University of Utah meteorologists are using a NASA research jet to examine icy, wispy cirrus clouds high in the atmosphere – a study aimed at determining how much the clouds warm Earth’s climate and how much they cool it.
Read MoreThe State Board of Regents Thursday selected Michael K. Young as the 14th President of the University of Utah. Young, 54, is currently the Dean of the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. President Young will assume his duties this summer. He will succeed J. Bernard Machen, who left January 1 to accept the Presidency of the University of Florida, and Dr. Lorris Betz who has served as Interim President. Dr. Betz will resume his previous roles as Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, Dean of the School of Medicine and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Utah Health System.
Read MoreIn 1977, third-year University of Utah law student Andrew A. Valdez was married, had a child and was working full-time-the graveyard shift at the Salt Lake County Jail-to make ends meet. Although he had taken out student loans, he didn’t have enough money to pay tuition for his last semester of law school. That spring Valdez, a student activist, received a University Chicano Scholarship Award-about $500 at the time, which allowed him to finish law school and “put money down on the Bar exam.” Valdez is now a Third District Juvenile Court Judge.
Read MoreSixty-seven piñatas, a live Mariachi band and traditional Mexican desserts will transform the University of Utah’s Presidents Circle into “Little Mexico” for a Cinco de Mayo fiesta. More than 1,700 third- and fourth-graders from Title I schools across the Salt Lake Valley will take part in the May 4 party, hosted by Kingsbury Hall, located at 1395 E. Presidents Circle, on the University campus, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Before the fiesta, students will attend a free performance by Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz, a Hispanic dance company from Veracruz, Mexico. At 11:15 a.m. the students will enjoy their own sack lunches on the grassy area of Presidents Circle, followed by the festivities.
Read MoreGetting ready for the MESA National Event is no small challenge! MESA USA’s National Engineering Design Competition Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Challenge will be held Saturday, April 24 at Cottonwood High School (5715 S 1300 E) beginning at 10 a.m. The competition involves mousetrap-powered cars built by ten teams from four Utah high schools and five junior high schools.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s class of 2003-2004, comprised of 7,404 graduates, will receive their degrees at commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 7, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The procession of diverse graduates, who come from 60 countries, 50 U.S. states and 26 Utah counties, will begin at 8:20 a.m., with the commencement ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. (Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required.)
Read MoreThe State Board of Regents announced Thursday three finalists for the Presidency of the University of Utah. The Finalists were recommended by the 21-member Search Committee after an extensive national search.
Read MoreObesity increases the risk of developing rotator cuff tears, tendinitis, and other related shoulder injuries, according to a study by University of Utah School of Medicine researchers.
Read MoreRobots built by third-year mechanical engineering students at the University of Utah will rescue Beanie Babies from a dangerous obstacle course. Junior high school students will catapult stuffed BYU cougars across a large ballroom. Contraptions built by first-year mechanical engineering students will attempt to carry raw eggs in the “Evil EGGnievel Competition.” And university seniors will display their projects.
Read MoreSlava Lubomudrov, senior associate dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Utah, likens the excitement generated by research experiences to “being with Newton when he comprehended gravity-and helping him flesh out that vision.”
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