Dean’s Corner Fall 2009
It has been a difficult economic year, and the University of Utah experienced significant budget cuts that required a good deal of belt tightening. Nevertheless, there were many positive aspects that I am happy to report. Pierre V. Sokolsky Dean, College of Science. Photo by Steven Leitch/University of Utah Most impressively in this “Great Recession,” the Thatcher family of Salt Lake City, Utah, showed great generosity and forward thinking by... [Read More...]
College of Science Alumni Association Fall 2009
The College of Science Alumni Association is working to provide benefits and opportunities to the community, and we invite you to get involved! Bernard Price, BS’88, MS’97 Alumni Association President Our core mission is to get Utah’s citizens, particularly students, excited about science. There are a number of ways we are working to facilitate that mission: • Scholarship and award programs • Career fairs • Tutoring and mentoring • Internship... [Read More...]
Chemistry Facility Expanding with NIH Support and Private Grants
In June 2009, the University of Utah Department of Chemistry received $8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) toward construction of an addition to the south tower of the Henry Eyring Building (HEB) specifically to support biological and biophysical chemistry research. Holding an architect’s rendering of how the new Thatcher Building for Biological and Biophysical Chemistry could appear are, (l-r) Tom Thatcher, Teri Flanders, Craig... [Read More...]
Alumni Participation Takes Huge Leap
Alumni and friends of the College of Science stepped forward in large numbers this past academic year to support the college and the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics & Astronomy. Nearly 1,000 individuals and others donated in 2008-2009, compared to about 600 a year in the past three years. In particular, alumni were donating to the general scholarship and unrestricted funds of the college and of each of the departments. “Support... [Read More...]
Cloaking: From Science Fiction to Science
by Lee J. Siegel Science News Specialist University of Utah Public Relations Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Graeme W. Milton. University of Utah mathematicians have developed a new cloaking method, and though it’s unlikely to lead to invisibility cloaks like those used by Harry Potter or Romulan spaceships in “Star Trek,” the new method someday might shield submarines from sonar, planes from radar, buildings from earthquakes, and oil... [Read More...]
Honor Roll of Donors 2009
The following lists represent gifts made to the College of Science between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. Standard university group designations are used. We are extremely grateful for each of these generous supporters. INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRUSTS Associates–– Gifts of $100,000 to $499,999 Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation Jean R. Stringfellow Founder’s Club–– Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999 Willard L. Eccles Charitable... [Read More...]
Graduate Fellowship Established in Honor of Dale A. Stringfellow
Dale A. Strinfellow, Ph.D. Mrs. Jean Stringfellow (BS Health ’66), widow of biology alumnus and respected research scientist Dale A. Stringfellow (BS Biology ’67, MS Microbiology ’70, PhD Microbiology ’72), has made a generous gift to the Department of Biology in honor of her husband’s work, establishing the Dale A. Stringfellow Endowed Fellowship in Cell Biology or Microbiology. The endowment will generate funds in perpetuity to help cover... [Read More...]
College of Science Installs New Donor Recognition Wall
The next time you’re on campus, be sure to visit the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Research Building, located near the university bookstore, and check out the new Donor Recognition Display, hanging outside the auditorium where Frontiers of Science and other lecture series are held. The Display lists the names of all donors of $100 or more each year to any program of the College of Science or its four departments, and permanently recognizes those who... [Read More...]
New Faculty Members
Editor’s Note: As a major step in the development of the astronomy program at the U, we received permission to make an unprecedented number of new faculty hires this year. This expansion led to the department of physics being renamed the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Douglas Bergman Douglas Bergman joined the faculty as an associate professor of physics and astronomy effective September 1, 2009. Bergman is interested in all aspects... [Read More...]
Calendar of Events 2009-2010
- –click here to download and/or print high-resolution Calendar file– The following list highlights free public events, lectures, and demos to be hosted by the College of Science during the 2009-2010 academic year: FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE Frontiers of Science public lectures start at 7:30 p.m. in the Aline W. Skaggs Biology Building, just west of the University Bookstore. Free and open to the public, although tickets are required. Please... [Read More...]