U Work U Win

As the economy slows and employers reduce their hiring outlook for full-time post graduation positions, internship programs become even more attractive to employers. Many campus recruiters have shifted their hiring emphasis toward internships this spring. Many University of Utah students are taking advantage of the opportunities.

Annual Oil Sands Conference at the U

Government officials, industry representatives and energy researchers will convene at the University of Utah on Friday, Feb. 27 for an annual conference about the potential for extracting petroleum products from oil sands.

Big, Old Mice Spread Hantavirus

University of Utah researchers dusted wild deer mice with fluorescent pink, blue, green, yellow and orange talcum powders to show which rodents most often fought or mated with others and thus were most likely to spread deadly hantavirus. The study identified bigger, older mice as the culprits.

‘A Dinosaur Dance Floor’

University of Utah geologists identified an amazing concentration of dinosaur footprints that they call “a dinosaur dance floor,” located in a wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border where there was a sandy desert oasis 190 million years ago.

PHOTO: University of Utah physicists John Lupton and Christoph Boehme

The Future of Coal in a Carbon-Constrained World

Headlines abound that challenge countries, companies and even individuals to reduce their carbon footprint – while at the same time, ever more electricity-hungry equipment, gadgets and appliances are touted to make life easier and more efficient.

Survey Ranks the U Second only to MIT in Starting Companies

The University of Utah (the U) was recently ranked second best in the nation at starting technology companies based on its research. This is according to the latest survey of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) which ranks public and private research institutions throughout the country. The ranking is based on the University’s accomplishment of starting 20 new companies in 2006 developed on technologies from its diverse and varied research.

Kennecott’s West Bench Development to Change the Face of West Side

Kennecott Land’s West Bench development will have a major beneficial impact on Salt Lake County and the state of Utah according to a new study of the project by the University of Utah’s Bureau of Economic Business Research (BEBR.) The study, done at the request of Kennecott Land, shows the long-term projected economic and demographic impacts (including multiplier effects) of the project.

MOLECULAR CONDOM MAY BE COMMERCIALIZED UNDER UTAH-INDIA DEAL

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman’s ongoing trade delegation to India will initiate a long-term international collaboration with that country and the University of Utah. During the trade mission, Jack Brittain, vice president of technology venture development at the University of Utah will sign four memorandums of understanding between the University of Utah and four reputable Indian companies: Globerian, Global Health Private Ltd. MediCity, Manipal AcuNova Ltd., and Pregna International. Gov. Huntsman will witness each of the signings to take place in Mumbai and New Delhi, India.

NANOBUBBLES DELIVER TARGETED CANCER DRUGS USING ULTRASOUND

A new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from “nanobubbles” into the tumor. Cancer drugs can be targeted to tumors by delivering them in packets of nanoparticles, then releasing them with ultrasound. But this approach can be difficult because it requires a way to image the tumor prior to treatment.