Savant Kim Peek to Speak at U’s Memory Lecture Series

Kim Peek, the mega savant, who inspired the movie “Rain Man”, will be coming to the Utah Museum of Natural History in conjunction with the Memory Exhibit, currently on display from the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Peek will speak on Friday, March 5 at 2:00 pm and again on Saturday, March 6 at 1:00 pm. Regular museum admission applies for both events, $6.00 for adults and $3.50 for kids. U of U students, faculty and staff get in free with a current school I.D.

Engineering is Elementary at the U Some 2,000 Grade School Students to Visit the University April 7-11

About 2,000 fifth- and sixth-grade students will descend on the University of Utah during April 7-11 as the U’s College of Engineering hosts Elementary Engineering Week.

Electrifying New Way to Clean Dirty Water

University of Utah researchers developed a new concept in water treatment: an electrobiochemical reactor in which a low electrical voltage is applied to microbes to help them quickly and efficiently remove pollutants from mining, industrial and agricultural wastewater.

University of Utah Health Care and Kennecott Land Break Ground on New Specialty Center in South Jordan’s Daybreak Community

Officials from University of Utah Health Care and Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Land broke ground today on a 208,000 square foot facility that will provide residents of southern Salt Lake County with convenient access to the University’s primary, specialty and emergency health care services. The new building will include outpatient exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center, medical imaging services, a pharmacy, space for community education, a restaurant, and a fully-staffed 24-hour-a-day emergency room. The center will also feature specialty services provided by the University’s Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Moran Eye Center, Orthopaedic Center, and Neuropsychiatric Institute.

Stegner Symposium to Consider the Challenge of Sustainability

The focus of this year’s Stegner Symposium is the challenge of sustainability and how to create a civilization that is both prosperous and environmentally healthy. The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will host its 15th Annual Symposium March 12-13, 2010 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. Broadway, in Salt Lake City.

Science Day at the U

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Hundreds of Utah and Idaho high school students will get an introduction to education and research opportunities at the University of Utah during the 21st annual Science Day at the U on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Robot Race for the Crystal Skull

Robots will navigate an Indiana Jones-like maze in search of the crystal skull, while other robots will dribble and shoot eggs in a “B-eggs-ketball” competition. Students will also display a robotic hand, a moonbuggy and other projects as the University of Utah’s Department of Mechanical Engineering holds its 12th annual Design Day on Wednesday, April 29.

University of Utah Statement on the Loss of Sustainability Director Craig Forster

The University of Utah community is today mourning the death of the Office of Sustainability Director Craig Forster. He was a passionate steward of our mother earth and lived in ways that provided extraordinary and practical examples of how we can combine to create a healthier environment for future generations. 

Fatal Mine Collapse Covered 50 Acres

New calculations show that the deadly Crandall Canyon mine collapse – which registered as a magnitude-3.9 earthquake – began near where miners were excavating coal and quickly grew to a 50-acre cave-in, University of Utah seismologists say in a report on the tragedy.

Rare Cosmic Rays Are from Far Away

Final results from the University of Utah’s High Resolution Fly”s Eye cosmic ray observatory show that the most energetic particles in the universe rarely reach Earth at full strength because they come from great distances, so most of them collide with radiation left over from the birth of the universe.