University Health Care announced plans Monday to build a new health care facility in the southwest valley.

Through a clinical trial to grow and surgically replace stem cells, U researchers hope to reduce a patient's heart failure and increase the overall lifespan by a few years.

The Alaskan arctic plays a crucial role in the global ecosystem but is on the verge of total collapse, said Subhankar Banerjee, a wildlife photographer.

Power outages, such as the one that shut down classes in multiple buildings Nov. 6, are increasing every year and the U is unlikely to secure state funds to fix the problem.

To give female students at the U a glimpse into the career choices of professional women in Utah and why they chose to focus on their careers, the Bennion Community Service Center organized a forum bringing together women of all ages Saturday morning.

Beginning this week, the U Police Department will begin posting a list of the previous day's crimes every morning on its Web site. The new feature was created as a service to the students, Capt. Lynn Mitchell said.

The University of Utah and Brigham Young University both push sustainability measures on their campuses, but BYU steers away from adopting official green policies.

The U and BYU were ranked in the Top 10 most "family-friendly" schools, according to the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review's Best 296 Business Schools, released in early October.

U professor Lisa Diamond said that an adjunct professor's organization skewed her sexual identity research, which she said is typical in the battle between those in support of and opposition to homosexuality.

The U's Dog and Cat Adoption Program organized a fundraiser on Thursday to help retired research pets find adoptive families.