The University of Utah announced today that Matthew Van Alstine Makomenaw, Ph.D., has joined the Office for Equity and Diversity as the director of the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC).
Read MoreUniversity of Utah physicists stored information for 112 seconds in what may become the world’s tiniest computer memory: magnetic “spins” in the centers or nuclei of atoms. Then the physicists retrieved and read the data electronically – a big step toward using the new kind of memory for both faster conventional and superfast “quantum” computers.
Read MoreThe University of Utah (the U) is the No. 1 research institution in the country when it comes to creating startup companies based on university technology – and the U achieved this ranking with a fraction of the research budget at other top universities.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah researchers developed a new concept in water treatment: an electrobiochemical reactor in which a low electrical voltage is applied to microbes to help them quickly and efficiently remove pollutants from mining, industrial and agricultural wastewater.
Read MoreThe University of Utah has been given a 2010 Community Engagement classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is the same organization that classifies the level of institutional research activity, commonly referred to as a “research one” designation.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will observe its 27th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration January 17 through 21, 2011. This year’s theme, “Reaffirming Equal Opportunity: Keeping the Dream Alive,” was chosen to help inform current local and national debates about equality and civil rights. The celebration will highlight the contributions and legacy of King, as work continues toward the realization of equal opportunity for all.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Board of Trustees announced today that Mitch Albom, celebrated author of “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” will deliver the university’s general commencement address on Friday, May 6, 2011.
Read MorePeople Productions, Utah’s only African American themed theatre, will present Richard Wesley’s The Talented Tenth, as a part of the University of Utah’s 27th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. The play, influenced by an essay by the great African American writer, W.E.B. Du Bois, chronicles a group of successful African American men struggling with success and complacency 25 years after their involvement with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.
Read MoreCathy Anderson has been hired as associate vice president (AVP) for Budget and Planning at the University of Utah. She will replace Paul Brinkman, who is retiring June 30, 2011, and will assume oversight of two campus offices: budget and institutional analysis.
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