Scott L. Wing, curator of fossil plants at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, will speak about “Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago: Implications for the Present and Future” during the University of Utah’s next Frontiers of Science Lecture.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah chemists discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials.
Read MoreThe Professional MBA program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business jumped 12 positions in the annual U.S. News and World Report part-time MBA rankings released Tuesday. U.S. News and World Report ranked the program as No. 52, up from 64 in last year’s ranking. The program was ranked No. 7 in the west.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Board of Trustees today announced the names of four individuals chosen to receive the university’s highest honor—the honorary doctorate degree. The awards will be presented during the annual student commencement ceremony held on Thursday, May 1, 2014, in the Jon M. Huntsman Center beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Read MoreA unique method to collect rain water samples during Hurricane Sandy has revealed the storm’s chemical “signature” with a new level of detail. The technique may also lead to weather model advances that will ultimately improve storm prediction, say researchers at the University of Utah whose study was published online today in PLOS ONE.
Read MoreThe National District Attorneys Association, located in Alexandria, Va., and the University of Utah announced today that the new National Criminal Justice Academy will open on March 10, 2014, and hold its first week-long course at the S.J. Quinney College of Law in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Read MoreForty-eight robots created by almost 2,000 teenage engineers from nine western U.S. states and Alberta, Canada, will compete at FIRST, the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology regional robotics competition.
Read MoreUsing an inexpensive inkjet printer, University of Utah electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals to carry information. This new technique, which controls electrical conductivity within such microstructures, could be used to rapidly fabricate superfast components in electronic devices, make wireless technology faster or print magnetic materials.
Read MoreMembers of the public are encouraged to nominate a Utah Veteran to be honored at the University of Utah’s 17th annual Veterans Day commemoration Monday, Nov. 11, 2014, in the A. Ray Olpin Union building.
Read MoreThe University of Utah today announced the completion of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex, a $37.5 million interdisciplinary facility for arts and education. The new facility was made possible by a leading $12.5 million donation from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, the largest single donation in support of arts and education in university history.
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