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11/17/09 - Scientific American - Fish Kill: Nanosilver Mutates Fish Embryos
"I think we jumped the gun" by creating such large volumes of nanoparticles, said University of Utah researcher Darin Furgeson. "We should take more time and really look at these new nano-systems before we start to throw them into personal products and shoot them into these ecosystems."
10/16/09 - KCPW - Politics Up Close: U of U President Michael Young
It's a tough time for higher education in Utah and it's probably going to get tougher. University of Utah President Michael Young tells us about budget cuts at the U and what they mean for students and faculty.
10/14/09 - CNN - How to dissect a body on your iPhone
The iPhone app, called "Anatomy Lab," has been developed by researchers from the University of Utah and provides images of a real human cadaver.
09/29/09 - Science Magazine (blog) - U.K. Border Agency Docs and Expanded Reactions
James Ehleringer, University of Utah: In 2008 we published a paper establishing a relationship between the hydrogen and oxygen isotope of human hair and geographic patterns...To the best of my knowledge, we are the only laboratory that has taken the hair isotope patterns and explicitly placed them onto a GIS display (i.e., map)...
09/26/09 - New York Times - The Mortgage Machine Backfires
"It's as if there is this massive edifice of pretense with respect to how mortgage loans have been recorded all across the country and that edifice is creaking and groaning," said Christopher L. Peterson, a law professor at the University of Utah. "If courts are willing to say MERS doesn't have any ownership interest in mortgage loans, that may eventually call into question the priority of liens recorded in MERS's name, and there are millions and millions of them."
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Releases from the last 45 days (Oct 9th, '09 to Nov 23rd, '09)...
November 23, 2009
 Renowned Author Isabel Allende to Speak at U
Novelist Isabel Allende will deliver this year's Tanner Lecture on Human Values on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in the University of Utah Olpin Union Ballroom, 200 S. Central Campus Drive. The talk, titled "In the Hearts of Women," is free and open to the public.
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November 22, 2009
Is Global Warming Unstoppable?
In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the equivalent of one new nuclear power plant each day.
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November 20, 2009
It's Cool to be Crimson at Rivalry Week Pep Rally
Ute fans are urged to wear their crimson gear this coming Monday, Nov. 23 for the annual Rivalry Week Pep Rally beginning at noon on the J. Willard Marriott Library plaza. Join Utah coaches, players, band and cheerleaders as they rally to help the team beat BYU in the annual rivalry football game. There will be free lunch, giveaways, and other fun activities.
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November 17, 2009
2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry to Give Benning Lecture
2009 Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., whose prize-winning work began at the University of Utah, is returning to campus to present a Benning Society Special Lecture in Medicine. His remarks will explain the structure and function of the ribosome, how the ribosome structure helps us to understand the mechanisms of existing antibiotics and develop new ones, and the role the U of U played in his research.
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November 17, 2009
 Frontiers of Science Lecture -- Deep Genealogy: A Geological Chronology of Our Ancestors
In celebration of the 150-year anniversary of "On the Origin of Species," published Nov. 24, 1859, Francis H. Brown – a distinguished professor of geology and geophysics and dean of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences at the University of Utah – will deliver a free public lecture about the precise geological chronology of our earliest human ancestors.
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November 15, 2009
 Tiny Bubbles Clean Oil from Water
Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles that attack the oil so it can be removed by sand filters.
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November 10, 2009
 University of Utah's Founders Day 2010 to Celebrate Distinguished and Honorary Alumni
The University of Utah Alumni Association will celebrate Founders Day, which commemorates the founding of the University of Utah in 1850, at a banquet on Wednesday, February 24, at the Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. Honoring individuals who have distinguished themselves professionally and personally, the event will acknowledge alumni Larry D. Gluth, M. Elizabeth Hale Hammond, Fred Lampropoulos, and Robert Alan McDonald for their outstanding achievements. Also recognized as an Honorary Alumna will be Marta Sutton Weeks-Wulf.
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November 10, 2009
David Eccles School of Business Professional MBA Program Among Top 50 in the Nation
The David Eccles School of Business (DESB) Professional MBA program has been named one of the nation's best by "BusinessWeek" magazine. The DESB Professional MBA ranks 50 in the nation overall, making the program the only "BusinessWeek" ranked part-time MBA program in Utah.
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November 8, 2009
Geography Week at the U
Lectures on climate change past and present and on urban sustainability will be featured as the University of Utah’s Department of Geography celebrates Geography Awareness Week during the week of Nov. 16.
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November 5, 2009
Added Urgency to Annual Utah-BYU Rivalry Week Food Drive
Due to the downturn in the economy, the Utah Food Bank has seen an increasing number of food requests as more individuals and families have fallen on hard financial times. With that in mind, this year's Utah-BYU Rivalry Week Food Drive is a contest nobody can afford to lose.
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November 5, 2009
 How Size Matters for Catalysts
University of Utah chemists demonstrated the first conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface, their electronic properties and their ability to speed chemical reactions. The study is a step toward the goal of designing cheaper, more efficient catalysts to increase energy production, reduce Earth-warming gases and manufacture a wide variety of goods from medicines to gasoline.
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November 4, 2009
Renowned Author Patricia Williams to Explore the 'Paradox of Race' at 2009 Leary Lecture
Author Patricia J. Williams, professor of law at Columbia University and renowned expert on issues of social justice, will describe the paradox of racial inequities at this year's William H. Leary Lecture. On Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:00 p.m., the lecture titled, "The Paradox of Race: Reflections on the Not-So-Level Playing Field" will be held at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, 332 S. 1400 E. in the college's Sutherland Moot Courtroom. It will be preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
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November 4, 2009
 U Celebrates Telescope's 'First Light'
The University of Utah will celebrate the initial observations or "first light" of its new $860,000 research telescope in southwest Utah during a Wednesday, Nov. 11 symposium and reception on the Salt Lake City campus.
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November 3, 2009
 NPR Radio Host Krista Tippett to Present 2009 Mcmurrin Lecture on Religion and Culture
National Public Radio (NPR) Host Krista Tipett will deliver this year's McMurrin lecture on religion and culture. The event will take place Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Salt Lake Main Library's Nancy Tessman Auditorium, 210 E. 400 South and is free and open to the public.
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November 3, 2009
Toward a Zero Energy Educational Environment
Helping a large-scale education facility produce as much energy as it consumes is no small undertaking; yet the University of Utah's College of Architecture + Planning is preparing to do just that.
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November 3, 2009
Science Day at the U
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hundreds of Utah and Idaho high school students will get an introduction to education and research opportunities at the University of Utah during the 21st annual Science Day at the U on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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November 2, 2009
 Utah Veterans Honored for Heroic, Selfless Defense of Country at Annual Commemoration
When Air Force Pilot Jay Hess was shot down over the Chinese-North Vietnam border 42 years ago, he was taken to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison and never imagined he could survive the horrible starvation and torture at the hands of his captors. Determination and the hope of one day returning to his wife and five kids back home in Utah helped pulled him through. On Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. in the Olpin Union Ballroom, Hess and ten other Utah veterans will be honored at the University of Utah's annual Veterans Day Commemoration. They will be awarded medallions in a full-dress military ceremony prior to being hailed with a cannon salute.
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November 2, 2009
Losing Your Tongue
Elder Tommy George has not spoken his aboriginal language of Kuku Thaypan for three years, since his brother died. "It might die in the throat, but it stays alive in the heart," he said to the Queensland Courier-Mail in June, 2009.
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October 27, 2009
From Brain Diagrams to Skin Seals, U of U Researchers Plan Far-Reaching Projects with Economic Stimulus Grants
University of Utah medical scientists have won more than $7.9 million in federal economic stimulus Challenge Grants for 10 research projects – from the immensely complex task of diagramming genetic connections in the brain to developing a skin seal to prevent infection with artificial limb attachments.
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October 26, 2009
Losing While Cruising to the Store
Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah.
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October 26, 2009
KUED Wins Overall Station Excellence Emmy
KUED-TV in Salt Lake City was honored as the first recipient of the Overall Station Excellence Award from the Rocky Mountain Regional Emmy Awards. This award considers a station's quality, service, diversity and commitment over the course of an entire year. More than 50 stations were eligible in the Rocky Mountain region. KUED General Manager Larry S. Smith accepted the special Emmy for KUED in ceremonies in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday night.
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October 22, 2009
Kaplan and the University of Utah Launch Global Pathways Program for International Students
Kaplan, the global education company, and the University of Utah have agreed to establish a Global Pathways Program starting in January 2010 that will prepare students from around the world for admission to the University.
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October 19, 2009
 Forms of Imagination
The University of Utah will hold its fifth Utah Symposium in Science and Literature during Nov. 5-7. It will feature a poet, a composer and a mathematician discussing how their thinking is influenced by the different media they use to express their imaginations.
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October 19, 2009
U of U David Eccles School of Business Executive MBA Program Surges Ahead in Global Rankings
For the fifth year in a row, the Financial Times of London has ranked the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business (DESB) Executive MBA program among the top programs in the world. According to the report, being published in the Oct. 19 issue, the David Eccles School of Business Executive MBA program was ranked 30 in the United States and 77 in the world. Faculty research output was ranked 20 in the U.S.
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October 19, 2009
 Siciliano Lecture at U Welcomes International Experts on Aging
Are societies getting healthier as they get older? How can countries benefit from an older workforce? How do multiple familial generations co-exist, and what is the balance among family, market and public supports for older people? These questions will be addressed at the thirteenth annual Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum.
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October 15, 2009
The Real Battle? Religious Freedom v. Terrorism
The root cause behind terrorism in the 21st Century and how to curtail it could involve putting restrictions on freedom of religion. The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will host a symposium on October 23 from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. focused on religious rights, counter-terrorism and national security. The half-day event is based on Professor Amos N. Guiora's new book "Freedom from Religion: Rights and National Security."
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October 13, 2009
 Laura W. Bush to Deliver Keynote at U of U's Marriott Library Rededication Ceremony
Mrs. Laura W. Bush, who taught school and served as a public school librarian in Texas during her professional career, will deliver the keynote address at the rededication of the J. Willard Marriott Library on the campus of the University of Utah. The public events will be held Monday, October 26, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
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October 12, 2009
Health at the Margins: Poverty, Communication and Health
Professor K. "Vish" Viswanath, a renowned health communication researcher and theorist, will present the Communication Department's 23rd annual B. Aubrey Fisher Memorial Lecture, titled "Health at the Margins: Poverty, Communication and Health," on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 1110 of the Language and Communication Building (LNCO). The event is free and open to the public.
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October 11, 2009
 Radio Waves 'See' through Walls
University of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters and others nab intruders, and rescue hostages, fire victims and elderly people who fall in their homes. It also might help retail marketing and border control.
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October 11, 2009
Frontiers of Science Lecture: Why Can't We Eliminate the Flu?
Lecturer: Robin M. Bush, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, University of California, Irvine
Date:Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building Auditorium, University of Utah
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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October 9, 2009
Smaller Getting Better All the Time
Successful research on dozens of projects is taking place at institutions across the state, and results will be presented at the fifth nanoUtah Conference October 15 and 16, 2009 in Salt Lake City.
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