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Perhaps the first stars in the newborn universe did not shine, but instead were invisible “dark stars” 400 to 200,000 times wider than the sun and powered by the annihilation of mysterious dark matter, a University of Utah study concludes.
Read MoreA memorial to celebrate the life of Elizabeth R. Hayes, founder of the U’s modern dance department, is scheduled for Saturday October 6 at 1 p.m. in the Hayes Christensen Theatre on the University of Utah campus.
Read MoreA University of Utah study shows how various regions of North America are kept afloat by heat within Earth’s rocky crust, and how much of the continent would sink beneath sea level if not for heat that makes rock buoyant.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Center for Disability Services is happy to announce the first ever Sorenson Legacy Foundation Scholarship for Disabled students currently enrolled at the University of Utah. The scholarship is funded by the Sorenson Legacy Foundation.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah biologist Baldomero “Toto” Olivera, who looks for possible new medicines in the toxins of venomous sea-dwelling cone snails, has been named Scientist of the Year by Harvard University’s Harvard Foundation.
Read MoreThe Utah Science Center’s Science in Society free public dialogue series in conjunction with National Radon Action Month will present “Radon and Uranium” Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the auditorium of the main downtown Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 East 400 South.
Read MoreToday, Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., named Katharine Coles as Utah’s new State Poet Laureate. Coles, an associate professor of English at the University of Utah, has published two novels and three collections of poetry. Her poems and short stories have appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies. Coles has a long history of professional and community service, and has received several awards for her work. Her most recent collection of poems, “Fault,” will be published (Red Hen Press) in 2008.
Read MoreAn official lighting ceremony for the newly renovated Block U will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 during halftime of the Ute football game versus TCU. The new Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights on the large concrete symbol of the University of Utah will be officially turned on “live” during an appearance on the field by higher education philanthropists Ira A. and Mary Lou Fulton.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Singers, the elite choral ensemble of the University’s School of Music, has been awarded the 18th European Grand Prix for Choral Singing for 2006, held in Tolosa, Spain. The announcement was made last Saturday night, following performances by competition contenders and the University Singers, a mixed choir comprised of 47 University students under the direction of Brady Allred.
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