Computer simulations show a close encounter with a passing star about 4 billion years ago may have given our solar system its abrupt edge and put small, alien worlds into distant orbits around our sun.
Read MoreSubscription tickets are now on sale for the 5th Season of the Virtuoso Series at Libby Gardner Concert Hall. Single tickets will go on sale September 15. The opening concert on September 16 brings to the Libby Gardner stage world-acclaimed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Ms. Meyers. renowned for her impassioned music making and technical brilliance, Ms. Meyers performs worldwide as soloist and classical recording artist.
Read MoreIn 1977, third-year University of Utah law student Andrew A. Valdez was married, had a child and was working full-time-the graveyard shift at the Salt Lake County Jail-to make ends meet. Although he had taken out student loans, he didn’t have enough money to pay tuition for his last semester of law school. That spring Valdez, a student activist, received a University Chicano Scholarship Award-about $500 at the time, which allowed him to finish law school and “put money down on the Bar exam.” Valdez is now a Third District Juvenile Court Judge.
Read MoreMore than two dozen University of Utah undergraduate students will join counterparts from Utah State University in presenting “Research on the Hill: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research” to Utah State Legislators on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., in the rotunda of the State Capitol. The event, now in its fourth year, gives lawmakers the opportunity to review the high quality of education available to undergraduate students at the state’s two public research institutions as demonstrated in the opportunities presented to them to pursue research activities at the cutting-edge in health and physical sciences, engineering, social sciences and creative activities.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah researchers have won more than $7.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two new research projects.
Read MoreRed Butte Garden names Dr. Gregory Lee as its executive director. In his new role, Lee will direct all operations at the 150-acre botanical garden and arboretum including fund-raising, education, marketing, business administration and horticulture, and supervising a staff of more than 90.
Read MoreGovernor Mike Leavitt has proclaimed Tuesday, April 22nd Ute Ski Team Day in the state of Utah. The proclamation was issued to honor the ski team for winning the 2003 NCAA Ski Championships and in recognition of years of success on the slopes. This marks the 11th time the Ute skiers have won the national championship, preserving their tradition as one of the nation’s top collegiate skiing programs.
Read MoreAccording to a recent study from the Yale Project on Climate Change, 40 percent of Americans believe there is major scientific disagreement as to whether global warming is real. Yet most climate scientists agree that global warming is happening, and has been for some time. Ever since researchers began examining the evidence that our planet is heating up-and that human activities are probably to blame-people have questioned that data, doubted the evidence and attacked the scientists who collect and explain it.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Students will have the opportunity to meet and speak with over 50 candidates from local, state and federal political races at the U’s annual Impact Day, to take place Thursday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Olpin Union outdoor patio (or the ballroom in case of inclement weather). The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreMr. President, distinguished alumni, honored faculty, and fellow students it is an honor to stand here as a member of the graduating class of 2010. It has long been my dream to stand here wearing this cap and gown, and yet, each time I have been in this auditorium it is to support loved ones who have received their diplomas. Graduates, I hope you appreciate how proud your parents are of you at this moment. I speak from experience as the mother of two graduates from this University.
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