Read more University of Utah stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23666/university-of-utah.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68816/virus-linked-to-aggressive-prostate-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAggressive 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 say is it...http://www.newser.com/story/68816/virus-linked-to-aggressive-prostate-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 18:00:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52429/8-offbeat-library-collections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYour 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 items that include...http://www.newser.com/story/52429/8-offbeat-library-collections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Mar 2009 3:20:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20294/animal-rights-violence-has-schools-turning-to-courts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 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 think their...http://www.newser.com/story/20294/animal-rights-violence-has-schools-turning-to-courts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Feb 2008 15:48:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19670/utahs-well-armed-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile 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...http://www.newser.com/story/19670/utahs-well-armed-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Feb 2008 14:29:00 CST