John A. White, Ph.D., a University of Utah biomedical engineering professor who studies how the human brain processes information, has been selected as the new executive director of the U of U Brain Institute.
Read MoreThirteen Utah veterans who were imprisoned, injured, or involved in heavy combat were honored this year at the University of Utah’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. Special events and celebrations are held each year around campus throughout the day of November 11 to honor the service men and women who have protected our country. Beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Olpin Union Ballroom, Utah veterans received honorary medallions in a full-dress military ceremony. The honorees were selected from nominations submitted by friends and family.
Read MoreThe original Commanding Officer’s quarters at Fort Douglas is now undergoing an extensive transformation. Thanks to a $1M donation from University of Utah alumnus Pierre Lassonde, the historic landmark that has been vacant for over 50 years is receiving a face lift. The 19th century building will be the new home of the executive offices for the university”s entrepreneurial programs.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, June 4, University of Utah law
professor Amos Guiora, a counterterrorism expert, will testify before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary in a hearing on “Improving Detainee
Policy: Handling Terrorism Detainees
within the American Justice System” The
hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. EST in room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office
Building in Washington, D.C.
University of Utah faculty and students are engaged in more than academia. From teaching physical education to autistic students, to recording the life stories of hospice patients, to designing sustainable buildings and bringing the Great Salt Lake to life for K-12 teachers and students, U faculty and students are engaged in service-learning and community partnerships that add a human component to traditional higher education.
Read MoreMuscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released from nerve cells onto muscle cells. But University of Utah scientists discovered that bare subatomic protons can act like larger, more complex neurotransmitters, making gut muscles contract in tiny round worms so the worms can poop.
Read More“Bureaucratic solutions to problems of practice will always fail because effective teaching is not routine, students are not passive, and questions of practice are not simple, predictable, or standardized. Consequently, instructional decisions cannot be formulated on high then packaged and handed down to teachers,” states Linda Darling-Hammond in her award-winning book, The Right to Learn.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah biochemist Wesley I. Sundquist, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $19.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to establish an HIV research center to study the structural biology of the AIDS-causing virus.
Read More“Immigration in Context: A Resource Guide for Utah,” will be distributed to educators, lawmakers, leaders and community members Tuesday May 15. The guide, developed by members of the Honors Think Tank on Immigration, studies the complex issues surrounding the debate over immigration and contains historical, legal, economic, media literacy, and other pertinent information, as well as personal observations from immigrants and members of the think tank.
Read MoreA new competition has come to the state of Utah, and its winner could end up in your living room or doctor’s office in the not so distant future. The Technology Titans Innovation Challenge (Tech Titans) is a state-wide idea competition organized by students from the University of Utah business and engineering schools.
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