September 13, 2011—The University of Utah (the U) has climbed up one spot to 79th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “It’s exciting to see the U climbing in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities because it is based on the […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah is launching a six-year, $21 ½ million effort to conduct basic research aimed at developing new materials for uses ranging from faster computers and communications devices to better microscopes and solar cells.
Read MoreThe University of Utah (the U) Clinical Neurosciences Center and College of Fine Arts are collaborating to bring Utah-based artist Amy Caron’s “Waves of Mu” performance to campus this fall for a limited showing Sept 14 – Oct 4.
Read MoreTo coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks, Wayne McCormack, professor of law at the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law, will discuss US foreign policy in a lecture entitled, “9/11: a Decade Ago and a Decade to Be.”
Read MoreWith the rise of global homogenization and a steep decline in time spent outdoors over the past few decades, are we as humans losing our love of place?. If so, how does this loss affect our chances of — and even desire to — conserve and protect the world’s natural resources?
Read MoreFollowing an exhaustive national search, the University of Utah (the U) selected Bryan Ritchie to be the next director of its Technology Commercialization Office (TCO). Ritchie joins the U from James Madison College, a residential college that is part of Michigan State University, where he served as a professor of political economy with a focus on international relations, director of the Michigan State Entrepreneur Network, and co-director of the Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity. Ritchie’s first day on the job will be Sept. 14.
Read MoreIt’s one thing to take the top spot from MIT in creating startup companies from university research, but it’s quite another to maintain a steady commercialization program. Data released today by the University of Utah (the U) shows continued progress in commercializing technologies from July 2010 to July 2011. Highlights of the findings include the creation of 23 companies, 233 invention disclosures, 81 license agreements and engaging over 2,400 students.
Read MoreUnderstanding which genes control traits, like when a plant will flower, what soil type is best or its ability to persist in drought conditions provides insight into the ability of plants to adapt to new environments. This type of scientific data is important for crop improvement and significant to human well being.
Read MoreTwelve years after the introduction of the Book Arts Program at the University of Utah, a Certificate in Book Arts has been approved.
Read MoreWhat was once just a “crazy idea” to bring business and science students together has become one of the most successful student entrepreneurial centers in the country. The Pierre and Claudette Lassonde Entrepreneur Center at the University of Utah (the U) is marking its 10th anniversary this month with student success stories that are the envy of other university business programs.
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