http://unews.utah.edu/ This is the RSS news feed for the University of Utah UNews (PR) Website, showing all releases from the last 90 days. en-us 2008-08-08 14:50:37 http://unews.utah.edu/images/graphics/xml_36x14.gif http://unews.utah.edu/ http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=071408-1 A University of Utah study is shedding light on an important, unsolved physics problem: the relationship between chaos theory - which is based on 300-year-old Newtonian physics – and the modern theory of quantum mechanics. 2008-08-06 11:05:02 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=080508-1 University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have developed a new tool that facilitates diagnosis of anemia related to chronic illness, as well as diseases of iron overload. The results of a study detailing the new tool are published in the August 2008 issue of the journal <EM>Cell Metabolism</EM>, a publication of Cell Press. 2008-08-05 11:40:47 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=072908-3 <P>A "perfect storm" is brewing as the nation's electricity demand continues to soar at the same time as power industry professionals are aging and retiring in large numbers.</P> 2008-08-01 07:53:33 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=073108-2 NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual computing technologies, and the University of Utah today announced that the university has been recognized as a CUDA Center of Excellence, a milestone that marks the beginning of a significant partnership between the two organizations. 2008-07-31 15:35:05 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=073108-1 Continuing Education at The University of Utah is pleased to announce that its Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) recently received a $1 million endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation. 2008-07-31 11:51:05 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=080108-1 <P>July 29, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) -More than 600 guests will join Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., representatives from the State, University of Utah, donor community, and the Utah Museum of Natural History to celebrate the groundbreaking for the museum's new home, The Rio Tinto Center.&nbsp; The official ceremony will take place at the new site, located southeast of Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, on University land that overlooks the Salt Lake Valley. The event will be held from 8 to 10 am.</P> 2008-08-01 09:57:26 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=072908-2 Spencer F. Eccles, chairman and CEO of the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, made an unexpected announcement today to 600 guests during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Utah Museum of Natural History.&nbsp; Mr. Eccles delivered the exciting news of the foundation's $5 million last-dollar, "capstone" challenge grant just moments prior to program guests putting shovels into the ground. 2008-07-31 15:32:46 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=072908-1 Even in the months before Robert Rice lost his battle with cancer during the summer of 2007, it wasn't unusual to see him riding his bike with a helmet on, smiling as he peddled. His wife of 58 years, Joyce, also a health and fitness enthusiast, still enjoys traveling and fulfilling her grandma duties as her means of staying active. 2008-07-29 11:31:19 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=072808-1 The age of your neighborhood may influence your risk of obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. 2008-07-28 21:57:54 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=072108-1 The University of Utah, with one of only 29 nuclear engineering programs remaining in the U.S., will use a $1.5 million gift from the Energy<I>Solutions</I> Foundation to establish a Presidential Endowed Chair in Nuclear Engineering in its College of Engineering. 2008-07-21 08:37:11 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=071608-1 <P>The 2008 fiscal year-end results for the generation of new businesses prove what many economists have long claimed, that the University of Utah is an economic engine for the State of Utah. Twenty-three companies were launched from technologies developed at the University within the last year. The companies not only help move research forward through the licensing royalty revenue they bring in, but they provide jobs for the people of Utah and help to strengthen the economy in the state. </P> 2008-08-06 10:06:03 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=071508-1 Colombian children living in war zones exhibited an understanding that stealing or hurting others is wrong. But when asked to consider revenge as a motive, many said it is acceptable to steal or hurt others for revenge. These vulnerabilities were more pronounced among teenagers. 2008-07-15 07:17:22 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=071108-2 Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with lifelong nicotine addiction, according to researchers at the University of Utah and their colleagues at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The study, published in the July 11, 2008 issue of <I>PLoS Genetics, </I>highlights the importance of public health efforts to reduce the number of youth who begin smoking. 2008-07-11 07:52:46 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=071108-1 July 10, 2008 - University Health Care's gynecologic and cancer care are rated 21<SUP>st</SUP> and 40<SUP>th</SUP> in the country in <EM>U.S. News &amp; World Reports' </EM>19th annual survey of America's Best Hospitals. The rankings place University Health Care among the nation's top providers for the 15<SUP>th</SUP> time.&nbsp;&nbsp; 2008-07-11 07:41:57 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=070908-1 &nbsp;Gifted children often display behaviors that may not respond to traditional forms of behavior management, explains Dr. Paul Beljan, pediatric neuropsychologist and owner of Beljan Psychological Services. 2008-07-09 11:46:48 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=070308-4 Certain songbirds can contract their vocal muscles 100 times faster than humans can blink an eye - placing the birds with a handful of animals that have evolved superfast muscles, University of Utah researchers found. 2008-07-09 08:00:49 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=070108-1 Today's arrival of Arthur C. "Chris” Nelson, one of the most distinguished researchers in planning, places the College of Architecture + Planning and the University of Utah at the forefront of thought about the future of our cities and metropolitan regions. 2008-07-01 08:34:04 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=062608-1 Neurobiologist Thomas N. Parks - executive director of the Brain Institute at the University of Utah and a faculty member for 30 years – has been selected as the university's vice president for research six months after he was named to the post on an interim basis. 2008-06-27 15:58:29 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=062308-1 Soccer players from around the state will come together Saturday, June 28<SUP> </SUP>at the University of Utah for the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> annual soccer tournament of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).&nbsp; Proceeds from the tournament, organized by the Utah Chapter of SACNAS, will provide scholarships to help students attend the national conference to be held in Salt Lake City this fall. This is the first time the national conference will be held in Utah. 2008-06-23 16:29:45 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=062008-1 On Saturday June 7<SUP>th</SUP>, The University of Utah law school welcomed its latest cohort of students - sixteen active prosecutors from Afghanistan. 2008-07-15 14:02:58 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=060308-2 <P>For decades, presidents at the University of Utah have been immortalized in oil paint. The tradition of unveiling the presidential portrait during the early part of their tenure continues with the current head of the university Michael K. Young. The formal unveiling took place on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. on the second floor of the John R. Park Building.</P> 2008-06-09 12:22:49 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=052208-2 A single organ may contain more than one type of adult stem cell - a discovery that complicates prospects for using the versatile cells to replace damaged tissue as a treatment for disease, according to a new study from the laboratory of geneticist Mario Capecchi, the University of Utah's Nobel Laureate. 2008-06-08 11:06:13 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=060308-15 On Wednesday, June 4, University of Utah law professor Amos Guiora, a counterterrorism expert, will testify before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in a hearing on "Improving Detainee Policy:&nbsp; Handling Terrorism Detainees within the American Justice System"&nbsp; The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. EST in room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building in Washington, D.C. 2008-06-03 15:40:20 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=052208-1 New calculations show that the deadly Crandall Canyon mine collapse - which registered as a magnitude-3.9 earthquake – began near where miners were excavating coal and quickly grew to a 50-acre cave-in, University of Utah seismologists say in a report on the tragedy. 2008-06-02 07:19:05 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=060208-1 <p>Donors and partners of University Neighborhood Partners will award over $20,000 dollars in scholarship money for the 2008-2009 academic year to seven recipients. One student will earn a $4,000 scholarship, four will be awarded a $3,000 scholarship, and another two students will receive a $2,000 scholarship. </p> 2008-06-02 16:54:23 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=052908-1 <P>Ask any group of four to 18 year-olds how they anticipate spending their summer vacation and "go to school" will likely not make the top ten responses. Rock climbing, rafting, bicycling, photography, swimming…these are the favorite picks for summer. Interestingly however, it is in school that youth are perfecting these activities, through the University of Utah's Youth Education summer camp programs.</P> 2008-06-20 11:51:25 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=052008-1 <P>Until 1992, when California's magnitude-7.3 Landers earthquake set off small jolts as far away as Yellowstone National Park, scientists did not believe large earthquakes sparked smaller tremors at distant locations. Now, a definitive study shows large earthquakes routinely trigger smaller jolts worldwide, including on the opposite side of the planet and in areas not prone to quakes.</P> 2008-05-25 11:07:00 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=050908-7 Researchers have been unable to build an ideal "photonic crystal” to manipulate visible light, impeding the dream of ultrafast optical computers. But now, University of Utah chemists have discovered that nature already has designed photonic crystals with the ideal, diamond-like structure: They are found in the shimmering, iridescent green scales of a beetle from Brazil. 2008-05-20 07:30:15 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=051508-1 Kennecott Utah Copper announces a $15 million donation to support the new Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah. When the museum building opens in 2011 in upper Research Park, it will be named the Utah Museum of Natural History at the Rio Tinto Center.&nbsp; Rio Tinto is the parent company of Utah companies Kennecott Utah Copper, Kennecott Land Company and Kennecott Exploration. &nbsp;The donation continues Kennecott's 30-year support of the Museum and represents the largest single corporate donation in the University's history. 2008-06-20 11:56:58 http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=051408-1 Residential construction in Utah is falling at a record-breaking pace as conditions have moved from an orderly correction to a serious contraction. The first quarter of 2008 reported a 58.2 percent year-over decline in total residential building permits (homes, twin homes, condominiums and apartments). 2008-05-14 07:10:21