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U of U’s Daily Utah Chronicle Receives 24 Regional Journalism Awards

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Over the weekend the staff of The Daily Utah Chronicle, the University of Utah’s student newspaper, garnered 24 Mark of Excellence awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Region 9 competition. The Chronicle received individual honors in the news, sports, column writing, student magazine and photography categories. Chronicle editor Jeremy Harmon, News Editor Sheena McFarland and Assistant Photo Editor Lonny Danler accepted the awards at the annual SPJ Region 9 Conference, held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. The competition takes place among student newspapers from Colorado, New Mexico, West Texas, Wyoming and Utah, and first-place winners advance to the national competition.

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March 25, 2011

Author to Show Political Motivations Behind Scientists’ Denial of Global Warming

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According 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.

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March 25, 2011

Midterm Elections Focus of Impact Day at U

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University 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.

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March 25, 2011

U of U Commencement Remarks from Student Speaker Jody Farley

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Mr. 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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March 25, 2011

Better Snowfall Forecasting

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University of Utah scientists developed an easier way for meteorologists to predict snowfall amounts and density – fluffy powder or wet cement. The method has been adopted by the National Weather Service for use throughout Utah – and could be adjusted for use anywhere.

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March 25, 2011

Universe Project on Hold

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Inland American Communities Group, Inc. (IAC) notified the University of Utah (U) on November 13th, that it will not be exercising its option to go forward with the Universe Project, and the non-binding letter of intent between the U and IAC concerning the project is formally terminated.

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March 25, 2011

A Viral Cause of Prostate Cancer?

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In a finding with potentially major implications for identifying a viral cause of prostate cancer, researchers at the University of Utah and Columbia University medical schools have reported that a type of virus known to cause leukemia and sarcomas in animals has been found for the first time in malignant human prostate cancer cells.

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March 25, 2011

Father’s Day Gift? Special Packaging for Genes in Sperm

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June 14, 2009 — It was long believed that conception does not involve a meeting of equals. The egg is a relatively large, impressive biological factory compared with the tiny sperm, which delivers to the egg one copy of the father’s genes. However, a new study from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah reveals that the father’s sperm delivers much more complex genetic material than previously thought. The findings could lead to a diagnostic test to help couples deal with infertility.

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March 25, 2011

Polar Sea Ice Math and Climate Change

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From American Mathematical Society news release: In 1994, University of Utah mathematician Ken Golden went to the Eastern Weddell Sea for the Antarctic Zone Flux Experiment. The sea’s surface is normally covered with sea ice, the complex composite material that results when sea water is frozen. During a powerful winter storm, Golden observed liquid sea water welling up and flooding the sea ice surface, producing a slushy mixture of sea water and snow that freezes into snow-ice. With his mathematician’s eyes he observed this phenomenon and said to himself: “That’s percolation!”

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March 25, 2011

Photo Exhibit by Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams Commemorates Japanese American Internment

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In honor of the Japanese internment camp Day of Remembrance, the University of Utah’s American West Center will sponsor an exhibit featuring photographs taken by renowned American photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams. These stunning photographs depict the experience of over 110,000 people removed from their homes and incarcerated during World War II in desolate compounds surrounded by armed guards.

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March 25, 2011