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COLLEGE NEWS
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University of Utah launches Peak Water Sustainability Engine
Water is essential to life and a frequent research topic at the University of Utah. To increase research related to water, the U is excited to announce the launch of Peak Water Sustainability Engine (Peak Water). Engines are research hubs that bring together faculty, communities, governments, and industry to engage key societal challenges.
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Placing Geology at Foundation of Essential Discoveries
Bereket Haileab, a graduate of the geology program at the University of Utah MS 1988 PHD 1995, currently serves as the chair and professor of geology at Carleton College. With a commitment to both research and teaching, he has made significant contributions to the field. In 1985 Haileab joined a University of Utah research group that mapped the Turkana Basin in Kenya, which helped confirm the age of "Turkana Boy," a Homo ergaster fossil dating back 1.6 million years*. His experiences have fueled his dedication to exploring the interdisciplinary intersections of geology, particularly in paleoanthropology. He has pursued this passion through fieldwork in various locations, including western Ethiopia and the Turkana Basin in Kenya.
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Kevin Perry, Societal Impact Scholar
University of Utah President Taylor Randall has named five faculty members as 2024-25 Presidential Societal Impact Scholars for exemplary public engagement, including Atmopsheric Sciences Professor Kevin Perry.
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The University of Utah has both historical and contemporary relationships with Indigenous peoples. Given that the Salt Lake Valley has always been a gathering place for Indigenous peoples, we acknowledge that this land, which is named for the Ute Tribe, is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Tribes and is a crossroad for Indigenous peoples. The University of Utah recognizes the enduring relationships between many Indigenous peoples and their traditional homelands. We are grateful for the territory upon which we gather today; we respect Utah’s Indigenous peoples, the original stewards of this land; and we value the sovereign relationships that exist between tribal governments, state governments, and the federal government. Today, approximately 60,000 American Indian and Alaska Native peoples live in Utah. As a state institution, the University of Utah is committed to serving Native communities throughout Utah in partnership with Native Nations and our Urban Indian communities through research, education, and community outreach activities.
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Nov 1, 2023
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