The University of Utah kicks off Homecoming week on Monday with the traditional Greek house-decorating contest. Fraternities and sororities will compete with signs, slogans and displays which show-off their school spirit. The week’s activities all lead up to the big game at 5 p.m. Sat., October 11 when the Utes take on San Diego State.
Read MoreOn Monday, University of Utah Army ROTC Cadet Leonard “Lenny” Jensen will receive a $1,500 scholarship established in honor of the highest-ranking official killed in the 9-11 attack on the Pentagon. The Lt. Gen.Timothy J. Maude Memorial Fund Scholarship, the first and only one of its kind to be awarded this year, will be presented to 26-year-old Jensen in Washington, D.C., at noon, at the annual Officership Luncheon, to be held in the new Washington D.C. Convention Center. Gen. Burwell B. Bell III, the commanding general for U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, and General Maude’s widow, Teri, will present Jensen with the award. The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) is paying for the trip for Jensen and his wife Marianne. They will leave Salt Lake City and travel to Washington on Saturday.
Read MoreMisty-eyed idealism alone will not save Earth’s dwindling tropical rainforests. But a five-year, $3 million study in Panama indicates rainforests can be protected if the pharmaceutical industry establishes Third World laboratories and hires local researchers to look for new medicines extracted from plants that evolved defenses against insects.
Read MoreUniversity Hospitals & Clinics has won the Consumer Choice Award for the Salt Lake City metropolitan area for the fifth consecutive year-the only Utah hospital to receive the award for 2003.
Read MoreA moderate earthquake will strike the University of Utah campus between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Tues., September 30, 2003, at least in theory. The drill is part of a series of ongoing studies to determine the preparedness of emergency personnel to deal with such a disaster. The epicenter of the simulated earthquake and most of the exercise activity will be located on the east plaza of U’s Marriott Library. The drill will conclude at 1 p.m.
Read MoreIn celebration of National Coming Out Day, the University of Utah Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center will present a series of Pride 2003 lectures, activities and performances. These events will run from Oct. 1st through the 18th, with National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11th.
Read MoreHow does the human mind make sense of itself? What is self? Is it me, or is it my brain? How are emotion and cognition – the process of knowing, of having perception, memory and judgment – tied to our notions of ourselves?
Read MoreThere are 135 candidates, including Lt. Gov. Cruz M. Bustamante and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, plus Gov. Gray Davis, the subject of the recall. Who will win? The media has had a heyday asking this question while following the campaigns of each during the California gubernatorial recall election. This week’s decision by the Appeals Court panel to postpone the elections-and the full Appeals Court panel likely to review this decision-adds even more confusion to the much-publicized race.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah researchers have won more than $7.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two new research projects.
Read MoreFor nearly three decades the University of Utah has been host to annual Chicana/o Latino/a awareness events. “Envisioning a Future, Engendering Possibilities” is the theme for this year’s activities, to be held during September, October and November.
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