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$2.9 Million to Train Mathematical Biologists

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a five-year, $2.9 million grant to the University of Utah to support about 25 doctoral students while they train to become experts in the use of mathematics to address biological problems.

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U of U to Honor Eleven Utah Veterans at Annual Commemoration Program

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To commemorate the profound contribution of Utah veterans to the peace, security, and freedom of our country, the University of Utah will present its fifth annual Veterans’ Day Commemoration program on Monday, November 11 in the Olpin Union Building. Eleven Utah veterans will be honored at a full dress military ceremony starting at 11 a.m. in the Union Ballroom. The ceremony will include a 21-gun cannon salute.

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Senator McCain Will Hold a Town Hall Meeting on Reform

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U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will hold a town hall meeting at the University of Utah at 11:45 a.m. Monday, January 13 to speak with students and community members in the Olpin Union Ballroom about the new campaign finance law and the continuing crusade for corporate, media and political reform.

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Attack of the Prey-Sucking Tadpoles

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A University of Utah biologist used a high-speed video camera to identify a tiny tadpole’s distinct way of eating dinner. Instead of filtering food from water like other species of frog larvae, the petite polliwog extends its tube-shaped mouth, and then sucks in immature shrimp, water fleas or other prey in a mere six one-thousandths of a second.

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Millions of Dollars Pledged for U’s Olympic Legacy

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The Olympics will forever be a part of the University of Utah. The legacy of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games became clear today when the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) pledged funding for three lasting projects. The formal announcement and vote approving the funding came today at SLOC’s final board meeting.

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