TRAVELING GREENER
Employees can donate a portion of their travel reimbursement to the U’s new Green Travel Fund for renewable energy projects and energy efficiencies on campus.
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Announcements
Categories: Faculty/Staff
U STAFF SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT The University of Utah Staff Council is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for staff development scholarships for the Spring Semester 2016. Each scholarship is worth up to $500 and can be used towards the employee’s tuition bill. Scholarships can be used towards professional trainings, symposiums, conferences […]
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[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-9″] By PEAK Health & Fitness Did you know you can participate in four sessions of personal training for free? PEAK Health and Fitness offers opportunities for University of Utah employees to make progress toward better health and fitness. Why work with a PEAK personal trainer? Whether you want to lose weight, gain […]
Read MoreSHORELINE TRAIL STEWARDS
U develops Urban Rangers program servicing parts of the 100-mile Bonneville Shoreline Trail, with students acting as volunteer rangers to become stewards of the area.
Read MoreKOREAN WAR STORIES TOLD BY U STUDENTS
Five U Asia Campus communication students are recording stories about the Korean War after being selected to receive funding from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
Read MoreFROM BREAD TO BULB
Two U researchers have found a way to create LEDs from tortillas and soda.
Read MoreSCIENCE DAY AT THE U
Hundreds of high school students from Utah and neighboring states to learn about science at the 27th annual Science Day at the U.
Read MoreMOTORISTS STILL DRIVING ‘BLIND’ WHILE TALKING
It takes up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after issuing voice commands, U researchers found in a pair of new studies for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Read MoreTWO ROUTES FOR MONKEY LOVE
Across the animal kingdom, males hoot and holler to attract females and ward off competing suitors, but howler monkeys evolve two sex tactics to pass on their genes.
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Categories: Faculty/Staff
EARLY CAREER TEACHING AWARD Deadline: Dec. 4 The Early Career Teaching Award recognizes up to four outstanding faculty at an early stage in their careers at the University of Utah. To be eligible, a faculty member must have completed at least three full years but fewer than eight years of service at the university and […]
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[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-9″] By PEAK Health & Fitness Athletes, non-athletes and types of sugar Because sugars, or simple carbohydrates, serve as the main fuel source for high intensity exercise, athletes have higher carbohydrate needs than the general population when training and competing. Carbohydrates also serve as the brain’s preferred source of energy for staying focused […]
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