmental organization Kuzey Doga. Not more than fi...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Incredible honor for @utah.edu Professor Emerita Phyllis Coley! The Smithsonian renamed a trail on Panama's Barro Colorado Island as the Phyllis D. Coley Trail, recognizing her 50+ years of groundbreaking research linking rainforest health to human health. science.utah.edu/biology/liss...

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‘Greatest honor I could possibly receive’ | College of Science

'Greatest honor I could possibly receive' September 12, 2025 Above: Phyllis "Lissy" Coley at the newly named Phyllis D. Coley Trail on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Credit: Jorge Aleman "I first went...

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Utah Chemistry @utahchemistry.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

A molecule that enables microbes to eat methane: read the story from attheU highlighting our chemists' discovery of critical steps bacteria take to oxidize potent greenhouse gas and how they interact in larger microbial communities. attheu.utah.edu/research/a-m...

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A molecule that enables microbes to eat methane - @theU

U chemists discover critical steps bacteria take to oxidize potent greenhouse gas and how they interact in larger microbial communities.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The explosion of animal life in Earth’s oceans half a billion years ago during and after the Cambrian Period is commonly attributed to a substantial rise of free oxygen (O2) in seawater. New research reveals that O2 levels rose and fell long after marine animals appeared.

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Oxygen came late to ocean depths during Paleozoic | College of Science

Oxygen came late to ocean depths during Paleozoic September 4, 2025 Thallium isotopes show O2 levels rose and fell at the ocean floor long after marine animals appeared and diversified half billion ye...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The National Science Foundation's CAREER program finds talented researchers and gives them funding to expedite their career growth. Mathematics's Anna Little was among those announced as recipients of the $550,000 prize. Little’s work uses geometric methods for high-dimensional data analysis.

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Anna Little: Above the Noise | College of Science

Anna LIttle: Above the Noise August 13, 2025 Above: Anna Little, awardee of the NSF Career Grant In the constant chaotic communication of the modern day it is vitally important to find promising indiv...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Safety Day 2025! Workshops included mental health crisis de-escalation, basic first aid, fire extinguisher training, overview of student resources, and much more. Thank you to everyone involved! We can't wait for next year 🧯

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The @utah.edu's new L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building features kinetic art installations by Bruce Shapiro, including programmable 15-foot chain sculptures and a robotic sand-drawing piece that demonstrate motion control as an emerging art medium attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff...

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Kinetic art adorns L. S. Skaggs Building - @theU

Featured in the atrium and foyer of the L. S. Skaggs Building are the art pieces Three Medusae and Sisyphus, both created by artist Bruce...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Interim Dean Pearl Sandick was on KPCW Radio sharing her insights on the new Crocker Science Complex! Learn more about her perspective on how it's transforming student experiences & her particle physics research: www.kpcw.org/show/cool-sc...

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Building the future of science at the University of Utah

Pearl Sandick, interim dean of the College of Science and professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Utah, discusses the newly completed Crocker Science Complex, a $97 million project tha...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

U of U atmospheric scientist Kevin Perry is making waves in The Washington Post! 🌊 His research on toxic dust from the shrinking Great Salt Lake is crucial work - while biking 2,700+ miles across the exposed lakebed studying particles that could impact millions www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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As the Great Salt Lake dries up, clouds of dangerous dust blow into boomtowns

Dozens of dust events probably happen each year across the 120-square-mile playa once covered by the Great Salt Lake. But there are no comprehensive state or federal records of them.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

U researchers recently discovered protected crystalline micro-environments at Great Salt Lake. These support an array of organisms that could hold clues to life on Mars, which contains similar lake beds. “If there ever was life on Mars it would have been in these bodies of water.”

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Life on Mars? Great Salt Lake May Hold Clues | College of Science

life on Mars? Great Salt Lake may hold some clues August 14, 2025 Above: Great Salt Lake Utah’s Great Salt Lake is a place of extremes, and its ecosystem is evidence that life can thrive under some of...

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Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy @wilkescenter.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

New research from @utah.edu finds wildfire smoke significantly increases ozone concentrations. The research concludes wildfire smoke increases ozone concentrations by 21 parts per billion, or by roughly 20 to 30% higher on average. attheu.utah.edu/research/wil... @uofu-science.bsky.social

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Wildfire smoke exacerbates ozone pollution - @theU

U research modeled smoke produced in epic 2020 wildfire season to demonstrate how it drives ozone formation, further degrading air quality.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Physics professor John Matthews is on the lookout for signs of violent cosmic events—possibly even black holes colliding. 60 telescopes spread across 1,000 square miles of Central Utah are investigating these mysterious events. “They’re big, huge, violent objects with extreme electric fields."

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Utah scientists search deep space for traces of violent events

Scientists with the University of Utah are using a thousand square miles of desert near Delta to scan for evidence of violent events in deep space.

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Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy @wilkescenter.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Globally, forests have the biggest potential to mitigate climate change. Trees absorb vast amounts of carbon that would otherwise be in the atmosphere exacerbating the climate crises.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

"When students tell me they used to be afraid of math but now enjoy it, that’s incredibly rewarding. I know many people carry bad math experiences, but I believe hard work matters more than innate talent. If you’re willing to put in effort—you’ll succeed."

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Humans of the U | College of Science

Humans of the U: Dalyana Guerra July 22, 2025 Above: Dalyanna Guerra My grandma was a teacher, and my mom studied teaching, so I grew up surrounded by educators. In high school, Math was my favorite s...

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Physics professor Pierre Sokolsky has won the Yodh Prize, recognizing his impact on the understanding of cosmic rays. Sokolsky played an instrumental role in the development of the atmospheric fluorescence technique as a method for exploring the highest energy cosmic rays.

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Physics Pioneer Pierre Sokolsky, Yodh Prize | College of Science

Physics Pioneer Pierre Sokolsky awarded the 2025 Yodh Prize July 23, 2025 Above: Pierre Sokolsky To many, the (literally) rarefied air of the field of ultra high energy cosmic ray physics can prove el...

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The University of Utah @utah.edu · 17/07/2025

Our Astronomy observatory has a new home!

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Taylor Randall, UofU President @uofupresident.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Thanks to KSL5TV and @utah.edu alum Matt Johnson for coming out to the ribbon cutting of our new L.S. Skaggs Applied Science and renovated William Stewart buildings which complete our state of the art Crocker Science Complex. #UofU #ImpactUniversity #GoUtah!

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Taylor Randall, UofU President @uofupresident.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This is a place where students’ dreams will be inspired and come true. Where “live and industries will be improved by the research happening at the @utah.edu.” www.deseret.com/utah/2025/07...

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Celebrating science and curiosity: University of Utah completes its sprawling Applied Science Project.

University's Crocker Science Complex is expected to be a scientific hub for inquiry, research and collaboration.

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U of U's College of Science @uofu-science.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Donors, policymakers, university leaders, and business luminaries praised the L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building as a visionary investment in scientific research. Read more about the new building and what the ribbon-cutting ceremony speakers had to say about the future of science in Utah:

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Where inquiry meets impact - @theU

The new L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building completes the 275,000-square-foot Crocker Science Complex, a celebration of science and our shared belief in a better...

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