Timothy E. Quill, M.D., widely known for his writing and lecturing about various aspects of doctor-patient relationship, with special focus on end-of-life decisions, will present the 2002 Max and Sara Cowan Memorial Lectures in Humanistic Medicine at the University of Utah on Dec. 12.
Read MoreColleen Connelly, R.N., a mass casualty specialist in the emergency department at University of Utah Hospital, has been named emergency manager for the University Hospitals & Clinics and health sciences center.
Read MoreMention urban air pollution, and people often think of vehicle exhaust pipes and smokestacks. But the factors contributing to the ugly haze over a city are far more complex. They also include urban sprawl, weather, government policies, water vapor from landscape irrigation, commuter psychology, and volatile organic compounds from gas stations, industrial solvents, vegetation and other sources.
Read MoreFormer University of Utah Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Charles Dibble died Saturday, Nov. 30, at the age of 93. A beloved and respected teacher, Dibble’s association with the University spanned more than 40 years. While at the University, he was given the Distinguished Research, Teaching and Alumnus Awards.
Read MoreAn historic meeting will be held tomorrow on the University of Utah campus to give birth to a new Division-I hockey league. The two- day meeting will begin Friday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at the University Guest House Hotel conference center on the University of Utah Campus.
Read MoreThe effectiveness and safety of three atypical antipsychotic drugs used in the treatment of first-episode psychosis is the focus of a new clinical trial at the University of Utah Mood Disorders Clinic.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah premedical students will be braving the elements and spending the entire night outside in a symbolic gesture of support for the homeless of Salt Lake City.
Read MoreWhen Bernie Machen became president of the University of Utah nearly five years ago, he saw increasing diversity on campus as fundamental to the success of the University and committed himself to this goal.
Read MoreNew scholarships in public health at the University of Utah School of Medicine-two for minority students and another for research in public health issues-have been announced.
Read MoreThis week the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of the Intermountain West will announce the establishment of an annual diversity scholarship at the University of Utah for entering freshmen who are of Hispanic, Asian/Pacific and African American descent.
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