Every year Utah children are seriously injured and killed when they’re hit by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. But a child is up to 2 ½ times more likely to be backed over by a minivan or truck than by a car, according to a University of Utah study.
Read MoreThe University of Utah singers and the University of Utah Harp Ensemble will perform in this weekend’s opening concert of the 2006 Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities, to be held Sunday, April 30, at 8 p.m., at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7:15 p.m.
Read MoreTwo renowned philanthropists and new supporters of the University of Utah are challenging others to join in a grassroots effort to save the Block U symbol on the hills behind campus. During this year’s Founders Day Celebration, Ira A. and Mary Lou Fulton declared they would match each donation from alumni, faculty, staff and students of up to $1,000 per individual for renovation of the Block U.
Read MoreWhile women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, their numbers are startlingly low when it comes to participation in politics-both in Utah and in the United States.
Read More“We are very pleased that the NCAA has recognized our close and mutually respectful relationship with the Ute Tribe and, accordingly, has removed the University of Utah from their list of schools that use Native American names or imagery inappropriately,” stated University President Michael K. Young. “We appreciate their prompt attention to our appeal.”
Read MoreUniversity of Utah 2005 Commencement Address by The Most Reverend George H. Niederauer.
Read MoreThe Utah Science Center and the University of Utah today called for entries for the 2005 Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, the University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center Web site has been named one of the 50 best science and technology Web sites by Scientific American magazine online. The Web site also was rated as one of the top five in health and medicine.
Read MoreEven before marble-shaped pebbles nicknamed “blueberries” were discovered on Mars by the Opportunity rover, University of Utah geologists studied similar rocks in Utah’s national parks and predicted such stones would be found on the Red Planet.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s University Neighborhood Partners (UNP), Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services (SLNHS) and the Salt Lake City’s Weed and Seed Program are joining forces to create the Westside Leadership Institute, a long-term project designed to support the development of local resident leadership on the West Side of Salt Lake City, which includes the area between 2100 S. north to the Davis County line; and from State Street west to Interstate 215.
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