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'I Should Be Able to Go Outside': Why a Utah Teen Is Suing Over Polluted Air

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is fed up with the poor air quality in her home state of Utah. But rather than simply complain, she and a group of other young people are taking on who they see as the enablers of this pollution: government officials who continue to green-light fossil fuel development. Fifteen-year-old Natalie R. Read more.

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Utah Tech Founder Resigns After Sending Email Claiming 'Jews' Want to 'Euthanize' People With Vaccines

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The founder of Utah-based property management software company Entrata, Dave Bateman, has resigned from the company’s board after sending an anti-Semitic mass email warning that coronavirus vaccines were a plot to “euthanize the American people,” adding “I believe the Jews were behind this.” Read more.

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Research Suggests VR May Help Patients Suffering From Parkinson’s

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Researchers, including those at the University of Utah, are hopeful that VR can slow or diminish the effects of this chronic illness. An April 9th study from the University of Utah found that using VR may help people suffering from Parkinson’s disease improve their balance and potentially decrease their rate of falls.

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Elon Musk: August 28th Update to Further Detail Neuralink’s Brain-computer Interface

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Yes, should be possible to create a neural shunt from motor cortex to microcontrollers in muscle groups & restore movement even if someone has a fully severed spinal cord. First part has already been demonstrated with Utah array, but not as an outpatient device. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2020.

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Surgery Training Platform ‘Osso VR’ Now Used by 1,000 Surgeons Monthly

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The company says that leading hospitals using the platform include Brown University, Vanderbilt University, Hospital for Special Surgery, Marshall University, Newcastle Simulation Centre, The University of Hawaii, UCLA, University of Washington, Wake Forest Baptiste Health, University of Kentucky, University of Utah, and New York University.

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Five VR Games To Hold You Over Until ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’

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The project is an ongoing research initiative at the University of Utah’s Laboratory for Quantitative Experience Design which is a joint lab between the School of Computing and Entertainment Arts & Engineering departments.

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The VOID To Open 25 New Location-Based VR Centers Across The U.S. & Europe

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In an official announcement made earlier today, the Utah-based LBE provider confirmed that VR pop-up stations would begin appearing in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego Westfield locations; these temporary installations will serve as placeholders for what will eventually become permanent location-based entertainment facilities.

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