The University of Utah’s College of Pharmacy has received a $20 million donation from The ALSAM Foundation to assist with the design and construction of a new research and education building.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah researchers have taken a potentially powerful new therapy for treating diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and other illnesses out of the test tube and into animals by demonstrating it restores nerve and blood vessel growth in mice.
Read MoreIn a discovery that upends a longstanding tenet of human biology, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have shown that a key process in gene regulation can occur in human platelets, unique cells that are unusual because they don’t have a nucleus (anucleate).
Read MoreLosing a spouse is one of the most devastating things that can happen to a person, but many widows and widowers adjust better if they learn new skills and receive social support, according to researchers at the University of Utah Center on Aging.
Read MoreThe National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) today announced the launch of the NAAR Autism Genome Project, the largest study ever conducted to find the genes associated with inherited risk for autism.
Read MoreIn a meeting of the University of Utah Board of Trustees Monday, State Board of Regents Chair Nolan E. Karras announced that Dr. Lorris Betz has been appointed as Interim President of the University of Utah, effective January 1, 2004. Dr. Betz, currently the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, Dean of the School of Medicine, and CEO of the University of Utah Health System, will serve as Interim President until a new President is appointed later in 2004. “Dr. Betz is a capable administrator, and we are confident that with his leadership the University will continue to function very effectively while we continue the search for a new President,” stated Chair Karras. “We are grateful that he is willing to accept the assignment to serve in the important role of Interim President.”
Read MoreThe University of Utah class of 2002-2003, comprised of a Rhodes Scholar and students from 43 countries, 45 U.S. states and 21 Utah counties, will march to Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” on Friday, May 2 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The procession of graduates will start at 8:20 a.m. with the commencement ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. (Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required.)
Read MoreAs unprecedented numbers of U.S. soldiers return from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan missing arms, legs, hands, and feet, many come home to lives of greatly reduced mobility and fulfillment because poorly fitted artificial limbs cause infections or are too painful to wear.
Read MoreNorman Foster, M.D., who established the University of Utah’s Center for Alzheimer’s Care, Imaging and Research, will be honored for his research and clinical innovations when he receives the ALEXA Award from the Utah Alzheimer’s Association on Saturday, March 6.
Read MoreA study by a group of national and international researchers has identified, in part, why Down’s syndrome patients rarely get most types of cancer: an extra copy of a gene they carry helps suppress tumor growth by stopping blood vessel formation.
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