Recent moves to reduce pollutants and save energy are making The University of Utah more environmentally friendly. The most dramatic and immediate improvement is the cessation of using coal as a way to provide emergency electricity to its many buildings and operations.
Read MoreMedical anthropologist, physician and humanitarian Paul Farmer will give this year’s University of Utah Tanner Lecture on Human Values, titled “Can Human Rights Survive? Reflections on Inequality and Modernity,” on Wednesday, March 30, at 8 p.m., in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ Dumke Auditorium, 370 S. 1530 E. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreFour distinguished alumni and two outstanding friends and supporters of the University of Utah were honored Wednesday night, Feb. 23, at the Alumni Association’s 47th Annual Founders Day Celebration, held at Little America Hotel.
Read MoreLosing a spouse is one of the most devastating things that can happen to a person, but many widows and widowers adjust better if they learn new skills and receive social support, according to researchers at the University of Utah Center on Aging.
Read MoreSalt Lake City – Despite Utah’s graduated driver licensing (GDL) system, allowing a 16-year-old behind the wheel remains risky, according to a recent study by the University of Utah’s Intermountain Injury Control Research Center.
Read MoreThe University of Utah and Intermountain Health Care today announced they will commit on average more than $3 million each year to the state’s Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC). The money will be used to combat the state’s looming physician shortage by funding 64 new physician residency positions per year.
Read MoreOn Thursday, Utah lawmakers will be able to see firsthand the importance of undergraduate research coming out of the University of Utah and Utah State University, the state’s two public research institutions.
Read MoreTraditionally viewed as supporting actors, cells known as glia may be essential for the normal development of nerve cells responsible for hearing and balance, according to new University of Utah research. The study is reported in the January 6, 2005 issue of Neuron and is co-authored by scientists at the University of Washington.
Read MoreWhen a team of University of Utah physicians leave Africa 18 days from now, they plan to leave more behind than just the medical supplies and textbooks brought from Salt Lake City. The Utah doctors hope sharing their experience and knowledge will benefit the next generation of African health-care providers.
Read Morein five people will be 65 or older by 2030. The University of Utah is gearing up for the inevitable graying of America through a comprehensive, multidisciplinary academic and resource program at its Center on Aging.
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