University of Utah geophysicists made the first large-scale picture of the electrical conductivity of the gigantic underground plume of hot and partly molten rock that feeds the Yellowstone supervolcano. The image suggests the plume is even bigger than it appears in earlier images made with earthquake waves.
Read MoreGlaciers serve as early indicators of climate change. During the last 35 years, Thompson’s research team has recovered ice-core records of climatic and environmental variations from polar regions and low-latitude, high-elevation ice fields from 16 nations.
Read More“American Experience”, America’s most-watched history series, today announced that 40 college students-including a University of Utah student-have been selected for the 2011 Student Freedom Ride in conjunction with the broadcast of “Freedom Riders” and the 50th anniversary of the original May 1961 Civil Rights Freedom Rides.
Read MoreOn June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in what has been called a “war of annihilation” in Hitler’s quest for world domination and Jewish extermination. The University of Utah’s 2011 Days of Remembrance week will commemorate the Holocaust of World War II with an examination of this tragic invasion, in which hundreds of thousands of lives were lost. The theme is “70 Years Later: Remembering the Nazi Invasion of the Soviet Union.” Millions of victims, including over 6 million Jews, were murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust.
Read MoreFossil teeth of African animals show that during the past 10 million years, different plant-eating critters began grazing on grass at different times as many switched from a salad-bar diet of tree leaves and shrubs, says a University of Utah study.
Read MoreOn Friday, April 8, the University of Utah College of Social Work will celebrate the 10th year of the Pete Suazo Social Justice Awards by honoring seven community advocates for social and economic justice: Wazir Jefferson, the University of Utah Women’s Resource Center, Bertie Kee Lopez, the Radio From Hell show, Debbie Rocha, Mark Alvarez, and Bonnie Peters. The awards were created to honor the life of the late Senator Suazo by recognizing the work of those who continue Sen. Suazo’s legacy by dedicating themselves to the goal of social and economic justice. The awards ceremony and reception will begin at 4 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Goodwill Humanitarian Building, 395 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City.
Read MoreWhen people needing emergency assistance at the University of Utah dial 9-1-1 for help, campus police dispatchers will now have access to a wealth of information about the caller, something that was not available to them until this week. The improvements are the result of the University Department of Public Safety’s just completed upgrade of its computer software to allow for enhanced 911 (e911) service.
Read MoreMore than 1,000 high school students from Utah and nearby states will meet on the University of Utah campus Thursday, April 7 through Saturday, April 9 for a three-day competition during which robots designed and built by high school students compete on a playing field.
Read MoreAs part of its ongoing effort to encourage green transportation methods, University of Utah Commuter Services has installed two bicycle repair stands on campus. The stands are located by the bicycle collective in the business loop and at the southwest corner of the Olpin Student Union. These repair stations stands are the first of their kind on campus and other locations are being studied for additional stands.
Read MoreSolitude Mountain Resort will host the annual Ski and Shred Red Day on
April 1, 2011. The University of Utah and Solitude have teamed up in the past with hundreds of students, faculty and staff taking advantage of a cut-rate ticket price.