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$22.5 Million Gift to University of Utah School of Medicine Will Help Recruit and Retain Top Faculty Members

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A $22.5 million gift to the University of Utah School of Medicine will help the school recruit and retain top researchers and clinicians in a variety of fields, according to University officials who announced the gift today at a special ceremony. The donation is from the estate of the late Arthur E. Benning and is in honor of Mr. Benning’s parents, H.A. and Edna Benning.

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March 25, 2011

Families To Enjoy a Week of Fun, Healthy Activities at Be Well Utah

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Utah families will have an opportunity to participate in hundreds of healthy activities during Be Well Utah: A Family Health Week, September 13-18, 2010. Presented by University of Utah Health Care and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, Be Well Utah will feature complimentary health screenings, informative lectures with health care experts, and activities to encourage people to make healthy choices. Events will take place at various locations around the U of U campus and the surrounding community, culminating with a fair on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Fort Douglas on the U of U campus. All activities are free.

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March 25, 2011

Sequencing the Genome of Family of Four Reveals Parents Give Kids Fewer Gene Mutations than was Thought

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Researchers at the University of Utah and other institutions have sequenced for the first time the entire genome of a family, enabling them to accurately estimate the average rate at which parents pass genetic mutations to their offspring and also identify precise locations where parental chromosomes exchange information that creates new combinations of genetic traits in their children.

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March 25, 2011

University of Utah Announces Prestigious Jon and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professorships in Cancer Research

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The University of Utah is pleased to announce a remarkable gift to support cancer research. The Jon and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professorships in Cancer Research will benefit the critical cancer research programs at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). The professorships were made possible by a generous donation from Utah philanthropists Jon M. and Karen Huntsman, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Huntsman Cancer Institute this year. These esteemed professorships honor individuals for both their outstanding scholarship and their contributions to HCI’s mission, vision and values.

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March 25, 2011