Congrats to Michael Werner, Assistant Professor of Biology, for winning 1st place + People’s Choice in the Image of Research competition! A powerful example of science captured through a single striking image. 🔗 tinylink.net/0MeWV 🔬 werner-lab.org #greatsaltlake #research #photography #biology

PhD defended! 🎓 @JacksonRidges uncovered how selfish DNA exploits a germline checkpoint (Ovd) to eliminate rival sperm and bias inheritance in #Drosophila. A key insight into genetic conflict. Congrats, Jackson! PI: Nitin_Phadnis #PhDLife26 #MCEB @uofu-science.bsky.social @Utah.edu

PhD defended! 🎓 Jackson Bladen investigated how selfish genetic elements, meiotic drive, and hybrid incompatibilities drive speciation in #Drosophila — connecting genetic conflict to origins of species. Congrats, Jackson! PI: Nitin Phadnis #PhDLife26 #MCEB @uofu-science.bsky.social @Utah.edu

Hannah S. Meier, PhD student @Utah.edu, recently contributed to a @pnas.org paper developing a mechanistic model to understand phenotypic memory in #phytoplankton! 🌊🧪🧬 #PhenotypicPlasticity

Michael Werner, assist. prof., #biology @utah.edu discusses research uncovering nematodes living inside microbialites in the #GreatSaltLake , first discovered by his team in 2022. Life finds a way, even when it’s salty! @drjuliejung.bsky.social 🎤listen: www.kpcw.org/podcast/cool...

“My disease drove me to pursue a degree in biology. All the while I continued competing in archery as a member of USA RED Team with a goal of qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympics.“ #HumansOfTheU Learn more about @uofubiology.bsky.social student Sydney Brooksby: attheu.utah.edu/athletics/hu...

Mulvey lab alumna Alexis Rousek taking on UTIs with the Student Research Initiative at the U of Utah. science.utah.edu/sri/sri-stor... @uofubiology.bsky.social @globaluti.bsky.social #UTIGA

As temperatures increase, migratory songbirds’ fall feather molt advances by a day every year. Study by @uofubiology.bsky.social taps data from 22,000 songbirds captured at Bonderman Field Station to reveal changes in how they replace their feathers

KPCW radio spotlights Thure Cerling (UofU Geology & @uofubiology.bsky.social) and his innovative research tracking animal migrations through strontium isotopes in elephant teeth. This method has important applications for conservation. Hear the complete interview: www.kpcw.org/show/cool-sc...

Woodrats are basically desert superheroes, able to eat toxic plants and survive rattlesnake bites. But @utah.edu researchers find their venom resistance drops when it’s cool. @uofubiology.bsky.social attheu.utah.edu/research/woo... #ScienceNews #VenomResistance #Ecology

Warm temps and woodrats have remarkable resistance to snake venom, but that changes when temps cool! Dearing Lab (www.dearinglab.com/) in collaboration with U of Michigan and U of Nevada Reno @utah.edu @uofu-science.bsky.social

On Friday, April 4th, Sara Kuebbing from @yaleforestry.bsky.social will visit @utah.edu to share her work with applied science to guide sustainable land management. RSVP here: forms.gle/6ZSEXPgoobLG... @yalee360.bsky.social @uofu-science.bsky.social @uofubiology.bsky.social #ecology

Prof Mike Shapiro, biologist and Sundance critic, reviewed SALLY: “In the mid-1980s, astronaut Sally Ride was one of the most famous people in the U.S. Ride died in 2012 and kept her 27-year same-sex relationship…a secret out of fear that going public would negate her accomplishments…”

News! @theroglab.bsky.social Gordon et al. discovers synaptonemal complex wets & aligns chromosomes, a crucial step in sexual reproduction, where errors in chromosome# can be fatal to the embryo. @utah.edu Read in Science Advances www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Today is also National Donor Day, for which we highlight @uofubiology.bsky.social senior Sophie Hansen who received her first liver transplant as a teenager—an experience that drives her passion for medical research and patient care.

Rising seas are submerging tribal land along the Gulf Coast. One tribe is building protective reefs out of bags of recycled oyster shells.

@utah.edu @uuhsresearch.bsky.social scientists: Visit the U's Executive Actions and Federal Agency Updates for the latest information and guidance on research administration. Information on awards, proposals, budgets, news, announcements and more. osp.utah.edu/news/eo-fede...

"... I ended up being reluctant to work with undergraduate researchers at all—until a new student helped me realize what is required to mentor undergraduates, and the rewards it can bring." #NationalMentoringMonth https://scim.ag/3E1bAYj

Highest honor bestowed by U.S. government on scientists and engineers: Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Congratulations, Professor Anderegg, one of the world’s leading climate scientists and forest ecologists 🔗in bio for story @utah.edu

Ooh- How did I miss this? Learn more about the ever-curious @elearlybird.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @utah.edu and his lab's very cool research.

How much do people around the world trust scientists? "Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

"Discovery happens every time we open our minds, whether in the classroom, the field or in the lab, and when the boundary between research and instruction breaks down." --Fred Adler, Professor of Mathematics and Biology, Director, School of Biological Sciences issuu.com/uofucollegeo...

“...rising temperatures and human water depletions continue to put at risk the benefits created by the lake,” said William Anderegg, Strike Team co-chair, Biology Prof, and Director of the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy at the University of Utah.

Our vision for Utah’s research future — requires investing in talent, competitiveness and impact. #UofU #Inspire #Innovate #Impact www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...