Turn on the television, grab a cold drink and hold on tight for a look at the new Utah Football TV commercials, which began airing today. The four TV ads are part of a larger new marketing campaign put together by The University of Utah Marketing & Communications office, under contract with the athletic department. The theme of the campaign is “Fasten your Seatbelts.”
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Read MoreBy crunching numbers on a supercomputer for six months, University of Utah researchers showed it is possible for an atomic force microscope to make images of the wing-shaped paths of minuscule electrons as they orbit atoms.
Read MoreThe University of Utah has retained the services of Hanbury Evans Wright & Vlattas and ajc architects to provide campus land-planning services for the five-year update of its 1997 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). Opportunities for public comment and participation are an important part of the process. The LRDP is a broad campus land-use and transportation plan projected over a 20-year planning horizon. Guidelines are established which maintain and enhance the campus environment while supporting the University’s mission of education, research, and service.
Read MoreDebra S. Daniels will be the new director of the University of Utah’s Women’s Resource Center when Kathryn Brooks retires July 11 after 14 years of service in that position. Daniels’ appointment is effective July 14 and follows the completion of a national search for the position.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Health Sciences Center breaks ground May 22 on a $40 million Health Sciences Education Building, replacing teaching facilities dating to the early 1950s. The 150,000-square-foot facility will become the Us center for health-professions education.
Read MoreThe news release below, about earthquake research by University of Utah hydrogeologist Craig Forster, was adapted from the American Geophysical Union’s AGU Journal Highlights dated May 13, 2003. Contact information and the dates of online and journal publication have been added.
Read MoreNot since the first quarter of 1978 have there been so many permits issued for new single-family homes in Utah. For the months of January, February and March 2003, 3,458 new single-family homes have received building permits. The value of these new homes exceeded $500 million and, along with new apartments and condominiums, pushed residential valuation to a record $605.0 million for the period.
Read MoreSome tree-dwelling ants that were thought to eat other insects and animals actually look like plant-eaters when biologists analyzed nitrogen in their bodies. The study revealed the ants mostly eat plant nectar and the “honeydew” excreted by parasitic insects that suck sap from trees, suggesting the ants indirectly cause far more damage to tropical rainforests than previously believed.
Read MoreLast Thursday, on the eve of the University of Utah’s commencement, the U’s Lowell Bennion Community Service Center named 12 graduating seniors 2003 Service-Learning Scholars at a banquet at the Alumni House. On Friday, University President Bernie Machen recognized these students during commencement ceremonies.
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