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Month: September 2013

U of U Alumnus Who Achieved Remarkable Success after Spinal Cord Injury, Craig H. Neilsen, Honors U with Presidential Endowed Chair

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When a 1985 car accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, the University of Utah alumnus would not let this twist of fate hold him back. After returning to work at his family’s construction and real estate development business a year later, he went on to establish a thriving casino enterprise, Ameristar Casinos Inc., and eventually set up the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, dedicated to helping people with an SCI lead active, high quality lives and to promoting research to find a cure for paralysis.

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September 16, 2013

Toward a Truly White Organic LED

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By inserting platinum atoms into an organic semiconductor, University of Utah physicists were able to “tune” the plastic-like polymer to emit light of different colors – a step toward more efficient, less expensive and truly white organic LEDs for light bulbs of the future.

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September 11, 2013

Study Shows Why Employee Output Increases During Recessions

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A new study from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and Stanford University suggests that in times of recession, worker output increases and employers and firms are able to “do more with less.” Additionally, the study shows that workers’ increased efforts directly correlate with local unemployment rates, and that the greatest increases in productivity come from workers who are less productive pre-recession.

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September 10, 2013

Biofire Acquisition Demonstrates Success of U Startup Strategy

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French diagnostics company BioMérieux’s recent acquisition of University of Utah spin-out BioFire for $450 million displays the economic development behind the U’s startups companies. The U’s Technology & Venture Commercialization’s new stage-gated and milestone-driven process for startups is positioned to replicate BioFire’s success.

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September 4, 2013

Best-Selling Author and Human Rights Activist Speaks at the U

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Author and human rights activist John Prendergast will be the keynote speaker at the annual World Leaders Lecture Forum, sponsored by the University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center. Titled “A Changing Africa,” Prendergast’s lecture will be held Wednesday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m., in Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle. The event is free and open to the public.

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September 4, 2013

Homecoming Week 2013: True to U

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The University of Utah’s annual weeklong Homecoming celebration promises something for everyone, beginning with the Legacy of Lowell Community Service Day on Sept. 7, and culminating on Sept. 14 with the football game against Pac-12 peer Oregon State University. Students, alumni and other U fans won’t want to miss out on the chance to show their spirit and get in on the fun. The complete schedule of events is listed below. Visit www.alumni.utah.edu/homecoming/ for more information and event registration.

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September 4, 2013

Look at What I’m Saying

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University of Utah bioengineers discovered our understanding of language may depend more heavily on vision than previously thought: under the right conditions, what you see can override what you hear. These findings suggest artificial hearing devices and speech-recognition software could benefit from a camera, not just a microphone.

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September 4, 2013