Associate chief of the U.S Forest Service and University of Utah alumna, Mary Wagner will explore the challenges of conservation at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, 260 S. Central Campus Dr., Friday, Jan. 31, 12:15 p.m. The lecture, sponsored by the Master of Public Administration program, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreMore than two dozen University of Utah undergraduate students will join counterparts from Utah State University in presenting “Research Posters on the Hill: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research” to Utah State Legislators on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the rotunda of the State Capitol. The event is also open to the public.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law ranks second in the nation, just behind Yale Law School, for student clinical opportunities, according to data compiled by National Jurist magazine.
Read MoreFetch Food was named winner of the 2014 Opportunity Quest Competition receiving a $5,000 cash prize. On Friday, ten collegiate teams presented their business ideas to a panel of five judges at the University of Utah. Sagebin Air and Grade Right were awarded $3,000 and $2,000 cash prizes for second and third place, respectively.
Read MoreAfter competing with 276 teams at 14 qualifiers, 48 teams from Utah middle schools will advance to the fourth annual FIRST LEGO League state championship at the University of Utah, Saturday, Jan. 25. Teams will be competing with their LEGO robots and presenting innovative projects after months of preparation. The event is open to the public.
Read MoreAt the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, Curt R. Bassett will speak on “Impact Investing: The New Investing of the Purpose Economy” at a forum co-hosted by the Student Center for the Public Trust Ethics Club and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah bioengineers showed that tiny blood vessels grow better in the laboratory if the tissue surrounding them is less dense. Then the researchers created a computer simulation to predict such growth accurately – an early step toward treatments to provide blood supply to tissues damaged by diabetes and heart attacks and to skin grafts and implanted ligaments and tendons.
Read MoreUtah Gov. Gary Herbert joined more than 400 business and community leaders and economists today to launch the Economic Club of Utah. This new formal association will provide a forum to share research, data and analysis important to the success of the Utah economy. Economic clubs are prevalent in major metropolitan areas such as New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Community leaders felt it was time for Utah to organize a club of its own.
Read MoreThe Technology Education program at the University of Utah will offer a new course to prepare Information Technology professionals for one of the most useful cybersecurity certifications available beginning Jan. 27, 2014. The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Certification, CASP, class will teach students how to set up multiple levels of defense to protect the confidentiality, availability and integrity of a company’s IT assets and information.
Read MoreToday, the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business announced a new addition to their programs with the launch of an online Masters of Business Administration degree. The MBA online program will give students the opportunity to pursue their degree in a convenient, interactive and on-demand format.
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