What do a new antenna that improves computer displays, a new approach for selectively killing cancer cells, and more efficient ethanol fuel production have in common? Each employs nanotechnology-to make light-emitting diodes more efficient, to deliver light-sensitive material to tumor cells killing them with light, or to exploit high-combustion boron in nanoparticles to improve fuel efficiencies. And the work is being done in Utah.
Read MoreMicrobubbles are much bigger than they sound. If all goes as planned during a demonstration project in eastern China, microbubble technology developed at the University of Utah has the potential to boost a wide range of environmental cleanup efforts around the world. Uses include removing oil and gas byproducts from water, removing organics and heavy metals from industrial sites, and removing harmful algae from lakes.
Read MoreSki Affair will celebrate its 20th anniversary honoring national collegiate, World Cup, Olympic and Paralympic skiers who will receive the coveted History-Maker Awards, recognizing athletes who have contributed to the advancement of winter sports in the Intermountain Region.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah chemist Michael Bartl – who found “photonic crystals” needed for future computers in the shimmering green scales of a beetle – was named Tuesday to Popular Science magazine’s annual list of “Brilliant 10: America’s Young Science Geniuses.”
Read MoreIn the midst of continuing challenges to the lives and rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, the University of Utah Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgendered Resource (LGBT) Center will celebrate Pride Week with the theme “Shades of Queer: Connecting through Difference.” The celebration, which runs from Oct. 18 to 22, provides an opportunity to share the rich diversity of the LGBTQ campus community.
Read MoreProfessionals from throughout the country will gather on the University of Utah campus Wednesday to begin a three-day conference aimed at increasing familiarity with and improving care for military personnel, their families and their communities.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Students will have the opportunity to meet and speak with over 50 candidates from local, state and federal political races at the U’s annual Impact Day, to take place Thursday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Olpin Union outdoor patio (or the ballroom in case of inclement weather). The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreAcclaimed author Reza Aslan will give this year’s Sterling M. McMurrin Lecture on Religion and Culture, sponsored by the University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center. The lecture is free and open to the public, and will be held on Monday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Salt Lake City Main Library’s Nancy Tessman auditorium, 210 East 400 South.
Read MoreUtah Commissioner of Higher Education Bill Sederburg is proud to introduce www.higheredutah2020.org — the first online public hearing for shaping the future of Utah’s Higher Education. Using an interactive website to gain input into what the public wants to see for the future of Higher Education, the State Board of Regents will create a successful plan to meet Utah’s needs for the future. The overall aim is to graduate more students, which will require increased capacity while maintaining the quality of Utah’s already excellent Higher Education system.
Read MoreIn the heart of the western United States resides a diverse collection of election and political commentators. Experts from the University of Utah are available to national and local media on wide-ranging topics involving races in the state, the West and across the country before and following the pivotal midterm elections on November 2, 2010.
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