New study found that a high intake of high-fructose corn syrup is linked to lower lifespan and decreased fertility in female mice. Researchers at the University of Utah currently believe that added corn syrup in food products may be the main cause for obesity, diabetes and metabolic problems. The Utah study revealed that female mice fed with a high-fructose corn syrup dose proportional to the … [Read more...]
University of Utah Researchers to Help Pregnant African Refugees
Several researchers at the University of Utah will be dedicating their time and efforts to helping African refugees have healthier pregnancies. Their ultimate goal is to improve the health of the babies born to the female refugees and they plan on achieving it by providing the women with the proper prenatal education and care. The scientists adopted this plan because Utah has the tenth quickest … [Read more...]
University of Utah Amends Sexist Fight Song
Amid complaints and worries that its fight song might just be a bit too sexist for 2014 standards, the University of Utah has altered the best known line in its fight song. Now, fans can choose between two versions: the classical one and the contemporary updated one. The update did not change the line “I’m a Utah man” to “I’m a Utah fan”. Now, the lyrics of the fight song simply exist in both … [Read more...]
Utah University apologizes victim for sperm swap, says it’s unacceptable
The University of Utah, which is probing the incidence of possible sperm swap at fertility clinic in a Salt Lake City area, has termed the action of fertility clinic worker as unacceptable. The committee, constituted by the University of Utah to probe the case, is still clueless that the switch was intentional or not. The committee comprising of three university physicians have been tasked … [Read more...]
Four University of Utah students caught smoking marijuana on campus
Four students from University of Utah went on to decide to use a hidden snow igloo to smoke weed on campus. These students either constructed or found an abandoned igloo made of snow that had walls about 10 inches thick and was about four feet tall in the woods in the Red Butte Creek area between resident housing and Research Park, according to University of Utah police Sgt. Garth … [Read more...]
Utah university offers paternity testing fearing possible sperm swap
The University of Utah, which is probing a possible sperm swap at a fertility clinic in Salt Lake City area, on Wednesday announced free paternity testing to the women who underwent artificial insemination at the two fertility clinics that employed the suspected lab worker. At a news conference on Wednesday, the university also clarified its relationship with the defunct clinic. University’s … [Read more...]
Utah University finds employment records of accused in semen swap scandal
In a significant lead in the possible sperm swap at fertility clinic in a Salt Lake City area, the University of Utah on Wednesday announced that it has found several employment records of the accused Thomas Lipper, suggesting more oversight was needed" for him. Lipper, now dead, is accused of illicitly using his own semen to father a 21-year-old Texas woman at a Millcreek fertility … [Read more...]
Utah Student Protests Tuition Hike, Pays In $1 Bills
SALT LAKE CITY — Luq Mughal, a University of Utah student said he's fed up with the increasing tuition bill. Mughal on Tuesday paid his tuition this week with 2,000 single dollar bills as a protest against rising tuition rates. Mughal, 21 avails a discount because of his father being a member of the faculty. He used to pay with card only but this week he took a suitcase full of singles to the … [Read more...]
