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Author: Kate Ferebee

Tribes to Wall Street: A Corporate Anthropologist’s Use of Social Networks

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When we think of anthropology, we might think about someone digging in the dirt to uncover facts about the social makeup of ancient civilizations or studying tribes in remote parts of the world that have never been touched by any other humans. On April 4 and 5, Karen Stephenson will highlight a side of anthropology that is getting more attention of late: the study of human interaction in a corporate setting and how social networks might play into it.

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March 28, 2011

U College of Law Students’ Judgment Tested on Terrorism Threats

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Students at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will put their legal education and training to the test in lifelike, high-intensity terror attack situations involving legal and ethical dilemmas. The counter-terrorism simulation will take place on Friday, April 1, from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (6:00 p.m. GMT) at the U of U campus.

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March 28, 2011

National Organizations Recognize Two Utah Schools as ‘Schools of Character’

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Two Utah schools will be honored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring housed at the University of Utah as the Utah State Schools of Character (SSOC) 2011. Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Sandy and Mountainville Academy in Alpine will be recognized at a ceremony on April 6, 2011 at the University of Utah. Daybreak Elementary in South Jordan received an honorable mention.

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March 28, 2011

Will We Hear the Light?

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University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make rat heart cells contract and toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain. The discovery someday might improve cochlear implants for deafness and lead to devices to restore vision, maintain balance and treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s.

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March 28, 2011

Got Milk? Utah Scientists Discover Key Lactation Gene Mutant Version May Explain Why Some Women Have Trouble Breast-Feeding

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Geneticist Mario Capecchi and colleagues at the University of Utah and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, have discovered that a gene called xanthine oxidoreductase, or XOR for short, is required for lactation in female mice. This previously unidentified role for XOR in lactation reveals a possible genetic basis for the lactation difficulties experienced by nearly 5 percent of women.

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March 26, 2011

University of Utah Student Named Rhodes Scholar

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Gretchen J. Domek, a University of Utah biochemistry student, was one of 32 American students named a Rhodes Scholar on Saturday. The competitive two-year scholarship to Oxford University for international graduate study covers educational costs, travel expenses, and a living and vacation stipend, and is renewable for a third year.

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March 26, 2011

Utah Hires Urban Meyer As Its New Football Coach

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The University of Utah has hired Urban Meyer as its new head football coach, Utah Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Hill announced today. Meyer, the head coach at Bowling Green State University for the past two years, has agreed to a five-year contract worth $400,000 a year.

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March 26, 2011