Federal budget cuts are negatively impacting life science and biomedical research communities across the nation, including in Utah

University of Utah cyber security researcher Matthew Might discusses the NSA data collection controversy.  

(Audio) Last month, President Obama announced an initiative to study the human brain. One of the researchers on the working group for this project hails from Utah.

(Audio) Spring is the season for hiking, biking, camping, and for ticks. Lyme disease is the most common tick born disease in the U.S., but is it in Utah?

(Audio) The scarce water supply in Utah's West Desert is already impacted by agricultural use and fluctuations in weather. Some worry that adding a pipeline to Las Vegas will create an environmental disaster.

Utah business leaders hope to focus attention and money on STEM education with a goal of boosting the technology workforce.

(Audio) Researcher Lonnie Thompson says a changing environment will be a part of our future. Now how do we deal with it?

(Audio) Sea level has risen and fallen throughout history but is only problematic now that hundreds of millions live at sea level, says researcher Lonnie Thompson.