U art prof and students work with children to create mural downtown
A new mural in downtown Salt Lake City, which depicts artists and railroad tracks, is a representation of, by and for the neighborhood it enlivens. U students and their professor worked with local youth to create a mural that celebrates the local art community.
Nicotine dependency linked to age and genetics
U researchers have found a gene that correlates with nicotine addiction in long-term smokers who started before the age of 17. "People who initiate smoking by age 17 are on average more heavily dependent in their lifetime smoking behavior," said Robert Weiss, lead author of the study and U professor of human genetics.
Pizza: 2007-2008 Utah athletic grades are out
With the NCAA Track and Field Championships and the College World Series now over, the book on the 2007-2008 NCAA Athletic Season has come to a close. Naturally with that end comes the grades.
House: Congress procrastinates with temporary interest rate reduction
Congress' latest attempt to lower interest rates on student loans will provide little relief for most students, and the minor cut is only temporary. As a result of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act that the Democratic Congress passed in 2007, interest rates on government-subsidized loans were reduced this year from 6.