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Utah Ballet’s “Focal Pointe” to Feature Works of Classical and Contemporary Ballet

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The University of Utah’s resident ballet company, Utah Ballet, long recognized as one of the finest collegiate dance troupes in America, will present its spring concert, “Focal Pointe,” in Kingsbury Hall, April 8 through 10, at 7:30 p.m., with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. The program runs 90 minutes. Tickets for the event range from $5 to $12. Tickets are available by calling 801-581-7100, 801-355-ARTS, online at www.kingsburyhall.org, or at any ArtTix outlet. Conrad Ludlow and Richard Wacko, both associate professors in the University’s Ballet Department, are co-artistic directors for the event.

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March 25, 2011

Highways of Wimps May Solve Cosmic Mystery

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WIMPs speeding at 670,000 mph on a “highway” in space may be raining onto Earth – a phenomenon that might prove the existence of “dark matter” that makes up most our galaxy and one-fourth of the universe, says a study co-authored by a University of Utah physicist.

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March 25, 2011

Data and School Improvement Academy to Analyze School and District’s Needs

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Public schools and districts are under increasing pressure and responsibility from state and federal agencies to account for student performance. The wealth of data from assessments of student achievement as well as information available from other evaluations of student and school performance can create a divide between what is currently being done and what needs to be done to improve student performance, schools, and districts. The expanding nature of data accessibility and locally generated data requires school and district leaders and teachers to analyze and interpret multiple forms of data that result in substantive changes.

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March 25, 2011

Medical Director of Student Health at U Named Physician of the Year

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Today the Utah Medical Association Board of Trustees named Victoria E. Judd, clinical professor of pediatrics and medical director of student health at the University of Utah, Physician of the Year. The honor was presented by Governor Olene Walker at the Utah State Capitol in conjunction with the signing of a proclamation designating March 30 as Doctors’ Day. Judd is the third woman physician to receive the award since its inception by the Utah Medical Association in 1978. The honor recognizes one physician annually for his or her outstanding contribution to the practice of medicine.

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March 25, 2011

Fifth and Sixth Graders Invade the U

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The University of Utah’s student body may appear younger than usual Monday March 29 through Thursday April 1 as 1,700 fifth- and sixth-grade students converge on campus for the College of Engineering’s annual Elementary Engineering Week.

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March 25, 2011

U Physicists in Gamma Ray Search

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About a dozen faculty members and students from the University of Utah Dept. of Physics are involved in VERITAS, a $13.1 million gamma ray observatory to be built in Arizona. The observatory will be an array of dish-shaped telescopes designed to observe extremely violent events in the universe that generate high-energy gamma rays.

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March 25, 2011

Science Fair at the U March 26-27

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Scores of middle and high school students from five Utah counties will compete Friday March 26 and Saturday March 27 during the Salt Lake Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Utah.

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March 25, 2011

New U Web Site is Gateway to Activities for Youth, Parents and Educators

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Spring’s sunnier days and warmer temperatures are a reminder that it’s time to sign up for summer camps, classes and activities. Parents, children, teens and educators who want to avoid the “I’m bored” summer syndrome can now explore the many courses and youth learning experiences offered by the University of Utah at http://www.smartkids.utah.edu/. Also featured on the Web site is a calendar and guest column on the importance of education, as well as easy access to and navigation of the diverse youth-oriented learning experiences at the U.

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March 25, 2011

“Grassroots” Party Candidates Lowe & Harrington Win U of U Student Body Elections

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“Grassroots” party presidential and vice presidential candidates Alex Lowe and Bobby Harrington are the winners of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) final elections. Lowe and Harrington beat RE: Party candidates Chris Carlston and Ali Hasnain by 755 votes. (Lowe and Harrington received 2,936 votes. Carlston and Hasnain received 2,181votes.) The results were made public during an announcement party in the Olpin Union’s Crimson Underground last night.

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March 25, 2011