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U Forum to Examine Journalism’s Future

News rooms are downsizing; print journalism is struggling to make a profit; online media is booming — What does this mean to the future of journalism in a society that reveres the role of a free press? Do changes in the way information is disseminated to the public necessarily mean the information itself will change?

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Tiny Technologies Taking Aim at Big Markets

The study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale doesn’t bring to mind Broadway productions or pop ballads, but a little showbiz has been added to this year’s nanoUtah 2011, the statewide conference focused on research, development and commercialization of nanotechnology.

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Faster, Cheaper Mercury Test Could Provide Answers for China

Mercury pollution is a big problem, and it’s only getting bigger. It is most pronounced in developing countries like China and India, where coal-burning still remains a major resource of power generation. Worldwide, about 1,000 tons of mercury is produced per year. The resulting pollution makes water and soil unusable, and poses substantial health risks to people nearby.

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Students Refuse to Let a Tough Economy Keep them from Finding Work

Tyler Beck knows the economy isn’t what it used to be, and like many college kids, he worried about getting a job after graduation. But that was before Beck, an MBA student at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, made a career-changing decision—he decided to leverage the skills he learned in class through the university’s Business Career Management Center.

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Building Better Catalysts

University of Utah chemists developed a method to design and test new catalysts, which are substances that speed chemical reactions and are crucial for producing energy, chemicals and industrial products. By using the new method, the chemists also made a discovery that will make it easier to design future catalysts.

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