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Process Improvement Efforts Earn University Hospital Top 100 Ranking

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Ongoing efforts to improve quality of care, operational efficiency, and financial performance have earned University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics and its leadership team a spot on the annual roster of the country’s 100 most-improved hospitals. The list, based on a study by health-care information company Solucient, was reported in a recent issue of Modern Healthcare magazine.

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Utah Students to be Honored with Chicano Scholarship May 13 at the U of U

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This year’s Chicano Scholarship committee will honor 17 Utah students with $1,000 scholarships. The scholarship recipients will receive their awards at the 30th Annual Chicano Scholarship Awards banquet May 13 at the University of Utah Union Ballroom. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m., speakers and the awards ceremony.

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U of U 2005 Rosenblatt Prize Awarded to Chemistry Professor Jack Simons

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Jack Simons, Henry Eyring Scientist and professor of chemistry at the University of Utah, was honored at today’s University commencement ceremonies with the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U’s most prestigious award. The $40,000 gift is presented annually to a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research and administrative efforts.

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U of U Names Kim Wirthlin to Top Posts in Government Relations, Health-Care Communications

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Kim Wirthlin has been named University of Utah Vice President for Government Relations and Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications at the school’s Health Sciences Center. In announcing the newest addition to his cabinet, University President Michael K. Young said, “This new cabinet post will streamline our campus-wide government affairs efforts under one roof and demonstrates the importance our institution places on legislative relationships on the state and federal levels.”

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Floating Concrete Canoes

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Concrete canoes, bottle rockets, scale-model steel bridges and tunnels made of sand will be put to the test Friday April 8 and Saturday April 9 when the University of Utah hosts the Rocky Mountain regional conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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