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National Safety Council News Release

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Campus Life

A new study in the February/March 2003 issue of the National Safety Council’s Injury Insights™ describes new research that explains, specifically, how cell phone conversations while driving become a potentially dangerous distraction. The study, by researchers David Strayer, Frank Drews and William Johnston at the University of Utah, titled “Cell Phone Use Can Lead to Inattention Blindness Behind the Wheel”, shows that conversing on cell phones while driving disrupts the driver’s attention to the visual environment, leading to what the authors call “inattention blindness”, or the inability to recognize objects encountered in the driver’s visual field.

March 26, 2011

Conference to Aid Inventors, Small Businesses

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Science & Technology

Individual inventors, researchers, and small business operators who are developing or are interested in commercializing their inventions are invited to attend a conference aimed at helping them find financial, business, and technical support.

March 26, 2011

‘What Does Your Child See?’ Asks U of U Poison Control Center

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Health & Medicine

March 16-22 is National Poison Prevention Week, and the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy is participating with 63 other poison control centers in the U.S. to open the nation’s eyes to poison hazards for children at home.

March 26, 2011

U of U Chemist Wins National Award for Petroleum Refining Discoveries

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Science & Technology

Peter J. Stang of Salt Lake City will be honored March 25 by the world’s largest scientific society for discovering and studying new kinds of molecules, knowledge the petroleum industry can use to turn crude oil into useful products more efficiently.

March 26, 2011

Gravity Experts to Meet at U

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Business & Society

About 80 physicists will meet at the University of Utah on Fri. Feb. 28 through Sun. March 2 for a scientific meeting on gravitational science and for “PriceFest” – a celebration of the 60th birthday of U physicist Richard Price.

March 26, 2011

Bitter Taste in Your Mouth?

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Health & Medicine

The ability to discern bitter tastes-from acrid nicotine smoke to sauerkraut-can be traced to a gene discovered by researchers at the University of Utah, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Stanford University.

March 26, 2011

University of Utah Celebrates 153rd Anniversary of Its Founding

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To commemorate the founding of the University of Utah in 1850, the University’s Alumni Association will hold its annual Founders Day celebration on Wed., Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Little America Hotel. Five alumni and one non-alumnus will be honored with a reception, dinner, and the presentation of awards.

March 26, 2011

Internationally Syndicated Columnist to Speak at U on Anti-Americanism in the Arab World

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The University of Utah’s Middle East Center announces the second lecture in the U’s lecture series on the Iraq Crisis. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Rami G. Khouri, executive editor of The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon, will speak on “Anti-Americanism in the Arab World: Roots, Repercussions, and Remedies.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 2 until 3:30 p.m. in the Dumke Auditorium of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, located next to the David Eccles School of Business.

March 26, 2011

Cooperation and Compassion Instill Good Karma in Kunga House

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Campus Life

Finishing touches are being added to the Kunga House. Workers are laying carpet, painting floors and landscaping the yard-all in anticipation of a grand celebration, a “house warming,” to be held onsite, Saturday, Apr. 12, at noon. Members of the media and those who have worked on the extraordinary project are invited to attend. The Kunga House is located at 64 Andrew Avenue (1500 South), between West Temple and Main Street.

March 26, 2011

U of U to Host Lecture Series on the Escalating Iraqi-American Confrontation

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Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 4, the University of Utah will host a series of lectures on the mounting Iraqi-American tensions. Similar in format to the 9-11 lecture series organized by the University in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, this nine-part series, scheduled to run through mid-April, will feature a variety of perspectives from leading experts on regional and international politics. On Tuesday, the first speaker, Adeed Dawisha, will lecture on “The Use of Force Against Iraq: Constraints and Opportunities,” at 3 p.m., in the Dumke Auditorium in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, which is located next to the David Eccles School of Business.

March 26, 2011