Campus Vignette: Innovate U website hosts news on breakthrough research
John A. Moran Eye Center neuro-ophthalmologist and scientist Bradley J. Katz, MD, holds a pair of Avulux eyeglasses designed to help wearers manage light sensitivity. Image courtesy of University of Utah Health.
The University of Utah is one of 146 Carnegie Commission on Higher Education-classified R1 research institutions in the United States. A previous Campus Vignette details what that means, but in essence, the coveted classification recognizes the U as one of America’s premier research universities based on the number of research doctorates it awards and how much academic research funding it receives.
To keep tabs on all of the breakthrough discoveries, the university recently launched the website Innovate U, a central source for news coming out of the U’s research community.
Below is a small sample of U research stories across several disciplines:
Biology
A tale of two worms: New research advances the field of epigenetics
Dr. Michael Werner, assistant professor of Biological Sciences, second from left, and his research team examine a bed of microbialites at Antelope Island State Park. Image courtesy of Michael Werner, University of Utah (select to enlarge).
Civil engineering
Revolutionizing earthquake-resistant construction with mass timber
Environmental science
$62M grant to increase access to solar power for Utah’s underserved communities
Economic policy
Be The Solution Podcast addresses the challenges facing US childcare
Geology
Can Utah coal mines be tapped for rare Earth elements?
Mechanical engineering
Flying high: U of U student’s passion for aeronautics lifts his work and U club to
new heights
Medicine
Ophthalmologist creates light-filtering eyeglasses to combat migraines
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