The University of Utah collected almost $411 million in research grants and related funding during the recently ended fiscal year 2011. The total is down 8.8 percent from the previous fiscal year, entirely due to an expected sharp drop in federal economic stimulus money.
Read MoreLife is tough for woodrats in deserts of the US Southwest. There are few plants for food, and those plants produce poison to deter rodents, insects and other animals. A new University of Utah study shows how certain woodrats put themselves on a diet to avoid poisoning: They sample a smorgasbord of toxic plants, eat smaller meals, increase time between meals and drink more water if it is available.
Read MoreNearly half of college students who are US military veterans reported thinking of suicide and 20 percent said they had planned to kill themselves. rates significantly higher than among college students in general, according to a study presented today at the American Psychological Association’s 119th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreStudents, parents, scholars and fans looking for information about all the University of Utah (the U) has to offer, have a new “home.” After an extensive redesign process that included hundreds of hours of programming, designing and analyzing public input, the home page for the University of Utah, www.utah.edu, is ready for prime time.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover – in effect, shade – and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed.
Read MoreThis year, the University of Utah (the U.) established a Veterans Support Center to serve as a focal point for student veteran activities and to help them transition into the sometimes unnerving world of civilian life.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Spencer S Eccles Health Sciences Library has received two contracts worth $13.2 million from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The first $3.7 million contract will make the library home to the country’s only NLM Training Center for the next five years. The second award, worth $9.5 million, renews the library’s five-year contract with the NLM to serve as the country’s MidContinental Regional Medical Library (MCRML).
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Health Care is the No 1 health care system in the Salt Lake City metro area, according to US News & World Report’s 2011-2012 Best Hospitals rankings. The University’s services in gynecology and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) were also ranked 47th and 50th in the nation by the magazine.
Read MoreIt is now possible for the first time to earn an undergraduate degree in ethnic studies at the University of Utah (the U). The Utah State Board of Regents has approved the new ethnic studies major, which was formerly offered to students as a program.
Read MoreThanks to the University of Utah’s School of Computing, hundreds of elementary, middle and high school kids are in for a “great” experience. The GREAT (Graphics and Robotic Exploration with Amazing Technology) summer camps are a week-long foray into robotics complete with programming, animation, competitions and even the design of a complex mechanical chain reaction.
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