Researchers at the U are participating in a study that will follow thousands of children's development from embryo to adulthood in order to help prevent childhood diseases.

Tate, a freshman in international affairs at Georgetown University, and other students spent Saturday afternoon asking themselves these questions as they canvassed Sully neighborhoods to raise support for Sen. Barack Obama.

The International Center and its student council opened the International Café program this semester as a way to meet with other international students and share experiences.

McDonnell, a graduate student in Middle East studies, hopes to be the second Libertarian candidate ever elected to a state office in Utah8212;a feat mired with financial and ideological pitfalls.

The U hosted Metamorphoses, an international colloquium on narrative fairy tales and folklore, over the weekend, drawing scholars from various universities.

Jennifer Graves, a professor of comparative genomics for the Australian National University, said in an Oct. 1 lecture on the evolution of sex chromosomes in animals and humans that new sex-determining genes could evolve in the next few million years.

The new geology and geophysics building is under construction and is nearing completion.

The U Farmers Market hosted a workshop about urban chicken farming Thursday. Celia Bell, who ran the workshop, detailed the chicken farming process starting with chicks and ending with hens.

The U Campus Store and Merrill Engineering Building have had computers looted, amounting to thousands in losses.

Research done at the U could help other scientists learn how to force cancerous cells to self-destruct before they spread.