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Research funding: U grants freedom for professors’ research

By By Michael McFall and By Michael McFall • February 27, 2008

Fewer research grants are available for professors of qualitative studies, such as the humanities or the arts, than for those in the sciences, but that doesn't exempt these faculty members from having to do research. Even though studies such as humanities and the arts have fewer foundations set up for them, they rarely have to worry about rejection on the grounds of asking for too much money, said English professor Vincent Cheng, who researches 20th-century English, British and Irish literature.

Research funding: Professor studies CO2 storage

By and • February 27, 2008

The work of Brian McPherson, one of the U's top Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative researchers, might help put a stop to global warming. After completing his doctoral work at the U, McPherson left for New Mexico to continue research. Ten years later, McPherson is back at the U, working with carbon dioxide.

Kosovo independence not ‘happy ending,’ former diplomat says

By By Dave Roberts and By Dave Roberts • February 27, 2008

Even though most of Kosovo's residents celebrated the country's independence last week, the region's break from Serbia and Russia is not a guarantee of "a picture-perfect happy ending." Instead, William Montgomery, a former ambassador to the region, said Kosovo's newfound freedom is an increasingly complicated situation that is going to require communication and compromise.

Research funding: Federal deficit affects funding

By By Edgar Zuniga Jr. and By Edgar Zuniga Jr. • February 27, 2008

Although federal research grant money is a critical resource for the U, helping to attract and maintain high-quality faculty such as Nobel-prize winner Mario Capecchi, grant money at the U has not increased as significantly in recent years as it did in the 1990s, according to the U's Office of Budget and Institutional Analysis.

Research funding: Government is a big contributor

By By Ryan Shelton and By Ryan Shelton • February 27, 2008

For Valentine Vardeny, a physics professor at the U, external research funding is the lifeblood of innovation. "Without grants, I'm dead," Vardeny said. "Experimental research cannot function without them. Grants are like blood, food and oxygen...they are a necessity for success.

Men’s Hoops: Notebook

By and • February 26, 2008

Boylen still has faith in Kepkay Tyler Kepkay is one of the last people to leave the gym every day. He's also been the guy with the ball in his hand during the last seconds of four Runnin' Ute losses that have come down to the wire. Unfortunately, none of those games went Utah's way, but that hasn't caused Boylen's confidence to waver in his juco transfer's ability or heart.

Bill to conceal names of animal researchers passes

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie • February 26, 2008

The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill to conceal the names, personal addresses and phone numbers of U animal researchers. The bill, which passed unanimously Feb. 22 and the Senate president signed on Monday, would modify the Government Records Access and Management Act to classify personal information of researchers who do medical or scientific research on animals at Utah colleges and universities as protected documents.

Soccer: Manning reloads on talent

By By Paige Fieldsted and By Paige Fieldsted • February 26, 2008

Last week, U women soccer players had a hard time deciding for which player to cheer as Shaylyn Kennedy of Murray High School and Kellie Woodfield from Timpview High School faced each other in the 4-A girls basketball quarterfinals. While both excel at basketball, they also have another passion -- soccer.

U ranked for high web presence

By and • February 26, 2008

The U's worldwide Internet presence ranking went up two places this year. The U ranked 48th out of more than 5,000 universities included in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Universities are ranked based on several factors including the number of pages on a school's website and how many scholarly publications are collected on the Google Scholar database.

Letter: A letter from a student!

By and • February 26, 2008

Editor: After reading Janice Kopaunik's column titled "Don't even think about having sex" (Feb. 22), I had to wonder out loud: "Is The Chronicle's editor really that starved for letters?" I was disappointed to see that my theory does not hold any water, as my eyes stumbled down to the section titled "Letter to the editor.