Baldomero Olivera studies chemical compounds found in the venoms of marine cone snails, a potential source of powerful, yet safe and effective drugs. He will discuss the development of Prialt – an FDA-approved drug for intractable, chronic pain – and the potential for new drugs during a free public lecture at the University of Utah.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the University of Utah is ranked fourth in the nation on its list of college and university “green power partners.” That’s a jump of six spots in just one year.
Read MoreMany graduate level programs at the University of Utah moved up in the new issue of U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
Read MoreSmall amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles that attack the oil so it can be removed by sand filters.
Read MoreApril 27, 2009 — Commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 8, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2009, comprised of 7,132 graduates, will receive degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 76 countries, 50 U.S. states and 28 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:20 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:20 a.m. Tickets are not required.
Read MoreThe Center for Interdisciplinary Arts and Technology (CIDAT) at the University of Utah will bring digital artist and virtual world pioneer J. Walt to perform Spontaneous Fantasia on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Marcia and John Price Utah Museum of Fine Arts Dumke Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreNVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual computing technologies, and the University of Utah today announced that the university has been recognized as a CUDA Center of Excellence, a milestone that marks the beginning of a significant partnership between the two organizations.
Read MoreThe accuracy of computer models that predict climate change over the coming decades has been the subject of debate among politicians, environmentalists, and even scientists. A new study by meteorologists at the University of Utah shows that current climate models are quite accurate and can be valuable tools for those seeking solutions on reversing global warming trends. Most of these models project a global warming trend that amounts to about 7 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 100 years.
Read MoreWhat: Utah and Idaho high school students attend a full day of science workshops and get academic advice about college at the University of Utah
Date: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Place: Olpin Union Building and various classrooms on the University of Utah campus
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Read MoreFree Family Monday at the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah has families in constant motion….bouncing balls off walls, launching small rockets, flying mini-helicopters and more as they learn about the physics of our world. This new program is a partnership with the U of U’s Physics Department and is brought to the community through the Salt Lake County’s Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) program.
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