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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreTo 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAs a small child, Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., wandered homeless through Trento, Italy, after the Nazis put his mother in a concentration camp.
Read MoreMotorists are more accident-prone and slower to react when they talk on cellular telephones – even hands-free models – because “inattention blindness” makes the drivers less able to process visual information, University of Utah researchers found.
Read MoreUtah winters can be bitter cold, but competitive winter sports, piping hot chili and open-fire warming stations are sure to thaw even the coldest of people. All will be a part of this year’s “Fire and Ice: U of U Winterfest 2003,” scheduled to take place on Thursday, Feb. 6, on the Olpin Union Patio, where entertainment and drawings for free prizes will be held throughout the day. The U’s Olpin Union, Student Affairs and Human Resources departments will sponsor the event.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists are mounting a five-year, $10.7 million effort to identify genes that make some people susceptible to nicotine addiction and cigarette smoking, and to developing emphysema, bronchitis and other chronic lung diseases.
Read MoreFinishing 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.
Read MoreRibbon-cutting ceremonies for University of Utah Hospital’s new George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Critical Care Pavilion will be held Friday, March 28, at 11 a.m.
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