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A Super-Fast Link to Cyberspace

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The University of Utah and potentially all of Utah’s colleges, schools, libraries and state agencies, have gained a new, ultrahigh-speed, $1.25 million connection to cyberspace: a national fiber-optic network named National LambdaRail.

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“Women at War” Panel to Address Changing Roles: WWII, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq War Veterans

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This Wednesday, March 8, at 3 p.m., a diverse cross-section of military women will participate in a panel discussion in the East Ballroom of the University of Utah’s Union Building. The University of Utah American West Center’s “Women at War” presentation will feature four women who served in the Armed Forces during times of war. They will compare experiences and share perspectives on women in the military.

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An Elephant Tail

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By analyzing chemicals in tail hair from elephants that wore radio collars, researchers tracked the diet and movements of elephants in Kenya – a method aimed at reducing human-elephant conflicts and determining where to establish sanctuaries to protect the endangered creatures.

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Engineering Program Climbs in National Ranking

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The latest issue of U.S. News & World Report/America’s Best Colleges shows the University of Utah’s engineering program is continuing to climb in its annual rankings. The undergraduate program is ranked 57th nationally this year for public schools whose highest degree is a doctorate. That’s a jump of three spots from the year before and 10 spots over the last two years.

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Fans Invited to Fiesta with the Utes!

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Fans played a big role in the success of this year’s Ute Football team and so it’s only fitting that they be invited to celebrate the team’s undefeated season and Fiesta Bowl victory. The University of Utah will hold a Ute football celebration prior to the Utah/New Mexico basketball game on Jan. 22. The party is free to all and will get underway at 11:45 a.m. in a heated tent just outside the Huntsman Center. Tip-off for the game is 1 p.m.

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How Roots Control Plant Shoots

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University of Utah biologists discovered a gene that allows a plant’s roots to tell the leaves to stop growing, presumably when water is scarce, soil is too compacted or other conditions are bad.

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