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U of U Fraternities and Sororities Give Local, Low-Income Children A Safe, Happy Halloween

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This Thursday, on Halloween night, more than 100 students from the University of Utah’s Greek sororities and fraternities will celebrate the holiday with 214 local children and their families. The University students will take their Halloween hijinks-a dinner, party activities and a spook alley-to Neighborhood House, a nonprofit agency that provides day care for children and adults based on their ability to pay. The children who frequent the center, located at 1050 W. 500 S., attend part- and full-time preschool and before- and after-school programs.

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March 26, 2011

U of U Staff Give of Themselves

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Fifty-five University of Utah staff members will give their time and labor Thursday, Sept. 5, as they take part in the U’s eighth annual Day of Caring, a day of community service that will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Association, American Diabetes Association, Guadalupe School, Special Populations Learning Outdoor Recreation and Education (SPLORE) program and the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Salt Lake.

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March 26, 2011

U’s Olympic Effort Pays Off!

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The Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) today presented the University of Utah with a check for $7,935,000. The money was the fulfillment of a contract entered into by both parties for use of the school’s Rice-Eccles Stadium. The beautiful facility was the site of the Opening and Closing ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Rice-Eccles also played host to the 2002 Paralympic Games. The payment from SLOC comes seven months early and was not officially due until January 2003.

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March 26, 2011

How Bacteria Swim to Dinner

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University of Utah biologists discovered a possible explanation for why chemical sensors cluster together on the ends of bacteria somewhat like noses: The clustered sensors may work together in teams to amplify faint food “smells” into strong commands that make the germs swim toward dinner.

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March 26, 2011

Tibetan Monks To Show and Discuss Film on the Panchen Lama

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The Student Interfaith Council at the University of Utah will host seven Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery located in Southern India and home to the Panchen Lama, in a free public showing and discussion of the film “Tibet’s Stolen Child,” on Sat., March 1 at 1 p.m. in the Post Chapel at Fort Douglas.

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March 26, 2011

U of U Bookstore to Celebrate Faculty Authors

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In an effort to showcase the University of Utah faculty’s published work, the U’s Bookstore is sponsoring its first Faculty Author Day on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m., at the Bookstore, located at 270 S. 1500 East. More than two dozen faculty authors from diverse disciplines will gather for the event.

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March 26, 2011

Improved Security for Utah/Indiana Football Game

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Fans showing up for University of Utah football games this year at Rice-Eccles Stadium will see heightened security. The most important difference will be the visual search of every bag being brought through the gates. Security personnel say the measure is strictly for safety reasons, and screeners are instructed to look only for certain things.

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March 26, 2011

Assessing Transportation Safety and Hazards May Aid Homeland Security Effort

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Four University of Utah geography professors are using satellite imagery and geographic information systems (GIS) – computerized geographic maps -to assess the safety of and hazards to transportation networks in and around Salt Lake City. Their collaborative findings will be relevant in solving urgent public policy and safety problems, but may also be useful in addressing the geographic dimensions of terrorism – the damage or destruction to terrain, bridges or roadways.

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March 26, 2011

Bioterrorism and Disease Watch Worked Well

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Twice during the period encompassing the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, University of Utah physician Per Gesteland received an automatic alarm signal through his pager. He rushed to his home computer, worried about the possibility that a disease outbreak was under way or that terrorists had released biological weapons.

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March 26, 2011