Sustainable Urban Systems to Transfer Achievable Implementation Network (SUSTAIN)
The main aim of SUSTAIN is to develop collaborative research proposals to investigate how to improve the development of sustainable cities. This will be achieved by convening a series of 4 workshops; water, energy, synergy and transport, each consisting of two meetings and each pair developing one (or more) collaborative proposals.
In August 2005, Arup- one of the world’s most respected global design consultatncies - was contracted to design and masterplan the world’s first sustainable city
The Bases Of Rice Domestication In Lower Yangzte, China: Fifth Millennium BC Evidence For Early Cult
A complete revision to dating of early agriculture in the Lower Yangzte region of China is now underway as new methods for archaeobotanical analyses are being applied to trace the gradual evolution of domesticated rice from its wild ancestors, and the gradual shift from hunting-and-gathering to a reliance on cultivation. Since its discovery in the 1970s the Neolithic culture of Hemudu has been synonymous of developed rice agriculture in the Lower Yangzte valley. However, at the time it was excav
Early and traditional copper metallurgy in western China
Copper underpins the technology and economy of most societies of the last four thousand years, and ancient China is no exception. It relies heavily on copper for the production of bronze objects, such as weapons, tools and vessels, but also for its coinage and other monetary instruments. The artistic expression preserved in highly decorated and intricately cast bronze objects is rightly admired, and has attracted much scientific and art historical attention. Little, however, is known about the p
Sustainable Urban Systems to Transfer Achievable Implementation Network (SUSTAIN)
The main aim of SUSTAIN is to develop collaborative research proposals to investigate how to improve the development of sustainable cities. This will be achieved by convening a series of 4 workshops; water, energy, synergy and transport, each consisting of two meetings and each pair developing one (or more) collaborative proposals.
In August 2005, Arup- one of the world’s most respected global design consultatncies - was contracted to design and masterplan the world’s first sustainable city
Wild Birds of the American Wetlands: New Photography Exhibit
Photographer Rosalie Winard captures the style, grace, humor and power of birds in a new book and exhibit, "Wild Birds of the American Wetlands," at the Utah Museum of Natural History.
UCJC 2007: Beyond Biology
Utah House Representative David Litvak speaks about the exoneration and assistance bill in Utah from a political perspective.
UCJC 2007: Beyond Biology
Utah House Representative David Litvak speaks about the exoneration and assistance bill in Utah from a political perspective.
New Geothermal Power Plant in Southern Utah
A new geothermal power plant in southern Utah uses conventional technology - a rooftop air conditioning unit - in an unconventional way to generate electricity from 300-degree water. KUER's Dan Bammes reports.
Mormon Image Needs Makeover, Pollster Says
A California political pollster says Mormons have an image problem and church members need to address the problem head on.
How the Road to the White House Runs through the West
Panel moderated by David Patton, CPPA Director Dan Jones, Dan Jones and Associates Jeff Hartley, Political Consultant Richard Piatt, KSL Television Matthew Burbank, Political Science Chair, The University of Utah
Global Warming Under the Dome: Overcoming the Politics of Denial
Global Warming Under the Dome: Overcoming the Politics of Denial
Global Warming Under the Dome: Overcoming the Politics of Denial
Global Warming Under the Dome: Overcoming the Politics of Denial
Election 2008: A Letter to Spike
Whatever your ideology and political convictions, there's no question that the election of Senator Barack Obama as president of the United States stands out as a major milestone in the nation's history. Salt Lake Tribune reporter Matthew
Andrew Jackson and the Constitution
Gerard Magliocca discusses constitutional law through a comparison on Jacksonian politics and contemporary politics. Both Jackson and Bush have been demonized for their allegedly unconstitutional practices.
Andrew Jackson and the Constitution
Gerard Magliocca discusses constitutional law through a comparison on Jacksonian politics and contemporary politics. Both Jackson and Bush have been demonized for their allegedly unconstitutional practices.
Air Quality on the Wasatch Front: Boiling Frog Syndrome
Anesthesiologist and founder of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment Brian Moench speaks about air pollution along the Wasatch Front. Subjects include mercury poisoning, mining, and coal power plants.
Air Quality on the Wasatch Front: Boiling Frog Syndrome
Anesthesiologist and founder of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment Brian Moench speaks about air pollution along the Wasatch Front. Subjects include mercury poisoning, mining, and coal power plants.
Air Quality on the Wasatch Front: Boiling Frog Syndrome
Anesthesiologist and founder of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment Brian Moench speaks about air pollution along the Wasatch Front. Subjects include mercury poisoning, mining, and coal power plants.
2008.04.18-Hierarchy in International Relations
Hierarchy in International Relations: Rebuilding American's Legitimacy After the Iraq War A talk by: David Lake, Professor, Political Science, University of California, San Diego
2008.04.18-Hierarchy in International Relations
Hierarchy in International Relations: Rebuilding American's Legitimacy After the Iraq War A talk by: David Lake, Professor, Political Science, University of California, San Diego
