6 Million Years of Savanna
University of Utah scientists used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover – in effect, shade – and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover – in effect, shade – and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed.
Read MoreTwo students from the University of Utah (the U) will travel to India and Bangladesh. to begin distinct—but culturally related—projects this fall. funded by awards from the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program.
Read MoreMary G. Parker, an accomplished leader in university student recruitment and retention, will join the University of Utah (the U) as associate vice president for enrollment management, effective September 12. Parker fills a senior administration role and will be responsible for designing and carrying out the U’s first integrated strategic enrollment plan.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Spencer S Eccles Health Sciences Library has received two contracts worth $13.2 million from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The first $3.7 million contract will make the library home to the country’s only NLM Training Center for the next five years. The second award, worth $9.5 million, renews the library’s five-year contract with the NLM to serve as the country’s MidContinental Regional Medical Library (MCRML).
Read MoreIn an age when the next pandemic could leap continents in the hours it takes for an international flight to take off and land, University of Utah Professor Paul Hu fears the death toll may depend on how fast and efficiently world health officials can respond to an outbreak.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah geophysicist Robert B Smith, a leading expert on earthquakes and volcanism in the Yellowstone National Park region, has been honored with the 2011 John Wesley Powell Award from the US Geological Survey.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Health Care is the No 1 health care system in the Salt Lake City metro area, according to US News & World Report’s 2011-2012 Best Hospitals rankings. The University’s services in gynecology and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) were also ranked 47th and 50th in the nation by the magazine.
Read MoreSpeak up! Log on! Be a part of history at presidentialsearch.utah.edu July 12, 2011 – The Utah State Board of Regents and the University of Utah have launched a presidential search Website to keep the public informed during the process of selecting the U of U’s next president. Visitors can log onto presidentialsearch.utah.edu to provide […]
Read MoreSolar-generated electricity is taking a new form – that of solar panels shaped like artistically fashioned ivy leaves decorating a wall’s surface. The first location in the United States to apply this colorful array is the University of Utah (the U) in Salt Lake City. This new product called Solar Ivy was developed by Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology (SMIT), a company in New York.
Read MoreExpanding for the first time since 1978, the Pac-10 officially becomes the Pac-12 today with the addition of the University of Colorado and the University of Utah, opening a new chapter in the Conference’s long history.
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