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Green Power at the U Goes Big with Blue Sky Visionary Designation

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Half a dozen years ago, students at the University of Utah had a vision to purchase a relatively small amount of wind power to help satisfy the campus’ growing need for electricity. It was a start. But that first spark kept getting bigger and has now morphed into an announcement that the university has entered into a partnership with Rocky Mountain Power and 3Degrees, making it a visionary-level Blue Sky partner.

September 28, 2011

National Medal of Science for U Chemist

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University of Utah organic chemist Peter J Stang has won a National Medal of Science – the highest US honor for a scientist or engineer – and is tentatively scheduled to be honored by President Barack Obama at the White House later this year.

September 27, 2011

Utah Governor and the University of Utah to Celebrate State’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

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The University of Utah and Governor Gary Herbert will celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship during the week of Sept. 26-30.

September 27, 2011

Targeting HIV’s Sugar Coating

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University of Utah researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that stick to the sugary coating of the AIDS virus and inhibit it from infecting cells – an early step toward a new treatment to prevent sexual transmission of the virus.

September 23, 2011

Groundbreaking for $22M Chemistry Building

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The University of Utah will break ground Thursday, Sept 22, for the Thatcher Building for Biological and Biophysical Chemistry, an estimated $22 million facility to be built next to the existing chemistry building.

September 20, 2011

David Eccles School of Business Leaps into Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 25

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The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has joined the ranks of “Entrepreneur Magazine’s” Top 25, winning special recognition for its innovative, experience-based approach to business education.

September 20, 2011

U Lecturer Asks: Can Mormonism Solve the Nation’s Problems?

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With two Mormon candidates vying for a shot at the highest office in the nation, the public discourse on how Mormons can affect the lives of others has never been more acute.

September 20, 2011

U’s Homecoming Theme Represents Forward Momentum in New Conference

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As the University of Utah celebrates its inaugural year in the Pac-12, Homecoming Week has special significance for the campus and the community.

September 19, 2011

Catching a Breath – Wirelessly

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University of Utah engineers who built wireless networks that see through walls now are aiming the technology at a new goal: noninvasively measuring the breathing of surgery patients, adults with sleep apnea and babies at risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

September 18, 2011

U of U Symposium to Focus on Teaching the Civil Rights Movement

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“Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement,” a month-long symposium on four Utah college campuses, will conclude October 3-4 at the University of Utah with the theme, “Teaching the Movement.”

September 14, 2011