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U Students and Alumni Victorious Against BYU Again In Most Successful Food Drive Yet

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The final tally from the Utah vs. BYU holiday food drive is in! A remarkable total of 616,398 pounds of food and $153,792 in cash donations were raised for the Utah Food Bank. Of the combined total, University of Utah organizers were responsible for 421,798 pounds of food and $108,045 in cash donations, an increase of 69,573 pounds and $15,011 in cash donations over their 2010 record.

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January 12, 2012

U of U School of Medicine Joins Forces with First Lady Michelle Obama to Combat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury

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As part of first lady Michelle Obama’s Joining Forces initiative, the University of Utah School of Medicine has partnered with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) in a commitment to creating a new generation of doctors, medical schools, and research facilities that will make sure wounded U.S. combat forces receive the care worthy of their service.

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January 12, 2012

University Announces Partnership for Stewardship of the Spiral Jetty

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Dia Art Foundation will work with two Salt Lake City-based organizations, The Great Salt Lake Institute (GSLI) at Westminster College and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) at the University of Utah, as part of its ongoing stewardship of the Spiral Jetty. Dia, GSLI, and UMFA envision a collaboration that builds on the existing and complementary relationships between the institutions that date back to 2008.

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January 12, 2012

New U of U, U of Colorado Mountain Medicine Program Teaches Emergency Responders Critical Skills for Treating Wilderness Medical Problems

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When someone’s seriously injured skiing, climbing, mountain biking, or hiking in the wilderness, emergency responders need specific skills and knowledge to properly treat the patient—and there’s no better place to teach that expertise than in the high-alpine wilderness of Utah and Colorado.

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January 11, 2012

Students Learn the Art of Invention

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Biomedical engineering sophomores Jessica Ashmead and Annicka Carter are getting a first-hand look at what it takes to invent and commercialize a medical device. They developed a surgical retractor with a battery-powered LED in a freshman bioengineering class at the University of Utah. They call it the OptiGuide. So far, they have received national recognition for their efforts and started the patent process with hopes of eventually selling their device to hospitals across the country.

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December 15, 2011

Study Gives Insight into Most Common Causes, Risks Factors for Stillbirth

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The Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN) has reported that performing a systematic medical evaluation leads to a probable or possible cause of death in the majority of stillbirths. According to a study published in the Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the most common causes of stillbirth differ across racial and ethnic groups, with resulting implications for monitoring and prevention of this devastating pregnancy outcome.

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December 14, 2011

U of Utah Repeats as No. 1 University for Startups

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The University of Utah is No. 1 in the nation at starting companies based on university research for the second year in a row, according to an annual survey recently released by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). The survey ranks U.S. universities and institutions on commercialization success, and in recent years, the U of Utah has climbed to the top, overtaking such schools as MIT, Columbia, Cal Tech and Johns Hopkins.

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November 30, 2011