New Mine Safety Center at U of Utah
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The University of Utah created a new Center for Mining Safety and Health Excellence to help those who depend on the mining industry, university President David Pershing announced.
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U Chemist Gets Another Big Tribute
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Only months after collecting a National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama, University of Utah organic chemist Peter J. Stang has won the highest honor from the world’s largest scientific group: the 2013 Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society.
Read MoreSimons Foundation Honors U of Utah Math Professor
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Christopher Hacon, a distinguished professor of mathematics at the University of Utah, has been selected as a Simons Foundation Investigator in this inaugural year of the program.
Read MoreHistoric Photochrom Collection Contributed to U Library
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It doesn’t happen every day. A patron uses the “Ask a Librarian” reference service to inquire about making a valuable contribution of materials the University of Utah’s Marriott Library.
Read MoreUtah Physicists Invent ‘Spintronic’ LED
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University of Utah physicists invented a new “spintronic” organic light-emitting diode or OLED that promises to be brighter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than the kinds of LEDs now used in television and computer displays, lighting, traffic lights and numerous electronic devices.
Read MoreU Opera on Parade
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Operatic passion will energize this year’s Days of ’47 parade. And, the pioneers—who started making music when they first set foot in the Salt Lake valley—would have felt right at home.
Read MorePeople Needed for Study on Making Streets More Livable
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Everyone complains about road construction, but a new study will try to determine whether all of that noise and bother eventually makes for healthier neighborhoods. University of Utah researchers are looking for participants to help answer this question. The study is funded by an ongoing $2.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, with recruitment now through the fall.
Read MoreU President Launches the Great Red Road Trip
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From the red canyons of the south to the lush farmlands in the north, University of Utah President David Pershing will take to the road this summer bringing a message of collaboration and thanks to every corner of the state.
Read MoreBlack Student Leadership Institute Comes to the U
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A group of 20 high school juniors from across the state will gather at the University of Utah June 27-30 to take part in the inaugural Black Student Leadership Institute. With the theme I Am Therefore We Are, We Are Therefore I Am, taken from an African proverb, the students will form teams to explore the current state of African-Americans in health, politics, pop culture and sociology—key issues affecting today’s Black/African American community.
Read More“Heroes of Hat” Indie Video Game Released by U Students via Utah Game Forge
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Students in the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) program have pulled more firsts out of their impressive hats.
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