Middle school students interested in STEM-related fields participated in the Utah Prep program July 13 in order to improve skills, such as math. “We’ve learned through research and experience that math is the key, because its a stumbling block for a lot students,” said Carlos Cortez, program director of the Office of Sponsored Programs […]
With North Korea, ISIS and Russia on the frontpage, former director of the CIA, NSA and retired four-star general, Gen. Michael Hayden, will join UVU to discuss national security issues Oct. 11. “It seems very timely to have him here now,” Frederick White, associate vice president of engaged learning and organizer for the event, said. […]
Photo by Marcela Violeta Cuttingedge technology is now available to students as social media mining company, NUVI, joins with UVU to create the new Social Media Command Center. Cameron Martin, vice president of university relations, hosted the ribbon cutting of the SMCC Aug. 3 in the Losee Center. Guests included executives from NUVI and members […]
Illustration by Tyler Carpenter A new college is being formed as the College of Health and Science as the College of Aviation and Public Service merged into one college July 1. Fourteen different schools, departments and major programs are now united as the College of Health and Public Service. CSH was one of the largest […]
Imagine sitting down in a bus-sized capsule, strapping on a seatbelt, taking off, breaking the sound barrier, and arriving at a vacation destination hundreds of miles away in a matter of minutes, with the function of a Hyperloop travel system. The Hyperloop travel system uses the power of high-pressure and low-pressure propulsion by vacuum sealing […]
Photo credit: Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] The Biology Department held its annual Darwin Day celebration Feb. 10 to honor Charles Darwin and remind students of the importance of evolution. UVU, along with hundreds of universities and entities around the world, honored the “Father of Evolution” with displays in the Science Atrium, a […]
Researchers developed a device for measuring gases, potentially changing how we study the digestive system. Based out of Melbourne, the RMIT University team created a pill-sized capsule designed to measure concentrations of specific gases inside the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). A study was published as a “proof-of-concept demonstration,” meaning that the goal was to show […]
Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing Physicists from UVU have found a new way to gauge the density of individual cells using acoustic levitation. The process of using acoustic levitation includes removing a cell culture from the subject, such as a cell from a suspicious tumor. The cell is then […]
Want to learn to invest? There’s an app for that. Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected] The app Acorn is a simple way for college students to invest. Acorn is helped by Nobel Prize winning economist, Dr. Harry Markowitz, through recurring investments and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). A recurring investment is the portion of […]
Elizabeth Suggs | Staff Writer | [email protected] An electric unicycle, Ninebot One, distributed locally by Jive Cycle, has come to UVU. According to Shawn Hinckley, UVU student and seller of Jive Cycle, Ninebot is popular in California, New York, Europe and most of Asia. The difference between a Segway and a Ninebot One, according to […]