University of Utah startups continue innovating and discovering solutions to today’s unmet needs. Here’s a roundup of some of the latest news out of these companies: Creating Art with Thought Alone: First BCI-Generated Art Exhibit Opens in Washington, D.C. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Blackrock Neurotech announced the first-ever brain-computer […]
Read MoreThis story was originally published on @TheU. By Paul Gabrielsen – science writer, University of Utah communications When you walk through a forest, you are surrounded by carbon. Every branch and every leaf, every inch of trunk and every tendril of unseen root contains carbon pulled from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. And as long as it […]
Read MoreHeart disease is the major cause of death in the United States, yet there are very few new treatments or therapies for failing hearts. Robin Shaw said that as a cardiologist “it’s embarrassing how few therapies” exist in light of the high health toll associated with failing hearts. In his work, he’s made heart failure […]
Read MoreThis story was originally published on @TheU. By Matilyn Mortensen – communications specialist, University of Utah communications As the University of Utah continues to work to increase the number of underrepresented faculty on its campus, progress is being made. During the Spring 2023 State of the Black U on March 17, Myra Washington, the assistant vice […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah startups continue innovating and discovering solutions to today’s unmet needs. Here’s a roundup of some of the latest news out of these companies: Salarius Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Provides Business Update Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company using protein inhibition and protein […]
Read MoreDr. Gerald Gleich, a University of Utah professor and co-founder of NexEos Bio, has received the Life Sciences Pennsylvania Scientific Achievement Award for his decades-long research into eosinophils and their impacts on the human body. Gleich started researching this blood cell around 1968, and his research has since resulted in numerous discoveries, several new syndromes, […]
Read MoreWhen Jacob George attended a summer internship program at the University of Utah in 2015, he met an individual who was experiencing limb loss and had an amputation who told him, “Losing a limb is like losing a family member, except you’re reminded of it every day.” For George that idea hit close to home […]
Read MoreThis story was originally published on @TheU. By Julie Kiefer – associate director, science communications, University of Utah Health One in 40 Utah children aged 8 years have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a newly published analysis led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with scientists across the country […]
Read MoreThis story was originally published on @TheU. By Jasen Lee – Public relations and communications manager UMC/EDI Pride Week at the U is an annual event honoring LGBTQIA+ histories, cultures and lives. Our queer and trans community at the University of Utah is—unstoppable. The history of the queer and trans community at the university is a proud […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s corporate engagement team and other PIVOT Center team members recently toured the College of Health’s newly renovated research space that will allow U health researchers to gain new insights into how human activity impacts wellbeing. The new facilities will house hands-on suites and labs to further U research into some of […]
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