This week 23-year-old Lupe Figueroa, a senior in Spanish and Human Communications at California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), will finish up eight weeks of graduate school-level research at the University of Utah. She is one of 23 students completing this year’s Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), sponsored campus-wide by the U’s Graduate School.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah scientists are mounting a five-year, $10.7 million effort to identify genes that make some people susceptible to nicotine addiction and cigarette smoking, and to developing emphysema, bronchitis and other chronic lung diseases.
Read MorePelvic floor disorders (PFDs), including pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, are common problems for women of all ages. But, little is known about the causes of these diseases.
Read MoreA new analysis of human genetic history deals a blow to the theory that early people moved out of Africa and completely replaced local populations elsewhere in the world. The findings suggest there was at least limited interbreeding between our African ancestors and the residents of areas where they settled.
Read MorePediatric cardiologists at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) will conduct a clinical trial of a blood pressure monitor that may provide an alternative to invasive cardiac catheterization.
Read MoreTimothy E. Quill, M.D., widely known for his writing and lecturing about various aspects of doctor-patient relationship, with special focus on end-of-life decisions, will present the 2002 Max and Sara Cowan Memorial Lectures in Humanistic Medicine at the University of Utah on Dec. 12.
Read MoreResearchers led by a University of Utah physician have discovered a key clue in what causes one of the most common congenital heart problems-defective valves.
Read MoreNew scholarships in public health at the University of Utah School of Medicine-two for minority students and another for research in public health issues-have been announced.
Read MoreBioethicist and physician Jeff Botkin – a University of Utah professor of pediatrics and adjunct professor of human genetics and internal medicine – has been named as the university’s associate vice president for research integrity.
Read MoreWayne M. Samuelson, M.D., has been named associate dean for admissions at the University of Utah School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2003. Samuelson, associate professor of internal medicine, will oversee all aspects of the admissions process for accepting new medical students. Currently the medical school admits 100 students each year. It received more than 1,100 applications for classes beginning in the fall of 2002.
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