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U of U Study Projects $14.4 Billion in Transportation Construction to Create Jobs

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According to a new report, prepared by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), in the University of Utah’s David S. Eccles School of Business, $14.4 billion (constant 2004 dollars) in Utah transportation infrastructure investments planned for the next 26 years, will significantly influence the region’s land use patterns, relative competitiveness and economic development potential, resulting in thousands of new, well-paying construction jobs for Utahns.

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March 25, 2011

A Faraday Farewell

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With 30 experiments that explode, change colors and delight an audience of children and adults, University of Utah chemists Ronald Ragsdale and Jerry Driscoll will dress as 19th century chemists and deliver the annual Faraday Christmas Lectures for a 24th and final year.

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March 25, 2011

Singing in the Brain

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University of Utah scientists taught baby sparrows to sing a complete song even though the birds were exposed only to overlapping segments of the tune rather than the full melody. The study provides clues about how musical memories are stored in the brain and how those memories help birds learn to sing.

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March 25, 2011

Hurl an Egg, Catapult a Cougar

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The University of Utah’s Department of Mechanical Engineering will host its third annual Undergraduate Research Day on Thursday Dec. 9. The event features displays of student research projects, and competitions in which devices are built to hurl eggs and stuffed cougars – the mascot of rival Brigham Young University.

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March 25, 2011

Did Our Sun Capture Alien Worlds?

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Computer simulations show a close encounter with a passing star about 4 billion years ago may have given our solar system its abrupt edge and put small, alien worlds into distant orbits around our sun.

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March 25, 2011

University of Utah Study Suggests Cellular Waste to Blame for a Form of Blinding Eye Disease

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Gene mutations that impair the ability of photoreceptor cells to properly dispose of waste – and as a result cause the blinding eye disease retinitis pigmentosa – have been identified by vision researchers at the University of Utah’s Moran Eye Center. The discovery raises concerns that carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (medications often used to treat both heart and eye diseases) may adversely affect vision. The study is published in the November 24, 2004 online version of the journal Human Molecular Genetics.

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March 25, 2011

Judith F. Baca to Present Public Video and Lecture at U of U

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Judith F. Baca, creator of the Great Wall of Los Angeles mural, located in the Tujunga Wash Flood Control Channel in L.A., will present a free public lecture on Thursday, Dec. 2 at the University of Utah. A film, “The World of Art: Judy Baca,” which features Baca discussing two public art projects in Southern California, will be screened, from 3:15 until 3:45 p.m., followed by Baca’s lecture, from 4 until 5:30 p.m. Baca will show examples of and discuss her work and answer questions. Both events will be held in the Dumke Auditorium, in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, located at 1665 E. South Campus Drive (410 S.)

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March 25, 2011

Potters Association Annual Holiday Sale

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The University of Utah Potters Association is hosting its annual holiday sale December 7th through December 8th in the Gittens Art Gallery located in the art and architecture building north west of the museum of fine arts on the University of Utah Campus.

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March 25, 2011