Mining tests have shown that researchers can find trapped miners by distinguishing between expected underground noises and the metal sound.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has selected Patrick Reimherr, a senior in economics and the U's student body president, as one of 65 students from more than 280 colleges nationwide to receive a $30,000 scholarship award for public service.

Kahn spoke Thursday at the U Hinckley Institute of Politics about China's up-and-coming status as a superpower of the world.

A new U study has found that Utah adults diagnosed with autism are faring better than their peers when it comes to adjusting to society.

The marathon, run by the Associated Students of the University of Utah, will begin Friday afternoon in the Union Ballroom and will continue non-stop for 26.2 hours. Participants will dance, play games and eat to help support cancer research.

The U, in conjunction with the Turkish Coalition of America, is instituting a new five-year program of Turkish studies.

An amended proposal to increase student fees by $2.50 per semester to fund sustainability projects passed the ASUU General Assembly and Senate last night and will go before the Utah Board of Regents for approval this afternoon.

People caught texting on their cell phones while driving will soon face stiffer penalties under a law passed by the Utah Legislature.

The U is hosting its first drive for the National Marrow Donor Program, a nonprofit organization. The drive seeks to register those willing to donate bone marrow if they are found to be a match in the future.

Richard Diaz has been involved in the fight to preserve the rights of undocumented students to receive a higher education for the past six years, but he said the fight is far from over.