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Man in Charge of Buildings at the U, Has One Named After Him

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Randy Turpin’s contribution to the University of Utah is easy to identify. As Associate Vice President for Administrative Services in charge of design, planning and plant operations, he has literally sculpted the landscape of the campus. To honor Turpin today upon his retirement, the Board of Trustees announced the renaming of the University Services Building to the V. Randall Turpin University Services Building.

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March 26, 2011

U of U Undergrads Showcase Research Before Utah Lawmakers

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More than two dozen University of Utah undergraduate students will join counterparts from Utah State University in presenting “Posters on the Hill: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research” to Utah State Legislators on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., in the rotunda of the State Capitol. The event, now in its third year, gives lawmakers the opportunity to see the high-caliber research projects coming from undergraduate students at the state’s two public research institutions.

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March 26, 2011

New U of U Students Gear Up for Fall Semester

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While the University of Utah campus may be quieter during the dog days of summer semester, the U’s Office of Orientation and New Student Programs is working overtime to ensure freshman and transfer students planning to attend the U this fall come equipped with the information-and the confidence-they need to succeed.

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March 26, 2011

22nd Amino Acid Reflects Genetic Versatility 22nd Amino Acid Reflects Genetic Versatility 22nd Amino Acid Reflects Genetic Versatility

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Scientists once believed the genetic code of living organisms carried the blueprint for making only 20 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins that carry out the functions of every living cell. But a 21st amino acid was identified in 1986. And in the May 24, 2002 issue of the journal Science, scientists report discovering a 22nd amino acid.

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March 26, 2011

U of U to Offer Career Services to Alumni Job Seekers

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“Ben” is one of 20,000 Utahans who lost his job last year. Due to the downturn in the economy, last March the 36-year-old was laid off from his full-time investment-banking job. A few months later Ben, who has an M.B.A., landed another job as a financial advisor, but he continues to look for a managerial position with a solid company that will grow. Recently he was one of 150 applicants for one position in the financial sector. He describes the job market as “incredibly bleak.”

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March 26, 2011

Skatin’ Utes Hope to Have Antidote to Weber State

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The Skatin’ Utes Hockey Club takes on Weber State Saturday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. at the Steiner Ice Arena, and at the same time the team will offer free Poison Prevention information to the public. Free health screening and information nights are on the schedule for 12 of the 18 home games this year.

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March 26, 2011

Face of Rice-Eccles Stadium to Change Forever Groundbreaking Set for Olympic Cauldron Park

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Work will officially begin Wed., Oct. 2 on the new Olympic Cauldron Park, to be located at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles stadium. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. just south of the stadium”s main scoreboard. Work on the park should be completed in time for a Feb. 8 anniversary celebration of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Further details of that event will be announced at the groundbreaking.

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March 26, 2011

More than Four Hundred At-Risk Youth Participate in Free Summer Sports Program at University of Utah

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On weekdays in July, hundreds of young students, from nine Salt Lake City schools, have converged on the University of Utah campus to take part in a wide variety of afternoon health, sports and educational activities. They are participants in the free, five-week National Youth Sports Program (NYSP), a project that targets at-risk youth, ages 10 to 16.

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March 26, 2011