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Utah Ballet “Tribute” to Include Two World Premieres

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Arts & Humanities

The University of Utah’s resident ballet company, Utah Ballet, recognized as one of the finest collegiate dance groups in America, will present its fall concert, “Tribute,” which will include two world premiere pieces, Nov. 17 through 20, at 7:30 p.m. The event also celebrates Kingsbury Hall’s 75th anniversary. Tickets are $16, $12 and $8, with U of U and group discounts available. Tickets may be purchased at the U’s Olpin Union main desk, through ArtTix outlets, or by calling 801-581-7100 or 801-355-ARTS.

March 25, 2011

Cognetix to Host Amendment 2 Info Session

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Campus Life

The pharmaceutical company Cognetix, Inc., located in Research Park at 421 Wakara Way, Suite 201, will be the site of a news conference on Utah Amendment 2 to be held Thursday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. Speakers will include representatives from the University of Utah, Utah State University, the Utah System of Higher Education, and Cognetix.

March 25, 2011

Camerata Awards to Honor 2004 Recipients at Concert Gala

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Campus Life

The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and Jerold and JoAnn Ottley are the 2004 recipients of the University of Utah School of Music Camerata Awards, and will be honored at a Concert Gala on Friday, November 5, 2004 at 8 p.m. in Libby Gardner Hall.

March 25, 2011

Genes and Race: A Fuzzy Connection

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Campus Life

The journal Nature Genetics published online a special issue on Tuesday Oct. 26 dealing with the question of what we consider “race” and how it relates to genetic differences and similarities among humans.

March 25, 2011

Winter Outlook: Smog, Drought, El Nino?

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Campus Life

The University of Utah will host a workshop that will focus on high-pressure weather systems and how they help trigger inversions with winter air pollution episodes in places like Utah’s Salt Lake and Cache valleys and California’s San Joaquin Valley.

March 25, 2011

Muscling in on a Deadly Cancer

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Health & Medicine

In a pair of new studies, University of Utah scientists took early but significant steps to fight a particularly deadly childhood muscle cancer by identifying some of the genetic events that cause the disease and then engineering mice that develop the tumors. The genetic events might be targets for new drugs that could be tested on the mice.

March 25, 2011

Utah Educator Honored by Peers

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Science & Technology

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) today announced Dr. JoAnn S. Lighty, professor of Chemical Engineering and former associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering at the University of Utah, recipient of the 2004 SWE Distinguished Engineering Educator Award. In issuing the honor, the society cited Lighty’s dedication to SWE’s goals and mission and her willingness to serve on many committees that address issues of women in engineering.

March 25, 2011

It is in the Genes: U Genetic Science Learning Center Named Among Top 50 Web Sites For a Second Year in a Row

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Campus Life

For the second year in a row, the University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center Web site has been named one of the 50 best science and technology Web sites by Scientific American magazine online. The Web site also was rated as one of the top five in health and medicine.

March 25, 2011

The Haunted Orchestra Presents “Creepy Tales” Halloween Concert

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Arts & Humanities

Join us for a spooktacular evening of musical tricks and treats as the University of Utah Philharmonia chamber orchestra presents “The Haunted Orchestra Halloween Concert: Creepy Tales” Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. Libby Gardner Hall.

March 25, 2011

Kid Chemistry: Sun, Sugar and Slime

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Campus Life

Children who enjoy the fun and mystery of chemistry will have a chance to make slime, test the absorbent material found in diapers and learn how much sugar is found in soda pop on Saturday Oct. 16 during the local kickoff of National Chemistry Week.

March 25, 2011