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2-D or 3-D? That is the Question

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The increased visual realism of 3-D films is believed to offer viewers a more vivid and lifelike experience—more thrilling and intense than 2-D because it more closely approximates real life. However, psychology researchers at the University of Utah, among those who use film clips routinely in the lab to study patients’ emotional conditions, have found that there is no significant difference between the two formats. The results were published recently in PLOS ONE.

September 4, 2014

When it Comes to Spectator Sports, Utahns Prefer College Football

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With the Winter Olympics in February and the World Cup in June and July, 2014 has been a good year for sports. A recent survey by Dan Jones & Associates in conjunction with the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business found that Utahns value local spectator sports, with college football as the most popular. Utah’s economy and life quality stand to benefit, with 72 percent of those surveyed planning to attend a game in the next six months.

September 4, 2014

Energy Department Recognizes University of Utah in Better Buildings Challenge

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As part of President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge, the Energy Department recognized the University of Utah today for its leadership in energy efficiency and for reducing energy use by 40 percent in a historic campus building, saving the university $57,000 a year.

September 4, 2014

Stories of Japanese Americans Captured in New Archive

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The story told by the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library begins with the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants who came to Utah and surrounding states to work in the railroad, mining and agricultural industries. An exhibition featuring historic photographs from the Japanese American Archive is on display in the Special Collections reading room on level four until Sept. 30. An event celebrating the naming of the archive will be held on Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public.

September 3, 2014

Utah Biologist Wins Turkey’s Top Science Prize

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Aug. 27, 2014 – University of Utah biologist Çağan Şekercioğlu, who campaigns to save wetlands in his native Turkey, has won that nation’s highest science prize, which is similar to the U.S. National Medal of Science. Şekercioğlu is among five researchers picked for the top 2014 awards by TUBITAK, the Scientific and Technical Research Council of […]

August 27, 2014

Double Your Dollars at the U Farmers Market

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A new program will be implemented at the University of Utah’s seventh annual farmers market that will make each dollar stretch a little further for students and customers using food stamps. The market begins Thursday, Aug. 28, and runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Tanner Plaza, between the Union and Student Services buildings.

August 26, 2014

U First in Utah to Join Green Sports Alliance

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The University of Utah recently joined the Green Sports Alliance, making the U’s teams the first in the state, either collegiate or professional, to join the alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of athletic events.

August 25, 2014

Cloud Computing Nets $10M for the U

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University of Utah computer scientists received a three-year, $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build and support a new facility for researchers studying cloud computing.

August 20, 2014

U College of Law Names New Dean

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Robert W. Adler, distinguished professor of law and interim dean of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, continues as the next dean, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.

August 20, 2014

University of Utah Alumni Association Welcomes New Board Officers and Members

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The University of Utah Alumni Association is welcoming eight new members of its Board of Directors, as well as a new board president and vice president, and new presidents of four of its five affiliate boards.

August 20, 2014