Researchers found surprising evidence of sea salt and frozen plankton in high, cold, cirrus clouds, the remnants of Hurricane Nora, over Utah and the U.S. plains states. Although the 1997 hurricane was a strong eastern Pacific storm, her high ice-crystal clouds extended many miles inland, carrying ocean phenomena deep into the U.S. heartland.
Read MoreGovernor Mike Leavitt has proclaimed Tuesday, April 22nd Ute Ski Team Day in the state of Utah. The proclamation was issued to honor the ski team for winning the 2003 NCAA Ski Championships and in recognition of years of success on the slopes. This marks the 11th time the Ute skiers have won the national championship, preserving their tradition as one of the nation’s top collegiate skiing programs.
Read MoreOver the weekend the staff of The Daily Utah Chronicle, the University of Utah’s student newspaper, garnered 24 Mark of Excellence awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Region 9 competition. The Chronicle received individual honors in the news, sports, column writing, student magazine and photography categories. Chronicle editor Jeremy Harmon, News Editor Sheena McFarland and Assistant Photo Editor Lonny Danler accepted the awards at the annual SPJ Region 9 Conference, held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. The competition takes place among student newspapers from Colorado, New Mexico, West Texas, Wyoming and Utah, and first-place winners advance to the national competition.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah students are working to make the proposed Utah Science Center a reality. Bioengineering students are developing exhibits for the interactive museum, while architecture students are working on designs for renovating the center’s main building – the old Salt Lake City Public Library – and constructing a new building next door.
Read MoreSpaceship travel to another universe through a black hole may be highly improbable, but such “hyperspace” travel cannot be ruled out, according to a new analysis by University of Utah physicist Lior M. Burko.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s reputation as a top health professions educator is bolstered by the annual graduate school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Overall, the U was ranked in six categories, more than any other Utah school. Students, when deciding which college to attend, commonly use these annual rankings.
Read MoreTwo patents for a new approach to the treatment of disease leave out the contribution made by a University of Utah biochemist to this important discovery. The University of Utah, represented by Pepper Hamilton LLP, is asking for redress in a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah researchers built “spintronic” transistors and used them to align the magnetic “spins” of electrons for a record period of time in silicon chips at room temperature. The study is a step toward computers, phones and other spintronic devices that are faster and use less energy than their electronic counterparts.
Read MoreWhen you look at it one way, Louise Butler has little to gain from organizing a fund-raising effort for cancer research at the University of Utah. In fact, she could refuse to utter the word “cancer” again for her entire life. She could say that she lost her dad to cancer and she doesn’t owe anyone anything. Who would blame her?
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