Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for University of Utah Hospital’s new George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Critical Care Pavilion will be held Friday, March 28, at 11 a.m.
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 MoreLast Friday, the University of Utah received the Utah Heritage Foundation’s 2002 Heritage Award for the renovation of the historic Fort Douglas Chapel, Theatre, Commander’s Residence and Officer’s Club.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah assistant professor Janet M. Shaw and Norfolk State University (NSU) associate professor Kara A. Witzke teach diversity classes at their public universities. Ironically both classes lack just that: diversity.
Read MoreOne hundred and twenty University of Utah students are currently enrolled in Biology Professor Fred Montague’s Concepts in Biology class. They are learning about soil fertility, plant physiology, organic gardening and the environmental impacts of land use. The students are also learning how to “act locally” to address issues of global significance.
Read MoreIn his 1998 University of Utah Commencement address, Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, remembered fondly his days as a student of English. Holding up a thick and worn book, Hinckley said, “I brought with me today my old Shakespeare text from which I read so long ago in English 171. It is filled with wisdom.” He went on to use examples from Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest to enlighten the graduating class.
Read MoreAccording to a 2000 poll by the American Psychological Association, two-thirds of men and women say work has a significant impact on their stress level. One in four has called in sick or taken a “mental health day” as a result of job stress.
Read MoreGeneticist 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.
Read MoreNext spring the University of Utah will host the 17th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), a premier conference that focuses on U.S. undergraduate students’ research and creative achievement. Students and faculty are encouraged to submit NCUR entries now, or at least by the Nov. 15 deadline. NCUR information and application forms are available at www.utah.edu/NCUR2003.
Read MoreRemarks by University of Utah President Machen at Candlelight Vigil 09/11/02.
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