Topic: University of Utah

Fine-tuning college degrees to the job market

US institutions of higher learning are adapting aspects of "Tuning," a European program to give college degrees more job market relevance.

Did Ardipithecus ramidus roam the woods or the grasslands?

Ardi, the 4.4 million-year-old skeleton whose discovery last year upended models of human evolution, has prompted a debate about where she lived, and whether she is indeed an ancestor of modern humans.

iPhone Helps Researchers Build Better Nuclear Power Plants

New nuclear power plants can be built faster thanks to new simulation tools on the iPhone and iPad.

Why I'm waiting to buy an iPad

"Bookish" types weigh in: The iPad isn't necessarily a Kindle killer – at least, not yet.

Life on Saturn's moon Titan: Who needs water anyway?

The search for life on Saturn's moon Titan shows that organisms appear to thrive on far less water than conventional wisdom holds is needed to keep microbes active and alive.

New immigrants avoiding big cities, study finds

More new immigrants are settling in mid-size metropolitan areas like Detroit and Minneapolis, according to a study released Monday.

Foreclosure mystery: Why can't conservative Utahns afford their mortgage?

Utah missed the big property run-ups in California and elsewhere, but it's No. 5 in foreclosures, according to a new RealtyTrac study.

Report: Cell phone distraction causes one in four US car crashes

The report puts the number of car crashes caused by cell phone use and texting at 1.6 million – one million more than previously thought. A new advocacy group against 'distracted driving' is patterned after Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Why atom-size gadgets must shape up

New research shows nanoparticles could replace gold, platinum, and other expensive metals in important devices, shaving off 90 percent of some costs.

While texting and driving, I ran off the freeway

A veteran texter faces facts in a texting and driving simulator.

Texting while driving: the new drunk driving

Texting and driving – and gadgets like iPods and GPS devices – are a public safety epidemic.

Tiny particles with a huge environmental impact

Human activity in deserts is causing more dust to settle on alpine meadows and mountains, speeding snow melt.

Opinion: What the cellphone industry won't tell you

Next time you get a call on the road, pull over.

Smart key would disable teens' phones while driving

Closing Guantánamo prison may force new rules for trying terrorists

Obama will have to find a new balance between civil liberties and national security.

A dino 'dance floor'

The Pixar Touch

How once-neglected underdog Pixar became the jewel of the Disney crown.

Opinion: A legal case against the OPEC cartel

Decades of putting up with OPEC have not reduced oil prices.

For working moms, a way to connect with college

About 40 mothers are receiving scholarships from Project Working Mom to earn degrees online.

States divided on approach to polygamous sect

Law officers in Arizona and Utah say their method of confronting the FLDS must differ from that of Texas.

Core strength of gators

On the horizon: news from the frontiers of science

How gators move so quietly, a creative invasive snail, corn's impact on algae, and a global climate regulator.

Be patient with us humans – we're still evolving

Researchers find that humans have changed significantly in just the past 1,500 years or so.

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