Coal miner’s Daughter Spotlight on the first woman chair of the Mining Engineering Department’s Industrial Advisory Board — Denee Hayes. “The work I’ve done both within and outside of the mining industry has helped me understand what the outside community thinks about mining,” says Denee Hayes BSME’02. She explains that there is a misunderstanding […]
Read Morea Study of ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Psilocybe fungi, known colloquially as “magic mushrooms,” have held deep significance in Indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica for centuries. They captured the wider world’s attention as a psychedelic staple in the 60s and 70s. Now, these infamous organisms are at the forefront of a mental health revolution. Psilocybin and psilocin, the […]
Read MoreRyan J. White ’07, Chemistry University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced Ryan J. White as the new divisional dean of natural sciences. The inclusion of the alumnus from the University of Utah (chemistry) will bring new focus and structure around student success and the college of Arts and Sciences’ advancement. […]
Read MoreGeology alumnus and generous donor, Hellmut Hans Doelling, worked as a core laboratory curator, draftsman, and assistant geologist with the Utah Geological and Mineral Survey (UGMS) before returning to the U to earn his PhD in geology. He was born on 25 July 1930 in Richmond Hill, Queensborough, New York City, the only son of […]
Read MoreU CHEMIST LEADS MATCHUP AGAINST GENETIC DISEASE CARRIE WAGER, PHD’00, RECIPIENT OF CHEMISTRY’S 2020 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD, HAS ALWAYS VALUED TEAMWORK WHETHER ON THE SOCCER PITCH OR IN THE LAB. While studying at the U, she researched total synthesis of natural products in Gary Keck’s lab and played on an intramural soccer team where […]
Read Morelife in the gas lane Industrial chemist Ziggy Uibel performs at high octane. Occasionally, one stumbles upon someone who convinces you, through a combination of training, tenacity and enthusiasm on an existential level, that they could do or be anything in this life. Such is the case with Rory “Ziggy” Uibel, PhD ’03 who […]
Read MoreSolving Water shortages Through Lease Booming growth is driving more demand for water, but climate change, aridification and an over-allocated system ensure a short supply. State lawmakers have looked to farmers to solve Utah’s mounting water issues, hoping they’ll lease water to save the Colorado River and Great Salt Lake. So far, almost no […]
Read MoreAndy Thliveris: ‘Remember the Undergrads’ In December 2022, Andrew Thliveris BS’83 made a special trip to Salt Lake City with his wife Lauren. They joined the School of Biological Sciences in a belated (due to the pandemic) remembrance of K. Gordon Lark who had passed away more than two-and-a-half years earlier in April 2020.
Read MoreRemembering John Warnock, 1941-2023 As a high school student at Olympus High in Salt Lake City, co-founder and former CEO of Adobe John Warnock, who passed away August 19th at age 82, found a mentor in math teacher George Barton. “His approach was really quite simple,” remembered Warnock. “He instructed us to pick […]
Read MoreA near-sweep of Founders Day Distinguished Alumni Awards by the College of Science
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