President Barack Obama will present a National Medal of Science to University of Utah chemist Peter Stang during a White House ceremony at noon MDT Friday that will be aired via webcast and available to local TV stations via a live satellite feed.
Read MoreNews rooms are downsizing; print journalism is struggling to make a profit; online media is booming — What does this mean to the future of journalism in a society that reveres the role of a free press? Do changes in the way information is disseminated to the public necessarily mean the information itself will change?
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center will celebrate Pride Week Oct 17 – 21 with this year’s theme, “Are U Out?”
Read MoreThe University of Utah and its David Eccles School of Business and SJ Quinney College of Law have been named to the 2012 Military Friendly Schools list by GI Jobs, a premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life.
Read MoreThe study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale doesn’t bring to mind Broadway productions or pop ballads, but a little showbiz has been added to this year’s nanoUtah 2011, the statewide conference focused on research, development and commercialization of nanotechnology.
Read MoreMercury pollution is a big problem, and it’s only getting bigger. It is most pronounced in developing countries like China and India, where coal-burning still remains a major resource of power generation. Worldwide, about 1,000 tons of mercury is produced per year. The resulting pollution makes water and soil unusable, and poses substantial health risks to people nearby.
Read MoreTyler Beck knows the economy isn’t what it used to be, and like many college kids, he worried about getting a job after graduation. But that was before Beck, an MBA student at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, made a career-changing decision—he decided to leverage the skills he learned in class through the university’s Business Career Management Center.
Read MoreUniversity and college professors who teach regional and urban planning across the country will see some of the best of their craft when they gather in Salt Lake City October 13 –16, 2011.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah chemists developed a method to design and test new catalysts, which are substances that speed chemical reactions and are crucial for producing energy, chemicals and industrial products. By using the new method, the chemists also made a discovery that will make it easier to design future catalysts.
Read MoreHalf a dozen years ago, students at the University of Utah had a vision to purchase a relatively small amount of wind power to help satisfy the campus’ growing need for electricity. It was a start. But that first spark kept getting bigger and has now morphed into an announcement that the university has entered into a partnership with Rocky Mountain Power and 3Degrees, making it a visionary-level Blue Sky partner.
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