The summer of 2016 brought an unprecedented and unwelcome event to the waters of Utah Lake. A massive algal bloom spread across the lake, eventually encompassing ninety percent of its surface, causing local health officials to close the lake for several weeks to all recreational use. Algal blooms are naturally occurring, and nothing new to […]
Read MorePakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The challenges it faces include how to cope with rising temperatures, more extreme weather events, extended droughts, floods, rising sea levels, and the potential for regional conflict over water and other natural resources. On December 18-20, in Islamabad, Pakistan, the University […]
Read MoreWith the help of Pat Shea and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD), USPCAS-W at the U was able to put together a three day tour of the Central Utah Project showcasing dams, treatment plants, and hydro power plants in central Utah. For many of the spring exchange participants, this was the first time […]
Read MoreOverview The figure below illustrates USPCAS-W vision of Pakistan’s water sector as an integrated sociotechnical system, bringing together resource endowments, engineering systems, and natural and social sciences considerations, as well as, the natural and human impact factors, i.e., natural hazards (especially climate change), and the multiplicity of human responses (policy, governance, law, finance and economics, […]
Read MoreThe team recently ran another successful bootcamp and series of workshops in Pakistan, this time focused on Research Data Management and Analysis. This workshop broke the faculty at MUET into research groups, who worked with team members from the U to develop and refine research ideas and then working on the role of data. Another […]
Read MoreOur first round of visiting faculty are keeping busy with a packed schedule. Along with participating in classes and a weekly seminar, they are engaged in joint research projects with their faculty hosts. Dr. Ramesh Goel is hosting Professor Rasool Bux Mahar from MUET. Their research effort is investigating the occurrence and spread of antibiotic […]
Read MoreThe first round of faculty have arrived from MUET as part of the USPCAS-W exchange program. Currently 6 faculty have come over to the United States for the spring semester with 4 housed at the U and 2 housed at CSU. Those on the exchange will be involved in research, a technical class, mentoring, a […]
Read Moreby James Thompson, Interim Executive Director of Technology Venture Commercialization at the University of Utah Universities are generally tasked with the organization, creation and transfer of knowledge. The most effective Universities transfer this knowledge in three ways: 1. To students 2. Publications, conferences, literature, books, etc… AND 3. To society to make an impact. Transitioning […]
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