Colorado River Conference Aug. 26
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Issues affecting the Colorado River, the major river of the American Southwest, will be discussed Thurs. Aug. 26 at the University of Utah’s Heritage Center.
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Save the Rainforest – Eat a Tree
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A University of Utah experiment conducted in Peru’s Amazon Basin shows insects increase the diversity of the rainforest when they munch on trees. Such seemingly destructive behavior keeps dominant tree species under control but allows other trees to thrive.
Read MoreGovernor, University Presidents Recognize Record Research Funding
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Thursday, Gov. Olene Walker and the presidents of Utah’s two flagship research universities recognized combined record research funding revenues of nearly a half billion dollars this past fiscal year at the University of Utah and Utah State University.
Read MoreU of U to Host National Community of Caring Conference
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Prominent educators and administrators from throughout the United States and Canada will convene at the University of Utah Aug. 4 through 7 to discuss ways to incorporate character education into K-12 curriculum. The annual conference is sponsored by Community of Caring and the U’s Department of Special Education.
Read MoreU Medical School Participates in Largest Autism Study Ever Conducted Using Technology Scanning the Human Genome
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The National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) today announced the launch of the NAAR Autism Genome Project, the largest study ever conducted to find the genes associated with inherited risk for autism.
Read MoreU Research Exceeds $300 Million University Means More Jobs and Business for Utah’s Economy
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The University of Utah set a new record for collecting research grants, fellowships and financial aid by crossing the $300 million threshold during the 2003-2004 fiscal year that ended June 30.
Read MoreImmigrants Usher-in New Era of Diversity in Utah
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Over the past 20 years, immigrants have come to Utah in unprecedented numbers and from a new direction. That’s one of the conclusions of a new study on immigration conducted by the University of Utah’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The study entitled Immigrants Transform Utah: Entering A New Era of Diversity is largely based on data from the decennial censuses from 1850-2000 (Bureau of the Census).
Read MoreUtah Business Students Hope to Hear “You’re Hired” as The Donald’s Next Apprentice
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Donald Trump is looking for his next apprentice and he has sent his team of recruiters in search of talent to the University of Utah. The show’s representatives will be on campus Friday, July 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in room 380 of the Student Services Building. Recruiters from Mark Burnett Productions, producers of the NBC reality hit show The Apprentice, will interview U of U MBA students and Alumni to see if they have what it takes to work for The Donald.
Read MoreFormer Theatre Student Agrees to Settle Claims Against University of Utah
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The University of Utah (the U) and Christina Axson-Flynn, through her attorneys at Parker & McConkie, announced today that they have reached a settlement agreement in Ms. Axson-Flynn’s lawsuit against faculty members in the U’s Actor Training Program.
Read MoreU of U Architecture Students’ Rammed Earth Home to be Dedicated in Navajo Ceremony on Sunday
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A home University of Utah architecture graduate students built for Rosie Joe and her family in Bluff, Utah, a small town located in the San Juan River Valley, will be dedicated in a Navajo ceremony on Sunday, July 18, at noon. The site, located in southwestern Utah, is 273 miles from Salt Lake City and can be reached by traveling 16 miles south of Bluff, on Highway 191, then five miles east on San Juan County Road 443.
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