The results of a clinical trial sponsored by the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, may help ophthalmologists better treat premature infants suffering from a blinding eye disease known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The disorder primarily affects premature infants who are born before 31 weeks of gestation and weigh less than 2.75 pounds.
Read MoreThe Navajo Sandstone — one of the brightly colored rock formations that comprise southern Utah’s famous redrock — is exposed in the cliffs at Zion National Park, the Petrified Dunes at Arches National Park and in many parts of Capitol Reef National Park.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Premed Chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) will sponsor its second annual “Cure For The Cold” campaign to help the homeless. The event is designed to raise awareness of homeless issues while providing an opportunity for students, faculty and staff, community members and local businesses to make a meaningful contribution to Salt Lake’s homeless population.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Utah say that despite significant changes in the workplace to give women pay equity eligibility for retirement benefits, widowed women are more likely to be poor, compared to the rest of the continuously married population.
Read MoreBy the end of 2002 there were 49 million AIDS cases worldwide. Globally, 6,000 young people, between the ages of 15 and 24, become infected with HIV every day.
Read MoreNASA astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar will serve as a speaker for the College of Science Intel/ACCESS Distinguished Speaker’s Forum events at the University of Utah on November 25, 2003.
Read MoreThe College of Humanities is pleased to announce the inaugural funding round for the Documentary Studies Seed Grant program. This program is designed to foster creative collaboration, both within the college and throughout the University campus. Additionally, the program allows for broad collaboration with independent documentary professionals outside the University community.
Read MoreAn accident involving a van and several pedestrians occurred on the University of Utah campus today at 8:10 a.m. A van traveling eastbound on South Campus Drive struck a group of pedestrians who were headed south in the crosswalk. The pedestrians – three U students and one instructor – were transported to local hospitals and are listed in fair to good condition. All four were able to give their names and other information to the University police on the scene. The U Police are investigating the cause of the accident and should have their report later today.
Read MoreUtah Department of Transportation (UDOT) snowplow drivers are undergoing training with state-of-the-art snowplow simulators Nov. 10-21 in an effort to better develop their skills. The training program is a joint project by UDOT, General Electric’s Driver Development unit and the University of Utah.
Read MoreWithin a year of receiving nearly $1 million in federal money to train American Indian or Alaskan Native American students to become teachers, the University of Utah’s Center for the Study of Race and Diversity in Higher Education has received another federal grant of $1,036,000 to be used for the same purpose.
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