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Blog: Science Helped Me Learn to Love Middle Schoolers

08 November 2014
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A graduate student gains a new appreciation for middle schoolers when she finds they can be just as passionate about pikas, and the threats to their livlihood, as she is.

Can Farmers and Cities Share Utah’s Water?

06 November 2014
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As Utah's water needs grow with a rising population, the temptation is to siphon water from the state's largest water user, agriculture. Can farmlands survive a growing urban thirst?

From Nuisance to Resource: Reconsidering Stormwater

16 September 2014
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New practices promise to reduce the pollution that stormwater brings, and turn stormwater into a resource that can help replenish parched lands.

Crowdfunding and Private Funding Are Changing Science - Blog

14 September 2014
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Reductions in federal budgets for science and technology are forcing scientists to increasingly rely on philanthropy and crowdfunding to fund their research. Are we prepared for the consequences?

Pristine to Polluted: The Journey of an Urban Stream

08 May 2014
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Salt Lake City’s Red Butte Creek offers a unique opportunity for scientists to study how a mountain stream changes when it enters an urban environment.