U.S. soldiers are increasingly weighed down by batteries to power weapons, detection devices and communications equipment. So the Army Research Laboratory has awarded a University of Utah-led consortium almost $15 million to use computer simulations to help design materials for lighter-weight, energy efficient devices and batteries.
Read MoreTwo professors at the University of Utah—Kathleen B. Digre, professor of neurology and ophthalmology, and Michael W. Varner, professor of obstetrics and gynecology—were honored at today’s commencement ceremonies with the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U’s most prestigious award. The $40,000 gift—which is presented annually to a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research and administrative efforts—will be shared for the first time by two individuals. Digre and Varner are also married to one another.
Read MoreCochlear implants have restored basic hearing to some 220,000 deaf people, yet a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing patients from swimming and creating social stigma.
Read MoreThe University of Utah puts its money on red. In the case of video game design, computer animation and digital art, it has not been a gamble, but an investment that is already paying dividends to the school and the state of Utah.
Read MoreGeneral commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 4, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Read MoreQuantum dots might be the next big thing in the electronic industry. Scientists are just starting to understand the uses for these manmade, semiconductor nanocrystals. Quantum dots can emit a wider range of light with less energy than existing materials, so many believe they will be used in future generations of solar panels, televisions, cellphones and related products.
Read MoreThe University of Utah (UofU) and the USTAR Governing Authority today cut the ribbon on a $130-million, sustainably designed interdisciplinary research facility, aimed at attracting some of the world’s most internationally recognized faculty and fueling Utah’s economic development activity.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing the University of Utah for its commitment to environmental stewardship. The U ranks third in the nation in a new listing of colleges and universities participating in the EPA’s Green Power Challenge. The university earned this ranking by increasing green power use by 15 percent in 2011 and purchasing more than 98 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power, 36 percent of its total power use.
Read More– University of Utah students in an iPhone-iPad programming class will showcase their “apps” – including one that can help configure church pipe organs – during Mobile Application Demo Day on Tuesday, April 24.
Read MoreThe shrill warning of a smoke alarm has always signaled danger — yet a new device detects the alarm and shuts off power to the stove, successfully eliminating a fire threat. That invention and the student team behind it, called Active Alarm, earned the grand prize and $40,000 in this year’s Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (UEC). The annual business plan competition is based at the University of Utah and open to university students across the state.
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