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Linda K. Amos Award Recipient Announced

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The University of Utah Presidential Commission on the Status of Women and the Women’s Week celebration committee announced today that Susan Olson, associate vice president for faculty and professor in political science at the University of Utah, has been named as the recipient of the 2011 Linda K. Amos Award for Distinguished Service to Women. The award recognizes a female staff or faculty member who has selflessly given time and energy to improve the educational and/or working environment for women at the university.

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March 25, 2011

New Budget Expert Hired

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Cathy Anderson has been hired as associate vice president (AVP) for Budget and Planning at the University of Utah. She will replace Paul Brinkman, who is retiring June 30, 2011, and will assume oversight of two campus offices: budget and institutional analysis.

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March 25, 2011

Utah researchers, families part of first large-scale genome sequencing study

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Just seven months after University of Utah geneticists took part in a landmark study that sequenced for the first time the genome of an entire Utah family, U of U researchers have taken part in another historic study that is the first large-scale genome sequencing project–179 people representing three continents–and 60 Utahns played a major role in this study, too.

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March 25, 2011

Higher Incidence of Seizures Seen in Children with H1N1 Virus Compared to Seasonal Flu

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A recent study by researchers at the University of Utah determined that the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) caused a higher rate of neurological complications in children than the seasonal flu. The most common complications observed were seizures and encephalopathy. Full details of the study, the most extensive evaluation of neurological complications following H1N1 flu in children, are published in the September 2010 issue of Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association.

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March 25, 2011

Families To Enjoy a Week of Fun, Healthy Activities at Be Well Utah

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Utah families will have an opportunity to participate in hundreds of healthy activities during Be Well Utah: A Family Health Week, September 13-18, 2010. Presented by University of Utah Health Care and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, Be Well Utah will feature complimentary health screenings, informative lectures with health care experts, and activities to encourage people to make healthy choices. Events will take place at various locations around the U of U campus and the surrounding community, culminating with a fair on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Fort Douglas on the U of U campus. All activities are free.

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March 25, 2011

University of Utah Health Care and Kennecott Land Break Ground on New Specialty Center in South Jordan’s Daybreak Community

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Officials from University of Utah Health Care and Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Land broke ground today on a 208,000 square foot facility that will provide residents of southern Salt Lake County with convenient access to the University’s primary, specialty and emergency health care services. The new building will include outpatient exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center, medical imaging services, a pharmacy, space for community education, a restaurant, and a fully-staffed 24-hour-a-day emergency room. The center will also feature specialty services provided by the University’s Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Moran Eye Center, Orthopaedic Center, and Neuropsychiatric Institute.

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March 25, 2011