Utah Women Deliberate ‘A Woman’s Place’
If women arguably have more choices today than they did in 1962, then why does Utah have fewer women than men in college, and trail the nation for graduating female students?
Read MoreIf women arguably have more choices today than they did in 1962, then why does Utah have fewer women than men in college, and trail the nation for graduating female students?
Read MoreUniversity of Utah (the U) researchers, in collaboration with several groups from around the country, published a paper this week, following one of the biggest studies of its kind, that extends our understanding of genes related to autism spectrum diseases (ASDs) and advances methods for early detection and treatment.
Read MoreA rich archive of photographs, letters, stage sets and ephemera spanning Ballet West’s 50 years of creative production will go on exhibit at the University of Utah
J. Willard Marriott Library beginning Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013.
The lack of Alzheimer’s care is on the verge of becoming an epidemic. The age-related disease that hinders memory, thinking and behavior already affects one in eight people over 65, or an estimated 5.4 million people, in the United States. These numbers are expected to grow rapidly with the “silver tsunami” – the aging baby boomer generation – and there is already a shortage of caregivers.
Read MoreResolutions or formal commitments to better behavior can indeed be effective, say researchers at the University of Utah and in the Netherlands at Wageningen University and the University of Leiden, who collaborated on a meta-analysis on the effect of making commitments to pro-environmental behavior. Their study has been published in the January issue of the journal Environment and Behavior.
Read MoreThe University of Utah once again ranked among the top institutions in the country for startup formation, coming in second in the latest survey by the Association of University Technology Managers. The University of Utah has been the first or second institution for startups in this survey for the last six years.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah President David W. Pershing and the Board of Trustees announced today that Elizabeth “Liz” Murray—a writer and inspirational speaker whose life story “From Homeless to Harvard” has touched millions—will deliver the university’s general commencement address on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
Read MoreThousands of Utah middle school students, ages 9-14, enter the LEGO robotic tournament season this month. Teams are participating in the Utah FIRST LEGO League program, which kicked-off in September and concludes this month as teams go head-to-head in 14 regional qualifying tournaments across Utah on Jan. 5 and 12. Winners advance to the state championship at the University of Utah on Jan. 26. All events are open to the public.
Read MoreFour University of Utah faculty members – physicist David Kieda, demographer Geraldine Mineau, geochemist Thure Cerling and anesthesiologist Theodore Stanley – are among 10 winners of the 2012 Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology.
Read MoreTwenty teams of Utah high school students will begin to design and build robots Saturday, Jan. 5 in West Valley City, Utah, during the kickoff of a regional robotics competition co-sponsored by the University of Utah.
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