University of Utah biochemist Wesley I. Sundquist, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $19.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to establish an HIV research center to study the structural biology of the AIDS-causing virus.
Read MoreThe University of Utah announces the launch of the Utah College Advising Corps (UCAC), a unique statewide initiative designed to increase college enrollment rates in Utah. The new initiative, funded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, builds on successful partnerships with Utah System of Higher Education institutions to help all high school students including first generation students, students of color, and students facing financial barriers navigate the often difficult process of preparing, applying, and finding financial aid for college. Fourteen full-time College Access Advisors will be placed in high schools throughout the state over the next four years. The Advisors will work directly with students, teachers, parents and administrators to help students gain access to the colleges throughout the state.
Read MoreThe Alzheimer’s Association has awarded University of Utah Brain Institute investigator Gang Liu, Ph.D., a $240,000 grant to study why Alzheimer’s patients have higher levels of metal ions such as aluminum, copper, and iron in their brains. The research could lead to new treatments using nanotechnology and slow down the progression of the disease.
Read MoreFall semester at the University of Utah witnesses its earliest start to date, beginning this Monday, August 20. The modified start to the semester is not the only change to distinguish this academic year from those preceding.
Read MoreIvory Homes is celebrating its fourth year of awarding Ivory Homes scholarships to students attending the University of Utah with a luncheon for current recipients and their parents and former recipients.
Read MoreA new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from “nanobubbles” into the tumor. Cancer drugs can be targeted to tumors by delivering them in packets of nanoparticles, then releasing them with ultrasound. But this approach can be difficult because it requires a way to image the tumor prior to treatment.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Utah and elsewhere have developed a new way to predict when vegetation dries to the point it is most vulnerable to large-scale fires in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles. And this year’s forecast says the highest-risk fire period will begin July 13 – weeks earlier than usual.
Read MoreNo need to fret about your firm’s problems with e-mails and attachments thanks to Xapio, a new compliance company. Xapio is a University of Utah start-up founded by inventor and entrepreneur, Stefano Foresti. The Xapio application plugs directly into your current e-mail system allowing users to securely send and track e-mail attachments of any size-all with a single mouse click. Not only will this help to securely send confidential information by e-mail, but it will also address compliance and operational costs.
Read MoreA University of Utah study shows how various regions of North America are kept afloat by heat within Earth’s rocky crust, and how much of the continent would sink beneath sea level if not for heat that makes rock buoyant.
Read MoreThe Nonprofit Academy of Excellence at the University of Utah is a new, certificate-based program created to inspire excellence in nonprofit management and governance. This unique program is customized for managers, staff, and trustees of Utah’s nonprofit community. It will teach enhanced organizational capacity and effectiveness to professionals and volunteers seeking training and development in nonprofit management. Developed in collaboration with the Utah Nonprofits Association and the Utah Society of Fund Raisers, the Academy is guided by an Advisory Committee of distinguished professionals from the nonprofit sector, representing corporate giving to board members to nonprofit management roles (see end for list of Committee members). The new program will begin in fall 2007, with new classes and cohorts beginning each spring and fall thereafter. An Open House on June 28 will provide additional information to anyone interested in learning more about the program.
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