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University of Utah stories: 4 news summaries

Virus Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Connection may lead to better diagnosis, customized treatment

Sep 7, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Aggressive human prostate cancer cells contain a virus associated with cancer in animals, a discovery that raises hopes for more accurate diagnosis and treatment of the disease, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. "We're not saying this virus causes cancer," cautioned the lead researcher. "The best we can... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • Columbia University • prostate specific antigen • University of Utah • prostate-specific antigen • PSA test • XMRV

 8 Offbeat Library Collections 

Hidden treasures abound in local libraries across the country

Mar 7, 09 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Your local library may be home to an odd or wonderful specialized stash of artifacts. The Smithsonian compiles a list of the nation’s most unusual library collections:
  • The Cleveland Public Library sports perhaps the world’s largest collection of chess- and checkers-related material, with more than 30,000
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Cleveland • Judaism • chess • romance • Smithsonian • University of Utah • library • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Animal-Rights Violence Has Schools Turning to Courts

Battle pits free-speech rights against safety

Feb 28, 08 3:48 PM CST
(Newser) - In recent months, animal-rights activists have strapped a firebomb under a UCLA professor’s car and flooded another’s home in a campaign to intimidate the school into ending experiments on primates. A judge has issued several restraining orders as the university tries to protect researchers, Newsweek reports, while protesters... More »

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protests • animal rights • PETA • UCLA • University of Utah • Animal Liberation Front • Utah Primate Freedom Project • National Institutes of Health • Animal Liberation Brigade • UCLA Primate Freedom Project • Oregon Health Sciences University • UC Santa Cruz

Utah's Well-Armed Students

In only state where concealed weapons are allowed on campus, many take advantage

Feb 21, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - While many states have responded to recent college shootings by debating whether firearms should be allowed on campus, Utah is the only one with such a law on the books—and students at its public universities are taking advantage, CNN reports. Predictably, while some students say they feel safer with... More »

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concealed weapon • school shooting • Brigham Young University • Virginia Tech shootings • firearms • college student • University of Utah • concealed-weapons laws • guns

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