More than 1,000 high school students from Utah and nearby states will meet on the University of Utah campus Thursday, April 7 through Saturday, April 9 for a three-day competition during which robots designed and built by high school students compete on a playing field.
Read MoreWhen people needing emergency assistance at the University of Utah dial 9-1-1 for help, campus police dispatchers will now have access to a wealth of information about the caller, something that was not available to them until this week. The improvements are the result of the University Department of Public Safety’s just completed upgrade of its computer software to allow for enhanced 911 (e911) service.
Read MoreAs part of its ongoing effort to encourage green transportation methods, University of Utah Commuter Services has installed two bicycle repair stands on campus. The stands are located by the bicycle collective in the business loop and at the southwest corner of the Olpin Student Union. These repair stations stands are the first of their kind on campus and other locations are being studied for additional stands.
Read MoreSolitude Mountain Resort will host the annual Ski and Shred Red Day on
April 1, 2011. The University of Utah and Solitude have teamed up in the past with hundreds of students, faculty and staff taking advantage of a cut-rate ticket price.
Two Utah schools will be honored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring housed at the University of Utah as the Utah State Schools of Character (SSOC) 2011. Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Sandy and Mountainville Academy in Alpine will be recognized at a ceremony on April 6, 2011 at the University of Utah. Daybreak Elementary in South Jordan received an honorable mention.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make rat heart cells contract and toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain. The discovery someday might improve cochlear implants for deafness and lead to devices to restore vision, maintain balance and treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s.
Read MoreWhen we think of anthropology, we might think about someone digging in the dirt to uncover facts about the social makeup of ancient civilizations or studying tribes in remote parts of the world that have never been touched by any other humans. On April 4 and 5, Karen Stephenson will highlight a side of anthropology that is getting more attention of late: the study of human interaction in a corporate setting and how social networks might play into it.
Read MoreStudents at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will put their legal education and training to the test in lifelike, high-intensity terror attack situations involving legal and ethical dilemmas. The counter-terrorism simulation will take place on Friday, April 1, from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (6:00 p.m. GMT) at the U of U campus.
Read MoreThe University of Utah remembers the millions of victims of the Holocaust during its annual Days of Remembrance activities. The events include a keynote address, a workshop, and a film screening, beginning March 25. This year, national Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 29.
Read MoreDeaf students from the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB), along with other hearing-impaired groups from throughout the Wasatch Front, will gather at the University of Utah’s Kingsbury Hall Wednesday, March 26, to experience a show that combines mime, theatre and puppetry. Performed with no music or dialogue by the Swiss touring group Mummenschanz, “Next” employs outrageous masks and exaggerated illusions and costuming. The private lecture and performance will begin at 10:30 a.m. (Public evening performances will be held Tuesday and Wednesday.) Fourteen hundred students, elementary- to college-age, are scheduled to attend the event. Students from the U’s Special Education Department will be in attendance and the USDB will provide interpreters for the event.
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