The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced today it has awarded Fellowships to a diverse group of 181 scholars, artists and scientists in its 88th annual competition for the United States and Canada.
Read MoreFreshmen will send robots to attack zombie targets. Sophomores will race trains powered by compressed air. Robots built by juniors will play Capture the Flag. And seniors will display their design projects, including a blood-vessel testing chamber, a hybrid solar and wind power station, and a magnetically guided cochlear implant for the deaf.
Read MoreHe was attacked throughout his young life at school because he was gay, but Jamie Nabozny didn’t let the abuse ruin his life. He fought back. Nabozny will tell his story Monday, April 16, 12:15 p.m., at the S. J. Quinney College of Law’s Sutherland Moot Courtroom in an event sponsored by the Outlaws student group.
Read MoreStudents from across the state will match their skills and knowledge on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the University of Utah in a track-meet-like science competition for 7th through 12th graders. The Science Olympiad is expected to draw around 1000 Utah students, to compete in science, engineering and technology categories.
Read MoreA lightweight wearable antenna to track data gathered from medical devices implanted in the body. A cell phone case that detects and records electromagnetic radiation generated by the phone. A human contact logging system to monitor contagious diseases passed among school children.
Read MoreTurn the tap and water is there—reliable, clean and seemingly abundant. But most users of this vital resource in Salt Lake City don’t know where it comes from. The source of water—and the course it follows to reach the faucets—is hidden.
Read MoreAs the appetite for ever-smaller and ever-faster electronic devices grows, so has interest in vintage and locally-produced items, such as books made of paper—and mostly by hand.
Read MoreTwo outstanding individuals and two organizations will be recognized by the University of Utah Office for Equity and Diversity for sustained excellence in fostering leadership and a commitment to promote and enhance equity and diversity at the U.
Read MoreSenator George Mitchell, former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 World Leaders Lecture Forum, sponsored by the University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center. Mitchell’s lecture, titled “Turmoil in the Middle East: Its Effect on U.S. Foreign Policy,” will be held on Thursday, April 19 at 10 a.m. in Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute will receive $2.25 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Obama Administration’s effort to prevent researchers from drowning in massive amounts of information known as “big data.”
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