University of Utah medical and nursing students and faculty members will provide a variety of free services to low-income patients at the C.A.R.E. (Community Assistance and Resource Event) Fair Aug. 14-16 in Salt Lake City.
Read MoreOn Wednesday the University of Utah Police Department launched a six-week Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) course, part of a national program to teach and enhance self-defense options for women. The weekly, three-hour, women-only project will be held in the Huntsman Center lounge. The course advocates awareness, prevention, risk reduction, avoidance and then progresses onto the basics of hands-on defense training. Students participate in simulated attacks, which are videotaped and then reviewed to identify students’ strengths and vulnerabilities. (Female members of the media interested in covering the class should call 801-585-1162.)
Read MoreThe kidnapping and murder of Matthew Shepherd. Columbine High School. Sept. 11, 2001. These extreme violent hate crimes made international headlines.
Read MoreOfficials at the University of Utah publicly responded today to an NCAA public infractions report released earlier in the day involving violations within the University’s men’s basketball, football, and women’s track and field programs. On hand to discuss the NCAA’s report, as well as the U’s own corrective measures, and to answer questions from reporters were President Bernie Machen, Athletic Director Chris Hill, men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus, and Vice President for University Relations Fred Esplin.
Read MorePrevious estimates of the amount of neutron dose received by Hiroshima atomic-bomb survivors are essentially accurate and the existing standards for estimating risk for radiation-induced cancer need not be changed, according to a study published in the July 31 issue of Nature.
Read MoreThe University Hospitals & Clinics will hold an open house Saturday, Aug. 2, noon-4 p.m., at the Redwood Health Center, to introduce a new medical team dedicated to serve Spanish-speaking patients.
Read MoreDuring the University of Utah’s “summer season”-from May 9th until Aug. 10th, about 14,000 conference visitors to campus will occupy University Guest House suites and Heritage Commons residence halls, home to U students during the academic year. Although the U has experienced a large increase in adult conferences and seminars in the residence halls, the majority of these summer guests are youths, participating in dance, sports, cheerleading and motivational camps and workshops.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2003 — Pregnant women who don’t wear a car seat belt for fear of injuring the fetus during a crash or because it’s inconvenient should think again.
Read MoreAnyone who has spent time researching newspapers in front of a microfilm reader, loading reel after reel into a machine, will now be able to quickly and easily access digitized historic Utah newspapers through personal computers by entering a simple keyword into an Internet search engine. It’s as easy as point and click.
Read MoreIt is taking longer on average for Utah workers to get to and from their jobs. That’s the finding of a new study by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. Much of the study was based on census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000.
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