The College of Engineering at the University of Utah doubled the number of degrees awarded per year since 1999, fueling Utah’s growing high-tech economy by providing greater numbers of engineering and computer science graduates.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s College of Engineering received approval this week for its new graduate certificate program in big data.
Read MoreScientists at the University of Utah identified mutations in three key genes that determine feather color in domestic rock pigeons. The same genes control pigmentation of human skin.
Read MoreWith nearly one-third of Americans suffering from chronic pain, prescription opioid painkillers have become the leading form of treatment for this debilitating condition. Unfortunately, misuse of prescription opioids can lead to serious side effects—including death by overdose. A new treatment developed by University of Utah researcher Eric Garland has shown to not only lower pain but also decrease prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients.
Read MoreMore than two dozen University of Utah undergraduate students will join counterparts from Utah State University in presenting “Research Posters on the Hill: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research” to Utah State Legislators on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the rotunda of the State Capitol. The event is also open to the public.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah bioengineers showed that tiny blood vessels grow better in the laboratory if the tissue surrounding them is less dense. Then the researchers created a computer simulation to predict such growth accurately – an early step toward treatments to provide blood supply to tissues damaged by diabetes and heart attacks and to skin grafts and implanted ligaments and tendons.
Read MoreThe Technology Education program at the University of Utah will offer a new course to prepare Information Technology professionals for one of the most useful cybersecurity certifications available beginning Jan. 27, 2014. The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Certification, CASP, class will teach students how to set up multiple levels of defense to protect the confidentiality, availability and integrity of a company’s IT assets and information.
Read MoreLast year’s gigantic landslide at a Utah copper mine probably was the biggest nonvolcanic slide in North America’s modern history, and included two rock avalanches that happened 90 minutes apart and surprisingly triggered 16 small earthquakes, University of Utah scientists discovered.
Read MoreThe University of Utah rolled out a new marketing campaign on New Year’s Day 2013, and over the past 12 months, the U has proven that “step one: imagine, step two: do” is much more than a tagline. Below are just a few of the major accomplishments from 2013 that demonstrate that all things are possible at a place we call “Imagine U:”
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Utah have discovered a new aquifer in the Greenland Ice Sheet that holds liquid water all year long in the otherwise perpetually frozen winter landscape. The aquifer is extensive, covering 27,000 square miles.
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