Nicole Detling Miller, PhD, graduate of and visiting assistant professor in exercise and sport science at the University of Utah, is one of four mental coaches-those trained in the psychosocial aspects of sport-who will accompany U.S. teams to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah medical scientists have won more than $7.9 million in federal economic stimulus Challenge Grants for 10 research projects – from the immensely complex task of diagramming genetic connections in the brain to developing a skin seal to prevent infection with artificial limb attachments.
Read MoreResearchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have uncovered new information on the notion that sugar “feeds” tumors. The findings may also have implications for other diseases such as diabetes. The research is published in the journalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Read MoreI deeply appreciate the high tribute of an honorary degree and the singular privilege of addressing this spectacular gathering. What an important, joyous occasion it is with so many assembled of all ages, all walks of life, from all parts of the country and of the world, all here to celebrate hard-earned, worthy accomplishment in so many fields of learning. I thank you and congratulate you one and all.
Read MoreThis year’s University of Utah Women’s Week keynote presenter, Rev. Irene Monroe, speaks for a sector of society that is frequently invisible. An African American feminist theologian and religion columnist, she writes about women’s spirituality and gender issues and has written extensively on African American gay and lesbian history, African American sexuality and anti-Semitism in both the black Christian and black Muslim communities.
Read MoreThe University of Utah and its designated developer for the Universe Project, Inland American Communities, in light of the innovative nature of the project and location on campus, are commencing a 90-day outreach process to gather input from the community about the proposed development. Community workshops will be conducted by GSBS (a local Salt Lake architectural firm) as a part of the Inland American Communities team. The goal of the workshops is to open dialogue with the community and interested parties about the Universe Project.
Read MoreA group of paleontologists visited the northern Arizona wilderness site nicknamed a dinosaur dance floor and concluded there were no dinosaur tracks there, only a dense collection of unusual potholes eroded in the sandstone.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost of such cells by reducing the waste and breakage of the brittle semiconductor.
Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, president of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced the University of Utah’s Ingrid Price as one of 65 students selected from 283 U.S. colleges and universities as a 2008 Truman Scholar.
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