From planetary research to personalized medicine, nanotechnology – which is the engineering of material at the atomic or molecular scale – reveals how simply changing the size and shape of a material can drastically alter its properties.
Read MoreLightweight and stiff as a board, a plastic foam material is being used to protect Utah’s natural gas pipelines from rupturing during earthquakes.
Read MoreFor the second year running, the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has made The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s 2012 Top 25 rankings of entrepreneurship programs. This year, the school won rankings for both its graduate, and undergraduate experience-based programs. The rankings are based on surveys of administrators of nearly 2,000 schools about their entrepreneurship offerings.
Read MoreFor decades, the John A. Moran Eye Center’s (JMEC) International Division has provided medical training and performed charitable surgeries throughout the world. It is now expanding its scope of services to the Caribbean, a region not previously served by Moran. With an unprecedented partnership, JMEC has committed to provide medical training, operational and strategic support to create a center of excellence in the area.
Read MoreIn a state that is home to five national parks, what state tourism officials call “the greatest snow on Earth”, a varied landscape of forests, deserts and stunning red rock country, the draw of tourists from around the globe is no surprise.
Read MoreIn the latest issue of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” rankings of undergraduate programs, the University of Utah’s College of Engineering continues its steady climb, moving up two spots to number 64 in the nation. Earlier this spring when U.S. News ranks graduate programs, the College of Engineering’s graduate program was ranked even higher at number 54 in the nation.
Read MoreThe Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) at the University of Utah (the U) is looking for “venture philanthropists” to donate to the new Gateway Crimson Innovation Fund, the university’s first fund to drive technology commercialization.
Read MoreThe David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah today announced Jay Barney, one of the country’s leading experts on strategy and strategic management, is joining the school as a Presidential Professor of Strategic Management and as Lassonde Chair of Social Entrepreneurship. He comes to the Eccles School after 18 years at Ohio State University.
Read MoreIn a new book, University of Utah political science professor and water rights expert Daniel McCool not only chronicles the history of water development agencies in America and the way special interests have abused, rather than preserved, the country’s rivers, he also narrates the second, brighter act in this ongoing story: the surging, grassroots movement to bring these rivers back to life and ensure they remain pristine for future generations.
Read MoreDue to increased demand for environmental sustainability programs from students and greater need for professionals in that field, the University of Utah is now offering an Integrated Certificate in Sustainability for students in all majors, with the exception of those already majoring in environmental and sustainability studies.
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