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U of U David Eccles School of Business Executive MBA Program Surges Ahead in Global Rankings

For the fifth year in a row, the Financial Times of London has ranked the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business (DESB) Executive MBA program among the top programs in the world. According to the report, being published in the Oct. 19 issue, the David Eccles School of Business Executive MBA program was ranked 30 in the United States and 77 in the world. Faculty research output was ranked 20 in the U.S.

Forms of Imagination

The University of Utah will hold its fifth Utah Symposium in Science and Literature during Nov. 5-7. It will feature a poet, a composer and a mathematician discussing how their thinking is influenced by the different media they use to express their imaginations.

Kaplan and the University of Utah Launch Global Pathways Program for International Students

Kaplan, the global education company, and the University of Utah have agreed to establish a Global Pathways Program starting in January 2010 that will prepare students from around the world for admission to the University.

KUED Wins Overall Station Excellence Emmy

KUED-TV in Salt Lake City was honored as the first recipient of the Overall Station Excellence Award from the Rocky Mountain Regional Emmy Awards. This award considers a station’s quality, service, diversity and commitment over the course of an entire year. More than 50 stations were eligible in the Rocky Mountain region. KUED General Manager Larry S. Smith accepted the special Emmy for KUED in ceremonies in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday night.

Losing While Cruising to the Store

Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah.

From Brain Diagrams to Skin Seals, U of U Researchers Plan Far-Reaching Projects with Economic Stimulus Grants

University of Utah medical scientists have won more than $7.9 million in federal economic stimulus Challenge Grants for 10 research projects – from the immensely complex task of diagramming genetic connections in the brain to developing a skin seal to prevent infection with artificial limb attachments.

Losing Your Tongue

Elder Tommy George has not spoken his aboriginal language of Kuku Thaypan for three years, since his brother died. “It might die in the throat, but it stays alive in the heart,” he said to the Queensland Courier-Mail in June, 2009.

Utah Veterans Honored for Heroic, Selfless Defense of Country at Annual Commemoration

When Air Force Pilot Jay Hess was shot down over the Chinese-North Vietnam border 42 years ago, he was taken to the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison and never imagined he could survive the horrible starvation and torture at the hands of his captors. Determination and the hope of one day returning to his wife and five kids back home in Utah helped pulled him through. On Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. in the Olpin Union Ballroom, Hess and ten other Utah veterans will be honored at the University of Utah’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. They will be awarded medallions in a full-dress military ceremony prior to being hailed with a cannon salute.

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Science Day at the U

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Hundreds of Utah and Idaho high school students will get an introduction to education and research opportunities at the University of Utah during the 21st annual Science Day at the U on Saturday, Nov. 7.