The Daily Utah Chronicle

U Health Sciences Center researchers hope a new stem cell study will help patients recover from an intense leg disease, which can lead to amputation if it goes unchecked. As a professor and chief of vascular surgery at the U School of Medicine, Larry Kraiss is part of a nationwide trial to see if patients' own stem cells will help them recover from a type of peripheral vascular disease.

A $1.5 million gift from the EnergySolutions Foundations to the U College of Engineering will provide a new Presidential Endowed Chair and a new minor in nuclear engineering. Richard Brown, dean of the College of Engineering, said he is excited about the endowment because of the potential it has to help U students.

The Utah State Board of Regents selected William A. Sederburg to be Utah's new Commissioner of Higher Education early in July. The commissioner acts as the CEO of the Utah System of Higher Education and helps the Board of Regents ensure that policies and programs are working in the state's 10 public colleges and universities.

A year after a recycling program was implemented on campus, and thanks to the recent purchases of new equipment, students will be able to recycle cardboard in a cheaper and more efficient way. The U bought two cardboard balers and eight large recycling trailers to assist in the recycling process, which U Recycling Coordinator Joshua James said will make the program more effective.

When meeting the new British Studies chairman, one might expect the most noticeable feature to be a British accent. Since he lacks one, however, Vincent Pecora's large collection of British books is the only clue to his love of all things British. In his new position, Pecora is responsible for overseeing the expansion of the new British Studies Program at the U.