The University of Utah Alumni Association has launched a new program offering job seekers unprecedented access to a job coach, a job board where professional positions are posted daily, and a variety of specially tailored workshops. Access to these offerings is a free benefit of membership in the Alumni Association.
Read MoreA newly announced program at the University of Utah guarantees that well-qualified students entering the U as freshmen will be admitted to one of the University’s elite graduate programs upon completion of their undergraduate degree. U President Michael K. Young says the new program will begin this fall, and will be administered by the University’s Honors College under the direction of Dean Martha Bradley.
Read MoreUnlike Hawaii and other island groups, no native bird has gone extinct in the Galapagos Islands, although some are in danger. But University of Utah biologists found that finches – the birds Darwin studied – develop antibodies against two parasites that moved to the Galapagos, suggesting the birds can fight the alien invaders.
Read MoreSuccessful research on dozens of projects is taking place at institutions across the state, and results will be presented at the fifth nanoUtah Conference October 15 and 16, 2009 in Salt Lake City.
Read MoreA study co-authored by University of Utah geologist Ron Bruhn discovered that gigantic earthquakes in Alaska 1,500 and 900 years ago ruptured multiple fault segments, suggesting those quakes and related tsunamis were worse than the 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska — the second largest quake ever recorded.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah geneticist Mario Capecchi, anthropologist Kristen Hawkes and chemist Cynthia Burrows have been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the group announced today.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s annual celebration of Indian culture will take place on Saturday, Mar. 14 from 5-10 p.m. in the Olpin Union ballroom on the University of Utah campus. Seating is from 4 to 4:45 p.m. with snacks and beverages served during that time.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Board of Trustees announced today that widely acclaimed author David McCullough will deliver the commencement address at the 2009 commencement ceremony, to be held on Friday, May 8 in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Read MoreGuido Gerig, Director for the new Center for Neuroimage Analysis at the University of Utah, is developing tools and techniques that may one day lead to improved treatment for children with autism as early as two years of age.
Read MoreNew students beginning classes this week at the University of Utah will no longer have to wonder how to get involved with campus activities and traditions; instead it will all be spelled out for them on the pages of the new U Book. Each freshman will be given a copy of the new publication which encourages everyone to have fun and learn about the school.
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