University of Utah Health Care and the U School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry will break ground July 7 on a new 80-bed, 120,000 square-foot expansion to the University Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI). The ceremony takes place at 11 a.m. just east of the current UNI building at 501 Chipeta Way in the University’s Research Park.
Read MoreUsing an experimental mouse model for malaria, an international group of scientists has discovered that adding antioxidant therapy to traditional antimalarial treatment may prevent long-lasting cognitive impairment in cerebral malaria. Their findings were published online June 24, 2010 in the journal PLoS Pathogens.
Read MoreAfter eleven years at the University of Utah, Dr. Lorris Betz has announced his intention to retire as senior vice president for health sciences and CEO of University of Utah Health Care. He shared his decision with the University of Utah Board of Trustees during their monthly meeting today.
Read MoreA Nobel Prize-winning University of Utah geneticist discovered that bone marrow transplants cure mutant mice who pull out their hair compulsively. The study provides the first cause-and-effect link between immune system cells and mental illness, and points toward eventual new psychiatric treatments.
Read MoreEver since she can remember, Judy Vu has dreamed of becoming a doctor. Her parents, Vietnamese immigrants who met in the U.S., have done everything they can to support her goal. When she was a child, her father brought home documentaries of Operation Smile and Judy watched them all, hoping to someday travel to other countries and help those in need.
Read MoreThis morning, the University of Utah graduated 7,034 students from 76 countries, 50 U.S. states and 27 of Utah’s 29 counties. University President Michael K. Young officiated at the commencement ceremony, held in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Read MoreAt first glance, clinician-researcher Christopher Peters, M.D., and fundraising professional Arthur Swindle don’t appear to have much in common. But looks can be deceiving. Admiration and appreciation for the talents and dedication of both have fostered a $1 million grant from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation to the University of Utah’s Department of Orthopaedics. The gift, announced today, creates a prestigious endowed chair to provide perpetual support for innovation among the U’s top Orthopaedics faculty.
Read MoreCommencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 7, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2010, comprised of 7,034 graduates, will receive degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 76 countries, 50 U.S. states and 27 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:20 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:20 a.m. Tickets are not required.
Read MoreMany graduate level programs at the University of Utah moved up in the new issue of U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
Read MoreThe University of Utah announced today the recipients of the 15th Annual Equity and Diversity Awards. The awards are presented each year to outstanding individuals and organizations who have demonstrated sustained excellence in fostering leadership and a commitment to promote and enhance equity and diversity for students, staff and faculty at the University of Utah.
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