Utah fans took matters into their own hands and beat their counterparts at BYU last week by winning the monetary donation portion of the annual Utah/BYU Rivalry Week Food Drive. As of Wednesday, November 29, Utah supporters had donated $27,965.24. BYU fans did their part in the fight against hunger by raising $13,377.
Read MoreLocal adult Latinos are receiving a valuable Christmas present this year – the gift of English language. For months, they have been meeting Mondays through Thursdays for two hours each night for intensive English as Second Language classes sponsored by Zions Bank Su Banco in partnership with the University of Utah’s English Language Institute (ELI).
Read MoreChicago’s lakefront can be blustery at this time of year, but recently judges at the Metal Construction Association’s (MCA’s) ninth annual Student Competition were treated to visions of what could occur in the summer months on Lake Michigan’s shores. The judges awarded first and second place in the 2006 MCA Student Design Competition to designs by students from the University of Utah School of Architecture + Planning in Salt Lake City.
Read MoreA University of Utah study suggests that memories are held in our brains because certain proteins serve as anchors, holding other proteins in place to strengthen synapses, which are connections between nerve cells.
Read MoreAs the University of Utah prepares for its match-up with BYU on Saturday, The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), in conjunction with University officials, is making preparations to rid the marketplace of potential counterfeit and unlicensed merchandise.
Read MoreDan Jones was honored with the first ever Civic, Character, and Service Learning Award presented by the Utah Commission on Civic and Character Education at the Dialogue on Democracy dinner earlier this month. The Hinckley Institute of Politics nominated Dr. Jones, who is an adjunct professor in the University of Utah Political Science Department.
Read MoreA University of Utah physicist took a step toward developing a superfast computer based on the weird reality of quantum physics by showing it is feasible to read data stored in the form of the magnetic “spins” of phosphorus atoms.
Read MoreThe battle against hunger is once again being waged during rivalry week this year and organizers on both sides of the annual Utah/BYU Food Drive are hoping for a win. Ute fans are being encouraged do the RED thing and fill up the Utah Food Bank, while creaming the Cougars.
Read MoreCampus Recreation Services’ Outdoor Recreation Program won the David J. Webb Program Excellence Award. The recognition was bestowed earlier this month at the International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education (ICORE) in Boise, Idaho.
Read MoreUsing material similar to bathtub caulk, University of Utah engineers invented a tiny, inexpensive “micropump” that could be used to move chemicals, blood or other samples through a card-sized medical laboratory known as a lab-on-a-chip.
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