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Lecture copyrighted to Michael K. Young

Office of the President President's Annual Address to the Staff 2008 Michael K. Young, President, University of Utah President Young presents his annual address to the staff and gives an overview of iniatives, accomplishments, and challenges currently facing the University of Utah. Recorded October 20th, 2008, as part of the annual president's address.

Duration: 1hr 02min 08sec

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Institutional Advancement in partnership with Spiro Arts at Silver Star

Park City Institute Boy Meets Hermaphrodite: The Genetic Basis of Sexual Attraction Erik M. Jorgensen, Ph.D. In this lecture Dr. Jorgensen describes the neural basis of sexual attraction. University of Utah biologists genetically manipulated nematode worms so the animals were attracted to worms of the same sex - part of a study that shows sexual orientation is wired in the creatures' brains. "The conclusion is that sexual attraction is wired into brain circuits common to both sexes of worms, and is not caused solely by extra nerve cells added to the male or female brain," says laboratory leader and biology Professor Erik Jorgensen, scientific director of the Brain Institute at the University of Utah and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Recorded April 3rd, 2008, as part of Park City Institute.

Duration: 43min 43sec

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Lecture copyrighted to Hinckley Institute

Hinckley Institute of Politics and College of Science

Hinckley Institute of Politics The Public Understanding of Science Sir Arnold Wolfendale, FRS 14th Astronomer Royal The Public Understanding of Science: Report commissioned by British Gov. Sir Arnold Wolfendale, FRS 14th Astronomer Royal, Great Britain Co-sponsor – College of Science Recorded March 4th, 2008, as part of Hinckley Forum. More about this event...

Duration: 50min 49sec

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Lecture copyrighted to Marcia McNutt

College of Science and College of Mines and Earth Sciences Changing Climate: It's all About the Oceans Marcia McNutt, President, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels changes ocean temperature, alters ocean circulation and makes the ocean more acidic. McNutt discusses how these changes affect the productivity of ocean fisheries and influence how we manage the ocean, and notes that it is ocean acidification, in particular, that may be mankind's most severe environmental disturbance. Recorded January 30th, 2008, as part of the Frontiers of Science Lecture Series. More about this event...

Duration: 59min 55sec

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