Even super heroes need a chance to get better, especially if they’ve been fighting their arch-nemesis and a robotic crab that just won’t go away. At least, that’s the premise behind a video game developed at the University of Utah to help children with cancer during their treatment.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that stick to the sugary coating of the AIDS virus and inhibit it from infecting cells – an early step toward a new treatment to prevent sexual transmission of the virus.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will break ground Thursday, Sept 22, for the Thatcher Building for Biological and Biophysical Chemistry, an estimated $22 million facility to be built next to the existing chemistry building.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah engineers who built wireless networks that see through walls now are aiming the technology at a new goal: noninvasively measuring the breathing of surgery patients, adults with sleep apnea and babies at risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2011—The University of Utah (the U) has climbed up one spot to 79th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “It’s exciting to see the U climbing in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities because it is based on the […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah is launching a six-year, $21 ½ million effort to conduct basic research aimed at developing new materials for uses ranging from faster computers and communications devices to better microscopes and solar cells.
Read MoreThe University of Utah (the U) Clinical Neurosciences Center and College of Fine Arts are collaborating to bring Utah-based artist Amy Caron’s “Waves of Mu” performance to campus this fall for a limited showing Sept 14 – Oct 4.
Read MoreFollowing an exhaustive national search, the University of Utah (the U) selected Bryan Ritchie to be the next director of its Technology Commercialization Office (TCO). Ritchie joins the U from James Madison College, a residential college that is part of Michigan State University, where he served as a professor of political economy with a focus on international relations, director of the Michigan State Entrepreneur Network, and co-director of the Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity. Ritchie’s first day on the job will be Sept. 14.
Read MoreIt’s one thing to take the top spot from MIT in creating startup companies from university research, but it’s quite another to maintain a steady commercialization program. Data released today by the University of Utah (the U) shows continued progress in commercializing technologies from July 2010 to July 2011. Highlights of the findings include the creation of 23 companies, 233 invention disclosures, 81 license agreements and engaging over 2,400 students.
Read MoreUnderstanding which genes control traits, like when a plant will flower, what soil type is best or its ability to persist in drought conditions provides insight into the ability of plants to adapt to new environments. This type of scientific data is important for crop improvement and significant to human well being.
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