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Evacuation plans for an earthquake

By By Isabella Bravo, Staff Writer April 8, 2009

In the event of a magnitude 7 earthquake hitting the U, cell phones would buzz with alert messages and the police would roam campus to inform people of safe places to relocate or tell them if they need to hold tight.

U would take more than a year to recover from quake

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer April 8, 2009

If students were to return to an earthquake-shaken campus, they'd be coming back to an equally shaken class schedule and a school that wouldn't be the same for more than a year, administrators said.

Profs study defensive evolution

By By Katie Valentine, Staff Writer April 8, 2009

Biology professors Phyllis Coley and Tom Kursar spent 11 weeks during Fall Semester in the Amazon rainforest studying the Inga genus of trees, and now they finally get to start analyzing their samples.

Identifying body from burned car prolonged

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer April 8, 2009

The possibility for a quick answer is now gone, as the body found inside U student Zach Ruble's car in Southern Utah will take several weeks to identify.

Several buildings likely to collapse

By By Jenna Miller, Staff Writer April 8, 2009

When the "big one" hits, the medical school, business buildings and OSH are a few of the buildings most likely to sustain heavy damage.

Newman sued for defamation

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer April 8, 2009

Hebrew studies professor Harris Lenowitz filed a lawsuit against Humanities Dean Robert Newman on Wednesday for defaming his reputation and damaging his current and future employment opportunities.

Burnt car belonged to U student

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer April 7, 2009

A rancher in Washington County found U student Zach Ruble's car engulfed in flames Thursday.

Construction worker OK after fall

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer April 7, 2009

A construction worker fell 30 feet at a construction site in Research Park on Monday.

Rats adapt to changing climate

By By Lana Groves, Asst. News Editor April 7, 2009

Wood rats lost their favorite juniper snack more than 10,000 years ago when climate change dried the Mojave Desert, forcing them to adapt their diets. Now the projected speed of global warming could make adaptation more difficult for animals.

New imaging technology will make microscopic data more understandable

By By Jeremy Thompson, Staff Writer April 7, 2009

Using new technology, U researchers can now take tens of thousands of microscopic images and combine them into a single model in real time.

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