A new bluish-green mineral discovered in abandoned uranium mines in Colorado and Utah has been named nashite in honor of University of Utah geology and geophysics Professor Barbara Nash, who has studied related minerals.
Read MoreAccording to research led by a marketing professor at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, film studios might be better served with more targeted advertising that takes into account the movie-going habits of different communities, as well as how those communities respond to paid advertising and movie-review blogs.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will host its 15th annual Veterans Day commemoration Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, in the A. Ray Olpin Union building. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate a Utah veteran to be honored at the event.
Read MoreLifelong Learning at the University of Utah introduces A Taste of Utah, a culinary excursion to savor some of the best food and drinks the state has to offer. The new series will be offered this summer along with a large variety of other non-credit courses ranging from crafts and cooking to business and finance.
Read MoreThe University of Utah today announced the Men’s Rugby Club team is prohibited from play for the remainder of the calendar year after violating terms of a suspension issued in May of 2012.
Read MoreAs the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law prepares to break ground on its new, home this June, the Alternative Visions Fund of the Chicago Community Trust announced a $4.5 million gift to the college.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah metallurgists used an old microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor rapidly using cheap, abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. They hope it will be used for more efficient photovoltaic solar cells and LED lights, biological sensors and systems to convert waste heat to electricity.
Read MoreFor the second time in five years, the United Kingdom’s Princess Anne handed the prestigious Whitley Gold Award for conservation to Çağan Şekercioğlu. The University of Utah biologist gifted the princess with mulberry molasses and dried apricots from wetlands threatened by dam construction in his native Turkey.
Read MoreKathryn Bond Stockton, distinguished professor of English at the University of Utah, was honored at today’s commencement ceremonies with the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U’s most prestigious award. The $40,000 gift is presented annually to a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research and administrative efforts.
Read MoreThis summer, construction on the Primary Children’s Medical Center Ambulatory Care Building will affect parking in the O-Zone Lot. Jacobsen Construction will begin moving the perimeter fences on May 4th, taking the remainder of the stalls in the O-Zone. This phase is expected to be completed by the time fall semester classes start on August 26th, at which time the O-Zone stalls will be returned for use.
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