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Research Groundbreakers: Spotlighting Haun, McCrain and the WIRED Global Center for their research work at the U
FEB. 9, 2024—The University of Utah has a rich research history. Thanks to its students, faculty, staff and shareholders, research at the U will only continue to grow, bringing innovations and discoveries to our society.
Move over, tech—energy is making a comeback
DEC. 15, 2023—For years, technology has been a major part of Utah’s economy. In 2018, tech accounted for 18 percent of the state GDP, and tech companies supported one in seven Utah jobs, according to the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity.
Dr. Chandrasekhar announces launch of new global center on climate and energy
DEC. 4, 2023—Dr. Divya Chandrasekhar and team just announced the launch of the new global center on climate and energy. The U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid is jointly funded by NSF (in the US) and NSERC (in Canada).
TRU joins international group to improve western power grid resilience to extreme weather, wildfire
NOV. 7, 2023—Thompson Rivers University has joined a newly formed climate-resiliency alliance, with the goal of making one of the largest power grids in North America more resilient to extreme weather including wildfire.
Advanced wildfire research could save billions, protect vital power supply
OCT. 19, 2023—Wildfire modelling has advanced enough in the past 10 years that UBC Okanagan researchers say devastating losses like those witnessed in Fort McMurray, Alta., could become easier to prevent. Dr. John Braun and Dr. Kevin Hanna are among the first to join the newly created US-Canada Centre on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid.
UNM researcher part global project to establish Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid
OCT. 2, 2023—The University of Utah and University of Calgary will co-lead the U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid.
Utah researchers are at the forefront of protecting the grid from climate change
SEPT. 29, 2023—A joint center by U.S. and Canadian universities hopes to identify ways to protect the region's power grid from ever more extreme weather.
Shoring up the West's grid against extreme weather
SEPT. 29, 2023—Utah engineers and scientists to lead international center supporting climate resilience for 136,000-mile network of power lines.
UCalgary partnerships key to establishment of 2 Global Centres
SEPT. 27, 2023—Research teams address climate change and clean energy through international strategic alliance.
Shoring up the West's grid against extreme weather
SEPT. 27, 2023—Utah engineers and scientists to lead international center supporting climate resilience for 136,000-mile network of power lines.
EOAS Weather Forecast Research Team key player of the NSF-NSERC Global Centers Initiative
SEPT. 25, 2023—Their work is part of a larger initiative, ‘The US-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid’, co-lead by the University of Utah and the University of Calgary.
U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid
SEPT. 24, 2023—The center will develop customized models for risk quantification and forecasting of regional extreme climate disturbances and will build a cyberinfrastructure for collecting and sharing both climate and grid data among the Western Interconnection’s stakeholders.
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