Robots will rescue flood-stranded eggs, machines will play Frisbee golf and students will display science projects as the University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering holds its Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Day on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Read MoreFour of the seven winners of the 2006 Utah Governor’s Medal in Science and Technology belong to the University of Utah faculty.
Read MoreKevin Trenberth, a leading expert on how human activities are causing global warming and making hurricanes more intense, will deliver two lectures on the topic at the University of Utah. The public and news media are invited to attend.
Read MoreThe University of Utah is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2006 Diversity Awards. Four individuals at the University of Utah will be presented with awards and recognition at the 11th annual Diversity Awards luncheon on December 5. The awards are given each year to outstanding individuals or organizations that demonstrate an active commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity at the University of Utah. According to Karen Dace, University of Utah, Senior Associate Vice President for Diversity, “These awards recognize continuous and consistent efforts of the individuals and campus units to foster a more inclusive climate and create greater access and opportunities for diverse students, staff, and faculty.” This year’s award recipients are Dan Edwards, Steve Nygaard, David Pershing and Wilfred Samuels.
Read MoreDamaging thunderstorms, dramatic temperature changes, microburst windstorms and some of America’s strongest cold fronts will be discussed Thursday, Nov. 16 during the 13th Annual Workshop on Weather Prediction in the Intermountain West.
Read MoreA threatened Utah native fish, the least chub, will be introduced into recently constructed wetlands at Salt Lake City’s Escalante Elementary School as part of an unusual learning opportunity organized by a University of Utah program.
Read MoreStudents and graduates from the University of Utah School of Computing dominated their competition at a recent computer programming contest.
Read MorePresident Michael K. Young and Senior Vice President David W. Pershing announced today that John E. and Marva M. Warnock have gifted 30,000 shares of Adobe stock to the University of Utah for the renovation of the 60,000 sq. ft. Engineering and Mines Classroom Building. The stock, currently valued at over $1.1 million, is in addition to the Warnocks’ $6 million gift in 2003 toward the construction of a new engineering building scheduled to open in February 2007. The 20-year-old Engineering and Mines Classroom Building (EMCB) serves as the foundation for the classroom portion of the new engineering building. With five auditoriums, seven classrooms and computer labs, EMCB serves more than 5,000 students each semester. The Warnocks’ gift will provide the new furnishings, audio-visual equipment, modern controls and other improvements needed to bring the building up to date. In recognition of their total support, the entire 160,000 sq. ft. structure, which encompasses both the new and existing buildings, will be designated “The John E. and Marva M. Warnock Engineering Building.” In the past, the Warnocks have also created Presidential Endowed Chairs in the College of Engineering and the College of Science.
Read MoreComputer science students from universities in and around Utah will test their programming skills Saturday, Oct. 28 as the University of Utah hosts a “battle of the brains,” part of a worldwide contest involving 6,000 teams from 84 nations.
Read MoreBaldomero “Toto” Olivera – a University of Utah biologist who seeks new medications from the toxins of poisonous cone snails – won one of medicine’s top honors Monday when he was named as a new member of the Institute of Medicine.
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