In research published in the journal Biological Conservation, biology professor Çağan Şekercioğlu (pronounced Cha-awn Shay-care-gee-oh-loo) concludes that 12.5 percent of the world's bird species could be extinct by 2100. Learn More»
Syvia Torti has been appointed dean of the Honors College. Torti came to the U in 2003 as a professor in biology and is currently associate director of the U's Rio Mesa Center. Torti is also a writer, having published one novel and several short stories.
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Two longtime U professors—chemist Edward M. “Ted” Eyring and mathematician Hugo Rossi—are among recipients of the 2011 Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology.
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On Oct. 21, President Obama presented the nation's highest honor in science to Prof. Peter Stang at the White House. Stang received the honor for his work in organic supramolecular chemistry. Learn More»