University of Utah biologists found new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs – even though some of those genes make us susceptible to infections and to autoimmune diseases.
Read MoreBusiness students at the University of Utah will get some much needed assistance on both ends of their educational experience. FJ Management, Inc., formerly known as Flying J Inc., today announced that it has donated $3.5 million to be divided between the U’s David Eccles School of Business and the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library today unveiled its new historic collections of photographs and manuscripts chronicling the first 100 years of what is now Rocky Mountain Power.
Read MoreThe National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science have awarded top honors to Bryan William Jones, Ph.D. of the John Moran Eye Center in the 2012 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge. Jones received first place in the photography category for his image of a metabolic snapshot of a mammalian retina which will be featured in the upcoming issue of Science and Science Online available on February 3, 2012.
Read MoreDr. Elizabeth Leckie has been appointed Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs for the College of Fine Arts. With the creation of this new position, which focuses solely on the student experience, we enthusiastically welcome Dr. Leckie to the College of Fine Arts. Dr. Leckie is an exciting addition to the College and brings a wealth of experience in student affairs to serve students in the Fine Arts.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Office of Sustainability will host the 2012 Focus the U on Sustainability Teach-In, Feb. 13-17. Events are all free and open to the public and designed to draw attention to work being done locally and nationally on sustainability. This is the fourth year the university has hosted a sustainability teach-in event. During the week of February 13, dozens of University instructors teaching 75 courses will incorporate material on climate change and global warming solutions into their curriculum during at least one class period.
Read MoreWhat do LEGOs, robots and food safety experts have in common? They all met at the second annual Utah’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Championship at the University of Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28. The championship followed nine new qualifying tournaments that drew 1,500 kids from St. George to Logan and everywhere in between. Each event allowed middle school students, ages 9-14, to learn about science, technology and team-building with the hands-on experience of LEGOs. The program has seen substantial growth since it launched in Utah last year. Since then, the event has grown from 60 teams to 150 entered this year.
Read MoreResearch to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded two grants to the John A. Moran Eye Center (JMEC) at the University of Utah to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases. Gregory Hageman, Ph.D. has been granted a $150,000 Senior Scientific Investigator Award, and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has been granted $100,000, to be directed by department Chairman Randall J Olson, M.D., CEO of the JMEC. To date, RPB has awarded grants totaling $4,765,300 to the University of Utah.
Read MoreTwo professors from the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics have been selected to join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Innovation Advisors Program, an initiative launched in October 2011 by the CMS Innovation Center.
Read MoreDuring the last century, a branch of geometry known as topology became a major focus of mathematicians and physicists. Topologists study what properties of objects and shapes remain the same even when they are stretched and distorted. For instance, a square can be “squeezed” into a circle, but not into a perfectly straight line or a sphere.
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