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EWTN
Two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are being closely monitored by flight surgeons after spending nine months in space.
Michael Pravica
Professor, Physics
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will soon save the amount of water it takes to support 3,000 homes in a given year.
Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a 51ԹϺ professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.
Megan Rauch Griffard
Assistant Professor, College of Education
Accomplishments
Łukasz Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Krzysztof Sobczak from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland have been awarded a grant through the “Initiative of Excellence - Research University” program, funded by the Polish Ministry of…
Manisha Gun (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has been awarded the RNA Society Research Presentation Fellowship to support her presentation on RNA misprocessing in myotonic dystrophy at the 2025 RNA Society Meeting.
Experts
Associate Professor of Geoscience
An expert in planetary science, igneous petrology, and Martian geology.
Assistant Professor of Physics
An expert in physics and chemistry.
Professor of Geoscience
An expert in Mars geochemistry, astrobiology, water-rock interactions, and snow dynamics.