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A history of asbestos use in American manufacturing/industry

by Steven Elzinga On Saturday Oct. 23, 2010, I was standing at the statue unveiling ceremony in memory of my uncle Merlin Olsen, who died at age 69 of

Why Did I Get Leukemia?

By Jaehee Yi, Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, University of Utah; with assistance from Jonghee Kim, PhD Student, College of Social Work, University of Utah [caption

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Cancer Survivorship and the Train Ride of Life

By Jaehee Yi, Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, University of Utah, and Tian Tian, PhD Student, College of Social Work, University of Utah In 2006, as

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Peer Mentoring and U

By David Derezotes, Professor and Director of the Bridge Clinic, College of Social Work, University of Utah Test anxiety, papers due, pop

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The Stigma of Food Stamps

By Lindsay Gezinski, Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, University of Utah How many times have you heard a statement like this? “A friend of a friend

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U Libraries Help Lead the PAC

As the University of Utah formally enters the Pac-12, its three libraries can proudly say this move continues an already well-established collaboration with peer institutions

Like a Boss

Want to be the King of the Mountain? U now offers resort management class

Ahh, the dream job, skiing (and/or snowboarding) all day, every day, and getting paid like a boss to do it... Well, now there’s a class for that. The

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Getting excited to view new Antarctic data

In just a few more days, the Antarctic expedition team will begin their trip home.  When they get back to New Zealand and finally Salt Lake City, familiar

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Employment numbers–down for the count

We've been down so long, it's beginning to look like up to the stock market.  For the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, the Dow rose 290

Mount Erebus, our resident volcano, towers above our camp on a sunny day yet disappears completely in the snow.  The summit elevation of Mount Erebus, is 12,448 ft (3,794 meters).  Photo credit: Cindy Furse

Fire and Ice

Antarctica in its spring time is a supremely beautiful, wild, rugged landscape.
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