A university’s presence on the World Wide Web can show its contribution to scientific research and other scholarship, and that can be compared to the internet footprint of other schools to develop an overall ranking. That’s the method used by the Webometric Ranking of World Universities to select institutions of higher education to be on its list.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will host its eleventh annual Veterans Day Commemoration Program on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 to honor Utah veterans who have served our country in the military. Again this year, the U is inviting nominations for honorees residing in Utah.
Read MoreWhat more can you give a Nobel Prize winner, after he’s been feted by Swedish royalty and presented the golden medal that represents the pinnacle of scientific achievement?
Read MoreResearchers discovered genetic evidence that human evolution is speeding up – and has not halted or proceeded at a constant rate, as had been thought – indicating that humans on different continents are becoming increasingly different.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah biologists genetically manipulated nematode worms so the animals were attracted to worms of the same sex – part of a study that shows sexual orientation is wired in the creatures’ brains.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Utah and elsewhere have developed a new way to predict when vegetation dries to the point it is most vulnerable to large-scale fires in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles. And this year’s forecast says the highest-risk fire period will begin July 13 – weeks earlier than usual.
Read MoreThe Thursday, May 3, 2007 issue of the journal Nature contains a study co-authored by Tom Kursar, a University of Utah biologist also affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
The Utah Science Center and the University of Utah will host the 2007 Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair March 28-29 on the 4th and 5th floor of The Tower at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the university campus. The 2007 event is expected to be the largest Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair ever, with 237 entries, compared with 183 entries last year. Students in grades five through 12 from Salt Lake, Granite, Murray and Tooele school districts will participate. Select projects from grades K-4 will also be featured. In addition, several exhibits from the Leonardo on Wheels-Science, the science center’s educational outreach program, will be on display.
Read MoreContinuing Education at the University of Utah announces the grand opening of the first official commercial Apple Authorized Training Center (AATC) in Utah, located at 1901 East South Campus Drive in Salt Lake City. The University of Utah’s Apple Authorized Training Center delivers Apple’s proprietary developed courses utilizing state-of-the-art equipment including Wireless Mobile Labs and up-to-date hardware. The Center is also staffed with Apple Certified Trainers who meet the highest quality standards. Continuing Education’s technology students will enjoy a top-notch training experience in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the inventors of the iPod, the new MacBook, the iMac, and Final Cut Pro.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists improved a method of testing fossil teeth, and showed that early human relatives varied their diets with the seasons 1.8 million years ago, eating leaves and fruit when available in addition to seeds, roots, tubers and perhaps grazing animals.
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