Undergraduate students at the University of Utah who meet eligibility requirements, including performing research under the tutelage of a faculty sponsor, will now be able to receive a special designation in the awards section of their transcripts: Undergraduate Research Scholar.
Read MoreResearchers at University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute have discovered a new target for possible future colon cancer treatments – a molecule that is implicated in 85 percent of colon cancer cases.
Read MoreJoel S. Miller, a University of Utah distinguished professor of chemistry who develops new magnetic materials from plastic-like organic polymers, has won the American Physical Society’s 2007 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials.
Read MoreBusiness people, government representatives, researchers and educators interested in developing and commercializing nanotechnology will meet Thursday, Oct. 5 at the University of Utah.
Read MoreUnlike Iowa and New Hampshire, which lead the nation in choosing early presidential candidates, the West has, because of much later primary election dates, had the least impact on the presidential nomination process. But that may change if Western states unite behind a common primary date.
Read MoreThe University of Utah, in partnership with UTA, is promoting World Car Free Day on September 22, 2006 when millions of people around the world are expected to go car free. On this specific day, University staff, faculty, and students are encouraged to use alternative transportation to get to campus.
Read MoreTechnical, environmental, legal and financial issues surrounding the production of petroleum products from oil sands in Utah and Wyoming will be explored during a forum this Thursday, Sept. 21 at the University of Utah.
Read MoreWe are disappointed with the Utah Supreme Court’s decision but recognize that this resolves the state issues we raised in filing our suit. This case was initially filed in Federal court, and Federal constitutional issues remain. The University was instructed by the federal court to submit the state law issues to the Utah courts, and to notify the federal court once the state issues were resolved. We intend to notify the judge of the outcome of this decision. Our only goal from the beginning has been to keep our students safe. Universities across the country uniformly prohibit guns on campus.
Read MoreAn official lighting ceremony for the newly renovated Block U will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 during halftime of the Ute football game versus TCU. The new Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights on the large concrete symbol of the University of Utah will be officially turned on “live” during an appearance on the field by higher education philanthropists Ira A. and Mary Lou Fulton.
Read MoreAs their kids head back to school, 18 local adults are graduating from an advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) program, which makes it possible for them to aspire to professional occupations or to university education. Since January, the students have been meeting Mondays through Thursdays for two hours each night for intensive classes sponsored by Zions Bank Su Banco in partnership with the University of Utah’s English Language Institute (ELI).
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