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Bruce Bugbee and Lance Seefeldt are principal investigators for a multi-institution, NASA-funded team awarded a prestigious honor for foundational research efforts toward sustaining human exploration on Mars.
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University of Southern California biochemist Valter Longo explores these questions, along with questions about the fundamental mechanisms of aging. He presents “Fasting Mimicking Diets: Longevity and Disease,” in a Wednesday, April 24 virtual seminar, as featured speaker for the 2024 R. Gaurth Hansen Seminar series.
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Researchers from the Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) conducted a statewide study in the fall of 2023 to establish a baseline of public perceptions of awareness, understanding and attitudes regarding the challenges Utah women and girls face. The survey focused on five areas: education, community engagement, safety and security, health and well-being, and the workplace.