University of Utah Trends Up in ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
Many graduate level programs at the University of Utah moved up in the new issue of U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
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White Coat Ceremony: U of U to Welcome Medical School Class of 2013
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On Friday, the Class of 2013 will gather for a longstanding tradition in which faculty members – and future colleagues – welcome first-year medical students to the ranks of patient-care professionals. This is the first time the Class of 2013 will slip on the white coat, a symbol of compassionate care and expert professionalism. These students will also vow to practice ethical medicine throughout their education and careers by reciting the Hippocratic Oath for the first time.
Sorenson Legacy Foundation Gives University of Utah $15 Million
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The University of Utah has announced that the Sorenson Legacy Foundation has made the lead donation of $15 million to begin constructing a sophisticated 193,000-sq. ft. biomedical and neurosciences building designed to help create and develop the next wave of health sciences technology. Named the James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building in honor of Utah’s world-renowned medical device inventor and entrepreneur, the facility will become the heart of the state’s $500 million Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR), and will anchor the university’s new “Interdisciplinary Quadrangle” on 11 acres bridging upper and lower campus. The announcement came Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 during the university’s “Together We Reach” fund-raising campaign gala.
Read MoreTom Parks Named Interim Research VP
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The University of Utah has announced the appointment of Thomas N. Parks as vice president for research on an interim basis.
Read MoreU.S. Autism Rate Soars Twentyfold in 20 Years; Utah’s Rate Ranks 3rd Highest in 14-State Study
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One in every 133 Utah children has autism-the third highest rate among 14 states examined in a study published Feb. 9 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreScientists Reverse Evolution
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University of Utah scientists have shown how evolution works by reversing the process, reconstructing a 530-million-year-old gene by combining key portions of two modern mouse genes that descended from the archaic gene.
Read MoreSalt Lake County Named Vanguard Site for Landmark Children’s Study
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The National Children’s Study-planned to be the largest study ever undertaken to assess the effects of the environment on child and adult health-took a major step forward today with the announcement that contracts have been awarded to 6 Vanguard Centers to pilot and complete the first phases of the Study.
Read MoreU Campus Becomes More Environmentally Friendly
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Recent moves to reduce pollutants and save energy are making The University of Utah more environmentally friendly. The most dramatic and immediate improvement is the cessation of using coal as a way to provide emergency electricity to its many buildings and operations.
Read MoreLectures on New Diseases, Biodefense
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The University of Utah is launching a series of monthly lectures dealing with emerging infectious diseases – SARS, new flu strains, hantavirus and others – and our defenses against those diseases and bioterrorism.
Read MoreUtah Museum of Natural History to Host “Memory” Exhibit and Lecture Series
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Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went in there? Do you forget the names of people you just met? Do you get to work and realize you forgot your lunch? Have you wondered why is it you can recall every note of the piano piece you learned when you were five, but can’t remember where you parked your car 30 minutes ago?
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