Twenty-five University of Utah students who completed 400 hours of community service each will be honored at the U’s commencement ceremonies on May 4, at 9 a.m., in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Read MoreCommencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 4, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2007, comprised of 7,166 graduates, will receive degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 75 countries, 48 U.S. states and 27 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required.
Read MoreMore than 20 University of Utah students are trying to turn Earth-friendly sentiments into reality by designing 11 “green” projects they hope to finance and install in a new $25 million geology building currently under construction. Some of the projects – ranging from a storm-water recycling system to low-water landscaping, natural lighting, solar power and stone furniture – will be outlined during a news conference at 10 a.m. MDT Tuesday, April 24.
Read MoreA moonbuggy, a solar-powered vehicle, an electric skateboard, egg-carrying robots and more will be demonstrated Tuesday, April 24 as the University of Utah’s Department of Mechanical Engineering holds its 10th annual Design Day. The public and news media are invited to attend the free event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MDT in the Olpin Union Ballroom.
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Lecturer: Lucy Shapiro, professor of developmental biology, Stanford University
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium, University of Utah
Antibiotics, widely used since the 1950s, now are often ineffective because bacteria have many ways of acquiring and sharing resistance to the medications. Development of new antibiotics cannot keep pace in this biological arms race. “Furthermore, there is an increase in prevalent infectious diseases around the world due to overpopulation, globalization and urbanization, says Lucy Shapiro, professor of developmental biology at Stanford University. “This results in a lethal combination of emerging diseases and loss of effective antibiotics. We are rapidly reaching a critical stage.”
The latest issue of U.S. News & World Report/America’s Best Graduate Schools shows that programs at the University of Utah are on the rise. And once again the U has, by far, the most programs recognized of any Utah university appearing in the annual rankings.
Read MoreSome 1,500 fifth- and sixth-graders from 17 schools will erect towers of drinking straws, catapult marshmallows and build clay fish during March 26-29 as the University of Utah College of Engineering hosts Elementary Engineering Week. “We want to introduce young students to engineering concepts via hands-on activities,” says Deidre Schoenfeld, who organizes the event as the college’s outreach and diversity coordinator. “We hope these fun activities will encourage them to continue studying math and science.”
Read MoreLecturer: Kerry A. Emanuel, professor of atmospheric science, MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium, University of Utah
Students, faculty, and staff at the University of Utah will come together to rally support for a new partnership to preserve the Costa Rican rain forest and at the same time reduce greenhouse gases believed to cause global warming. The College of Humanities, along with Salt Lake City Corporation, is entering into an agreement with Pax Natura Foundation to support its Costa Rica carbon sequestration project.
Read MoreWalter Arabasz, director of the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, is one of two Utah residents named to a panel that will provide advice to the federal program aimed at reducing the earthquake threat to life and property.
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