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Machine Learning Shows Potential to Enhance Quantum Information Transfer
Army-funded researchers demonstrated a machine learning approach that corrects quantum information in systems composed of photons, improving the outlook for deploying quantum sensing and quantum communications technologies on the battlefield.
The Path Forward for Fossil Fuel Divestment
After eight months of research, deliberation, discussion and numerous town halls, the Academic Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Divestment and Strategic Reinvestment Investigations has published a preliminary draft report detailing recommendations for the University of Utah to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry and reinvest in renewable resources.
The Dirt on Crop Insurance
The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events like droughts and floods have taken a toll on the midwestern U.S. in recent years, putting a major strain on the region’s farmers.
Investigational Gene Regulation Therapy Lowers Levels of Tau Protein in the Brain and Could Protect Against Alzheimer's
The Tau protein plays a key role in the development of certain degenerative brain diseases called tauopathies.
Smaller Amphibians Have Increased Extinction Risk
Biologists have long believed that animals of larger body size are more vulnerable to extinction – an idea supported by the widespread endangerment faced by iconic large animals such as rhinos or whales.


