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Research on Capital Hill
calendar Date: Februry 26, 2026
clock Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
location pin Location: Capital Hill, Salt Lake City
Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research
calendar Date: February 27, 2026
clock Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
location pin Location: Weber State University
2026 UASAL Conference
calendar Date: March 21, 2026
clock Time: All Day
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Mule deer that call Utah home have to be tough — freezing winters and scorching summers are part of a typical year. But as droughts in the West get longer and more severe, these animals are being forced to move further afield to find the resources they need to survive.

Being brief can be a challenge for people knee-deep in a science topic. Being brief and engaging? That’s a taller order still. But participants in this year’s Rapid Fire Research event were up to the task, delivering synopses of wide-ranging research topics with just four slides in four minutes or less.

