U Computer Scientist Wins 2012 Microsoft Fellowship
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Miriah Meyer, a computer scientist at the University of Utah, has been selected as one of seven Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows for 2012.
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Special Collections Department at U of U’s Marriott Library to Receive Award
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On May 22 the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Special Collections Department (University of Utah) will receive the Best of State Award in the category of “Educational Institution or Service.”
Read MoreTanner Humanities Center Awards 2012-2013 Mormon Studies Fellowship
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The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah is proud to announce the awarding of the 2012-2013 Fellowship in Mormon Studies to Rosemary Avance, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania.
Read MoreCollege of Law Announces $4 Million Gift for New Building
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The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law announced that it has received a $4 million gift from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints toward construction of its new 155,000 gross square-foot facility that will support the law school’s cutting-edge service- and simulated learning pedagogies and collaborative research programs. Groundbreaking on the building is expected to begin in 2013, the College’s centennial year.
Read MoreThe Energy Efficient Soldier
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U.S. soldiers are increasingly weighed down by batteries to power weapons, detection devices and communications equipment. So the Army Research Laboratory has awarded a University of Utah-led consortium almost $15 million to use computer simulations to help design materials for lighter-weight, energy efficient devices and batteries.
Read MoreThe U Wants You (to Nominate a Veteran)
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The University of Utah will host its 15th annual Veterans Day commemoration on Friday, November 9, 2012 at the University Union. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate a Utah veteran to be honored at the events that day. The university’s commemoration is considered to be one of the largest of its kind on a college campus anywhere in the United States.
Read MoreKathleen Digre, Michael Varner Receive 2012 Rosenblatt Prize
Two professors at the University of Utah—Kathleen B. Digre, professor of neurology and ophthalmology, and Michael W. Varner, professor of obstetrics and gynecology—were honored at today’s commencement ceremonies with the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U’s most prestigious award. The $40,000 gift—which is presented annually to a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research and administrative efforts—will be shared for the first time by two individuals. Digre and Varner are also married to one another.
Read MoreU of U Leader Listed in Utah Business Magazine’s “30 Women to Watch”
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Joyce Ogburn, Dean of the J. Willard Marriott Library and University Librarian for the University of Utah, to be included in Utah Business’s “30 Women to Watch” listing.
Read MoreU Professors Win Innovation and Impact Award
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What do neuronal communication devices, insect-inspired body suits that give humans super strength, and a multi-media performance laboratory to encourage intimate experiences through dance, media and technology have in common? Not much, except that each was invented by University of Utah (the U) professors Florian Solzbacher, Stephen Jacobsen and Ellen Bromberg, winners of this year’s Distinguished Innovation and Impact Award (DIIA). The U presents these annual awards at commencement to recognize and honor faculty whose research has made a positive impact on the world.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Student Alumni Board and The MUSS Win Five Awards
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The University of Utah Student Alumni Board and The Mighty Utah Student Section, better known as The MUSS, won five awards at the District 7 western regional conference of the Affiliated Student Advancement Programs of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE ASAP), held in Los Angeles April 20-21.
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