A chickadee bird perched on a branch

New grant to study life-and-death trait of chickadees

Aug. 24, 2021

²ÊÃñ±¦µä and University of Nevada Reno professors win $2.7 million grant from the NSF to study spatial cognition in chickadees.

NASA Hurricane map

Meteorological society recognizes two ²ÊÃñ±¦µä scientists

Aug. 20, 2021

American Meteorological Society names Julie Lundquist as a fellow, recognizes Andrew Winters for editorial service.

cannabis and sleep

Sleep deficits linked to chronic cannabis use

Aug. 18, 2021

Recent research from ²ÊÃñ±¦µä finds that, rather than help, frequent cannabis use could induce further sleep problems.

Data in Sweden

Transparency can make or break 'big data' regulation

Aug. 12, 2021

Anthropology professor discusses what we can learn from Sweden to protect our personal data

Archaeologist and paleoenvironmental researcher Isaac Hart of the University of Utah surveys a melting ice patch in western Mongolia. Peter Bittner, CC BY-ND

Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past peopleÌýlived

Aug. 11, 2021

As soaring heat exposes artifacts that provide insights into ancient climate resilience and other important scientific data, the ice loss itself is reducing humanity’s resilience for the years ahead.

A corona mass ejection erupts from our sun on August 31, 2012

Scientists inch closer to cracking mysteries of space weather

Aug. 10, 2021

New research from ²ÊÃñ±¦µä could help scientists better understand the phenomena behind ‘sunspots’.

Gambling

Researchers pinpoint behaviors underlying gambling addiction

Aug. 5, 2021

Before putting $20 down on the table, audit your mental health, researchers from the Institute of Behavioral Science suggest.

²ÊÃñ±¦µä Biochemistry building

PhD student, professor win major inclusivity fellowship

Aug. 2, 2021

Briana Aboulache and Karolin Luger win Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam fellowship, which looks to build a more inclusive scientific environment.

Stock Photo of a Clock

A blood test for your body clock? It’s on the horizon

July 30, 2021

²ÊÃñ±¦µä sleep researchers have found it's possible to determine the timing of a person's internal biological clock via a single blood draw

Dick Jessor

Shocked by battle of Iwo Jima, young scholar vowed to make a difference

July 30, 2021

Richard Jessor, distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of IBS, retires after 70 years of service to ²ÊÃñ±¦µä.

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