No matter the fortunes of our respective football teams, the biggest win of the year is beating BYU in the annual Utah-BYU Food Drive. It’s that time of year again, so Ute fans are being encouraged do the RED thing and fill up the Utah Food Bank, while creaming the Cougars.
Read MoreKids can make slime, test mystery powders, inflate balloons with gases from chemical reactions and see how much water polymers can absorb during the Saturday Oct. 15 kickoff for National Chemistry Week.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah biologists found a gene that controls rhythmic events in a worm’s life: swallowing food, laying eggs and pooping.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help finding some championship football rings recently stolen from the Dee glen Smith Athletic Center. Police received a report that someone forced open a display cabinet in the facility and stole a case containing eight football rings that belong to head University of Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham.
Read MoreThe University of Utah is now offering students an opportunity to earn a certificate in “human factors” in addition to their undergraduate degree in psychology or other fields, according to Frank Drews, who directs the new program.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah biologists studied the genetics of “whale lice” – small crustaceans that are parasites on endangered “right whales” – and showed the giant whales split into three species 5 million to 6 million years ago, and that all three species probably were equally abundant before whaling reduced their numbers.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have designated the University of Utah as one of the “Best Workplaces for Commuters.” In bestowing the honor, the federal agencies acknowledged that the U meets the “national standard of excellence” to help reduce traffic and air pollution.
Read More“We are very pleased that the NCAA has recognized our close and mutually respectful relationship with the Ute Tribe and, accordingly, has removed the University of Utah from their list of schools that use Native American names or imagery inappropriately,” stated University President Michael K. Young. “We appreciate their prompt attention to our appeal.”
Read MoreFans of Utah football are invited to the Olympic Legacy Plaza at the Gateway shopping center to tailgate and cheer for the Utes to beat Utah State before that interstate rivalry on Saturday, September 10. The party gets underway at 3 p.m. with a march by the University of Utah Marching Band and cheerleaders down Rio Grande Street. Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Rice Eccles Stadium.
Read MoreThe latest issue of U.S. News & World Report/America’s Best Colleges shows the University of Utah’s engineering program is continuing to climb in its annual rankings. The undergraduate program is ranked 57th nationally this year for public schools whose highest degree is a doctorate. That’s a jump of three spots from the year before and 10 spots over the last two years.
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