You Can’t Hide Your Lyin’ Eyes
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Shifty eyes long have been thought to signify a person’s problem telling the truth. Now a group of University of Utah researchers are taking that old adage to a new level.
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Economic Impact of Coal on Utah Economy Means Jobs, Tax Revenue
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A comprehensive research study today announced by the Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah illustrates the profound impact of Utah’s coal industry on the state’s economy-particularly in the rural coal-producing counties: Carbon, Emery and Sevier.
Read MoreHartford Scholar Receives McPhee Award
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Marilyn Luptak, a JA Hartford Faculty Scholar in Geriatric Social Work and an assistant professor at the University of Utah College of Social Work, was awarded the 2010 Mary Shields McPhee Memorial Award for Faculty Excellence. The annual award recognizes faculty who excel in the area of teaching, research, or community service.
Read MoreCars and Sprawl: Chicken or Egg?
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It may have taken a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to direct the general public’s attention to automobile use and how it affects everything from the environment to obesity.
Read MoreU of U Students Score at Global Business Plan Competition
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Short Solutions, a University of Utah startup company consisting of four current and former engineering students, won the Palo Alto Software Challenge Award at the 2010 Global Moot Corp Competition – the “Super Bowl of business plan competitions” -at The University of Texas in Austin. Only 40 teams from 12 countries qualified to participate. Short Solution’s win earned the team $1,500, which brings their total earnings from grants and competitions to $86,500.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah to Host National Critical Race Studies Conference
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Critical race scholars in education will convene May 12 – 15, 2010 at the University of Utah to confront the notion that we are living in a post-racial era. “Deconstructing Contemporary Post-racial Discourses” is the theme for the fourth annual Critical Race Studies in Education Association conference.
Read MoreU of U Service-Learning Scholars to be Honored for 6,000 Hours of Community Service
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Fifteen University of Utah students who completed 400 hours of community service each will be honored at the U’s commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 7, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus.
Read MoreU of U Commencement on May 7 to Graduate More than 7,000
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Commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 7, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2010, comprised of 7,034 graduates, will receive degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 76 countries, 50 U.S. states and 27 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:20 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:20 a.m. Tickets are not required.
Read MoreU of U Awards First-Ever Mormon Studies Fellowship
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The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah has awarded the new Fellowship in Mormon Studies to Kate Holbrook, a doctoral candidate at Boston University.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Trends Up in ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
Many graduate level programs at the University of Utah moved up in the new issue of U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
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