A “LouseBuster” to kill head lice, a method of finding faulty wires on aircraft and a new way to help surgeons remove tumors completely are among University of Utah inventions that will be presented to potential investors on June 24.
Read MoreThe unveiling of the new Brain Institute Web site highlights a week of educational efforts and activities in Utah to coincide with Brain Awareness Week worldwide. Millions of adults and children will participate in public lectures, exhibits, school programs, and competitions during Brain Awareness Week March 14-20. The weeklong educational effort in Utah is made possible with the support of the Neuroscience Program and The Brain Institute at The University of Utah, NPS Pharmaceuticals, and Cognetix, Inc.
Read MoreHumans evolved from ape-like ancestors because they needed to run long distances – perhaps to hunt animals or scavenge carcasses on Africa’s vast savannah – and the ability to run shaped our anatomy, making us look like we do today.
Read MoreA groundbreaking ceremony will be held 9 a.m. Saturday Aug. 28 in the desert southwest of Delta, Utah, for the Telescope Array – a Japanese and American cosmic ray observatory designed to find the source of the most energetic particles in the universe.
Read MoreThe State Board of Regents announced Thursday three finalists for the Presidency of the University of Utah. The Finalists were recommended by the 21-member Search Committee after an extensive national search.
Read MoreThe Union Board of the A. Ray Olpin University Union and the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) at the University of Utah will host the grand opening for the Campus Organization Resource Center (the CORC) located on the fourth floor of the University Union. The event is set to take place on January 21st, 2004 at 12:30 in the afternoon in the K-UTE Listening Lounge on the fourth floor of the University Union.
Read MoreUtah football fans will be celebrating in downtown Salt Lake City even before the Utes’ first home game against Utah State. The U has teamed up with Salt Lake City, the Gallivan Center and The Gateway this year to throw pre-and-post-game tailgate parties downtown.
Read MoreBreadth and depth are the key words as the University of Utah breaks ground on its Orthopedic Surgery Center June 6. The 100,000-square-foot, three-level facility will incorporate the eight major orthopedic subspecialties including, foot & ankle, hand, oncology, pediatrics, spine, sports medicine, trauma, and adult reconstruction in the same center and give space for more physicians in these areas.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah students are working to make the proposed Utah Science Center a reality. Bioengineering students are developing exhibits for the interactive museum, while architecture students are working on designs for renovating the center’s main building – the old Salt Lake City Public Library – and constructing a new building next door.
Read MoreThe risk of deadly hantavirus outbreaks in people can be predicted months ahead of time by using satellite images to monitor surges in vegetation that boost mouse populations, a University of Utah study says. The method also might forecast outbreaks of other rodent-borne illnesses worldwide.
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