If you bend a knee or an elbow, the nerves in your limbs stretch but do not break. A University of Utah study suggests why: A gene produces a springy protein that keeps nerve cells flexible. When the gene was disabled in tiny nematode worms, their nerve cells literally broke.
Read MoreAmerican Music Expert Joseph Horowitz will deliver the annual Gardner Lecture on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. Mr. Horowitz is a renowned artistic consultant, teacher, and author. The lecture and associated discussion with students and faculty docents is free of charge. The public is invited to attend.
Read MoreItaly seems to be everyone’s darling destination, both for work and play. This January 17-27, seven University of Utah (the U) athletes will play hard in the 2007 Winter World University Games in Torino, Italy. Ashlee Barnett, Becky Lang, April Medley, James Cholweinski, Patrick Meek, and Matthew Plummer will join the United States long track speed skating team and Tague Thorson of the U’s ski team will represent the U.S. in alpine skiing.
Read MoreUniversity Neighborhood Partners (UNP) will receive the Utah Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission’s 2007 Drum Major Award for community organization of the year for their commitment to empowering communities through education. UNP Director Dr. Rosemarie Hunter will accept the award at the luncheon on Jan. 12, 2007 in the Utah Cultural Celebration Center.
Read MoreContinuing Education at the University of Utah announces the grand opening of the first official commercial Apple Authorized Training Center (AATC) in Utah, located at 1901 East South Campus Drive in Salt Lake City. The University of Utah’s Apple Authorized Training Center delivers Apple’s proprietary developed courses utilizing state-of-the-art equipment including Wireless Mobile Labs and up-to-date hardware. The Center is also staffed with Apple Certified Trainers who meet the highest quality standards. Continuing Education’s technology students will enjoy a top-notch training experience in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the inventors of the iPod, the new MacBook, the iMac, and Final Cut Pro.
Read MoreOn February 7 and 8, 2007, Continuing Education, the Office of Diversity, and the Office of Institutional Advancement at the University of Utah will celebrate Black History Month with Donzaleigh Abernathy, daughter of Reverend Ralph David Abernathy. Donzaleigh is the youngest daughter of Rev. Abernathy, who co-founded the Civil Rights Movement with his closest friend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As far back as she can remember, Donzaleigh’s father greatly impacted her life, leading her to publish a book, Partners to History, and to create a play, NIAGARA REMEMBERS JOHN BROWN, honoring Black History month. She will bring both of these to Utah in early February, in public appearances on February 7 and 8.
Read MoreThe Utah Science Center’s Science in Society free public dialogue series in conjunction with National Radon Action Month will present “Radon and Uranium” Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the auditorium of the main downtown Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 East 400 South.
Read MoreLarge families reduce the chances of survival for parents, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Utah (the U). The study, published in the current issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and entitled “Differential fitness costs of reproduction between the sexes,” analyzed data from over 21,000 couples married between 1860 and 1895 identified in the Utah Population Database. The research team, led by Dr. Ken Smith at the University of Utah and Dr. Dustin Penn at the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, found that the more children couples had, the greater their risk of mortality.
Read MoreA new study by researchers in the Center for Public Policy & Administration at the University of Utah shows the majority of workers earning the minimum wage in Utah are young men. National data shows women are most likely to earn no more than the current minimum wage of $5.15 per hour. Other than the difference in gender, the Utah data shows an overall similarity to the national findings.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists designed a “molecular condom” women could use daily to prevent AIDS by vaginally inserting a liquid that would turn into a gel-like coating and then, when exposed to semen, return to liquid form and release an antiviral drug.
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