Is sexual self-expression a fundamental human right? Should we treat harassment and victimization against sexual minorities the same as that committed against racial and ethnic minorities? What are the most effective strategies to prevent and address the violence that is used to control sexuality?
Read MoreA team of researchers from the United States and Europe has published new evidence supporting the use of ulipristal acetate as an effective alternative to levonorgestrel (marketed as Plan B®) for emergency contraception. This study was published online Jan. 29, 2010, and also appears in the Feb. 13 print edition of The Lancet.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists developed an easier way for meteorologists to predict snowfall amounts and density – fluffy powder or wet cement. The method has been adopted by the National Weather Service for use throughout Utah – and could be adjusted for use anywhere.
Read MoreIn a region known for conflict, nuclear proliferation, peace process and Israeli-Palestinian issues, the Middle East is witnessing a death toll owed to a silent killer — cancer — that has forced friends and foes into a health diplomacy otherwise unseen in the region.
Read MoreIn today’s world, the Internet is the tool university scholars use most often to share the results of their research. Through a scientific examination of the scholarly output of universities on the Web, the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities places the University of Utah (the U) at 48th best out of more than 18,000 others worldwide. That’s an improvement of eight spots from the previous ranking.
Read MoreLike silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, University of Utah researchers have discovered why the fly’s silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable as an adhesive tape during surgery.
Read MoreLecturer: Graeme W. Milton, distinguished professor of mathematics, University of Utah
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium, University of Utah
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Read MoreFormer State Department official Aaron David Miller will give this year’s David Gardner Lecture on the Humanities and Fine Arts as part of the “Middle East Making Peace” conference, sponsored by the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. The lecture will be held on March 9 at 7 p.m. at the I.J. and Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center, 2 N. Medical Dr. and is free and open to the public
Read MoreWomen’s health is the focus of this year’s Women’s Week celebration at the University of Utah with the theme, “The Full Scope: Magnifying Women’s Health.” The celebration takes place March 10-16. All events are free and open to the public.
Read MoreUntil now, paleontologists have generally believed that the closest relatives of dinosaurs possibly looked a little smaller in size, walked on two legs and were carnivorous. However, a research team including Randall Irmis, curator of paleontology at the Utah Museum of Natural History and assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah has made a recent discovery to dispel this hypothesis.
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