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Ute Coach Urban Meyer to Give Students Pep Talk Before Annual Rivalry Game with BYU

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It has come down to this! The Ute football team and first year coach Urban Meyer win their last game of the year against BYU and they take the Mountain West Conference crown-lose and they could share the title with New Mexico. With that much on the line, Coach Meyer and his players will rally fans on the steps of the Park Building at noon Friday, Nov. 21. The Utes play Brigham Young University the following day. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. in Provo.

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March 25, 2011

$10 Million Grant from ALSAM Foundation Allows Construction of New Moran Eye Center to Move Forward Ahead of Schedule

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Officials at the University of Utah’s John A. Moran Eye Center today announced a $10 million grant from the ALSAM Foundation to help fund construction of a new 200,000 square-foot facility. The grant allows the center to begin work on its $53 million project by the end of November. A formal groundbreaking is planned for early spring.

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March 25, 2011

Free Culture’s Future is Topic of Leary Lecture

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Will the efforts of music and movie companies to control or prohibit the release of their products via the Internet prevail? Or will “The Matrix: Revolutions” be downloaded for free? These and other questions about the future commerce of art and culture will be discussed during the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s 38th annual William H. Leary Lecture.

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March 25, 2011

Food Banks Set To Win At Utah/BYU Football Game

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It’s one of the biggest rivalries in college football, but the University of Utah and Brigham Young University can agree on one thing, it’s time to get tough with hunger. For the tenth year in a row, both schools will raise food for the needy centered on their annual football game. The Utah/BYU Food Drive will run from Nov. 10, until kick-off of the big game at 1 p.m., Nov. 22.

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March 25, 2011

Utah Ballet’s Souvenirs” To Feature Diverse Program

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The University of Utah’s resident ballet company, Utah Ballet, long recognized as one of the finest collegiate dance groups in America, will present its fall concert, “Souvenirs,” in Kingsbury Hall, Nov. 20th through 22nd, at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Nov. 22nd. Tickets are $12, $10 and $5, 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.

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March 25, 2011

U of U to Host International Service-Learning Conference this Week

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The University of Utah, the U’s Lowell Bennion Community Service Center and RMC Research Corporation will host the Third Annual International Conference in Advances in Service-Learning Research this Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6th through 8th, at the Sheraton City Center, 150 W. 500 S., in downtown Salt Lake City. Participants may register onsite throughout the conference.

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March 25, 2011

U of U to Honor 12 Utah Veterans at Annual Commemoration Program

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The University of Utah will honor 12 Utah veterans at a full-dress military ceremony as part of its annual Veteran’s Day commemoration program on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Olpin Union Building on campus. University of Utah President Bernie Machen will present commemorative medallions to this year’s honorees. Nearly 100 cadets and midshipmen from the military science ROTC programs will present the ceremony which will include a 21-gun cannon salute.

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March 25, 2011

Bad Mileage: 98 Tons of Plants per Gallon

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A staggering 98 tons of prehistoric, buried plant material – that’s 196,000 pounds – is required to produce each gallon of gasoline we burn in our cars, SUVs, trucks and other vehicles, according to a study conducted at the University of Utah.

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March 25, 2011