School of Biological Sciences

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 ...

May 29, 2026

The dynamic science of Great Salt Lake In 1991, Utahns and visitors flocked to the eastern end of the Syracuse causeway—which connects Davis County to Antelope Island—wa...

May 21, 2026
Above: Mountains of Alaska from NASA’s B-200 plane as it flew to the Arctic circle. Credit Charles Miller 

In the far north regions of Earth, where forests stretch across Alaska and Canada, climate change is unfolding at an accelerated pace. 

Wanwan Liang

Arctic and boreal regions are warming t...

May 20, 2026
Above: This illustration from Talia Karasov’s published research shows how tailocins attack bacteria. Image credit: Daniel Rouhani, University of Georgia.

Hypothesis Fund seed grant to U biologist to deepen research into tailocins supports early-stage innovative research that aims to improve the health of people and the planet. The ...

May 20, 2026
Above: The plume from the massive Elkhorn fire rises above the Salmon River on July 30, 2023, in Idaho’s Payette National Forest. Photo credit: Brian Maffly

Maps produced in U-led study show where the risk of loss from fire, insects and drought are most elevated. The world’s forests form a vast network of carbon reservoi...