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University of Utah launches Peak Water Sustainability Engine
Water is essential to life and a frequent research topic at the University of Utah. To increase research related to water, the U is excited to announce the launch of Peak Water Sustainability Engine (Peak Water). Engines are research hubs that bring together faculty, communities, governments, and industry to engage key societal challenges.
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Placing Geology at Foundation of Essential Discoveries
Bereket Haileab, a graduate of the geology program at the University of Utah MS 1988 PHD 1995, currently serves as the chair and professor of geology at Carleton College. With a commitment to both research and teaching, he has made significant contributions to the field. In 1985 Haileab joined a University of Utah research group that mapped the Turkana Basin in Kenya, which helped confirm the age of "Turkana Boy," a Homo ergaster fossil dating back 1.6 million years*. His experiences have fueled his dedication to exploring the interdisciplinary intersections of geology, particularly in paleoanthropology. He has pursued this passion through fieldwork in various locations, including western Ethiopia and the Turkana Basin in Kenya.
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Kevin Perry, Societal Impact Scholar
University of Utah President Taylor Randall has named five faculty members as 2024-25 Presidential Societal Impact Scholars for exemplary public engagement, including Atmopsheric Sciences Professor Kevin Perry.
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Cataract Canyon Comes Back to Life
Sixty years ago, this stretch of river was considered as ferocious — and nearly as beautiful — as the Grand Canyon. Then, in 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built to store water for human use, which backed up the Colorado River behind it to create Lake Powell.
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Common Ground 2023
Check out the latest publication from the Department of Mining Engineering.
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