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Show U of U med school students predominantly male Windswept Farm - Park City, UT at the University of Utah is 37 percent. Wildlife Protection Society University officials say discrepSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - ancy isn't caused by any sort of The ratio of men to women attend- bias. The admissions criteria are ing the University of Utah medical the same for women and men who school is almost 2-1 and one of the apply. Last year, 30 percent of the most uneven in the country. According to the Association of applicants to Utah's medical American Medical Colleges, 49 school were women, nearly 20 perpercent of medical students cent fewer than the national avernationwide are women. The total age. Candi Ramos, director of the SUBMITTED BY [gentleman's Ranch and a Mountain Retreat near World Ctass resorts. 55 Acres of sweeping Ski Area Views, luxury Equestrian Facilities, backs onto National Forest with endless Recreation Trails. 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"I see the culture of Utah is not conducive for women to go into 10-11.30 am 5.30-7 pm 10-11:30 am 5:30-7 pm Level 1 Level 1 Mixed Levels Anusara FkJW Wednesday 10-11:30 am 530-7 pm Level 1 Level 1/2 Thursday Mixed Levels Anusara Flow 10-11:30 am 5:30-7 pm Friday 10-11 am Saturday 8:30-10.30 am Advanced 11 am -12 15 pm Level 1 Sunday 9--10am .. Pre/Post-Nata! PranSyama & Mediation "The Practice' Levels 1 & 2 10 am-12-30 5-6.30pm PROVO, Utah (AP) - Brigham Young University's new dining hall is making extra efforts to be environmentally friendly. The staff at Cannon Commons scrapes leftover food into a pulper so it can be used as compost around campus. At some events, the university uses plates and utensils made with cornstarch and bamboo so they can be thrown in the compost pile with the food. The facility is also using dish The school is working to increase female and minority applicants by helping them prepare for interviews, fill out applications and write personal essays. "It's not that I think they need extra help," Ramos said. "They need extra confidence, (to be reminded that) just because (the field is) dominated by men right now doesn't mean you can't do it." }.*••-- it % rinsers that use less water, Energy Star freezers and reducing the temperature of fryers to save energy. Once the oil in the fryers is used up, it goes to BYU research labs or to a bio-diesel firm the university has a contract with. "There's an energy in the country right now to solve our problems," said Dean Wright, BYU's director of Dining Services. "Just a few short years ago this would be a hot topic around Earth Day and then it Proposal calls for one counselor per 350 students SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - School district superintendents are rejecting a state education board proposal that could increase the number of counselors in secondary schools. The proposal would require one counselor for every 350 secondary students. The Utah State Office of Education says the statewide average is one counselor for every 395 students. If the State Board of Education adopts the proposal, districts that don't comply could lose state funding. Superintendents call the proposal a potentially expensive unfunded mandate that could result in larger class sizes, cuts in other school programs and tax increases. The proposed rule, to be discussed by the board today, also states school counselors shouldn't do clerical work such as administering tests or changing class schedules. State education leaders say they would ask state lawmakers for $8 million to hire counselors. U of U engineers develop new method SUBMITTED BY University of Utah University of Utah engineers have devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost of such cells by reducing the waste and breakage of the brittle semiconductor. The expensive solar cells now are used mainly on spacecraft, but with the improved wafer-slicing method, "the idea is to make germanium-based, high-efficiency solar cells for uses where cost now is a factor," particularly for solar power on Earth, says Eberhard "Ebbe" Bamberg, an assisLockwood says Utah is full tant professor of mechanical of students anxious to learn the engineering. "You want to do it on your roof." art and business of movies, but Dinesh Rakwal, a doctorprestigious film schools can be al student in mechanical expensive. Emerson-Smith's engineering, adds: "We're tuition won't be cheap, either, coming up with a more effibut at $9,400 per year is much cient way of making germamore affordable than others. nium wafers for solar cells Lockwood says students to reduce the cost and who do well enough could also weight of these solar cells be eligible for free tuition in and make them defect-free." Brass-coated, steel-wire the second year. saws now are used to slice New school opening for aspiring filmmakers in Utah dining halls, but BYU says that is off-limits. That's because the university employs some special needs students who wash dishes. School officials say without the trays, the work is more difficult. Wright said the school hasn't stopped looking for other options though. "I believe there's a great future in sustainability in the future, but there's still a lot of unknowns right now," Wright said. "(We're taking) a forward but cautious approach." round wafers of germanium from cylindrical single-crystal ingots. But the brittle chemical element cracks easily, requiring broken pieces to be recycled, and the width of the saws means a significant amount of germanium is lost during the cutting process. The sawing method was developed for silicon wafers, which are roughly 100 times stronger. The new method for slicing solar cell wafers - known as wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) wastes less germanium and produces more wafers by cutting even thinner wafers with less waste and cracking. The method uses an extremely thin molybdenum wire with an electrical current running through it. It has been used previously for machining metals during tool-making. Sylarus Technologies in St. George, Utah is considering using the new method, but must determine if it can be scaled up so wafers can be mass-produced in a commercially viable manner, Fines says. Bamberg's method would "reduce the amount we have to recycle and increase the yield," he adds. "It has the potential to give good savings, which helps enable this technology here on Earth." parkrecord.com parkrecord.com parkrecora.com 1 THE SHOP ..*$" 1167 Woodside Avenue • Park City •www.parkcrtyyoga.com • 435 649 9339 •. THE SPUR BAR & GRILL would die out." Wright says the savings are significant. The university serves 30,000 meals per day and the new appliances use 20 percent less electricity, while the new dish rinser uses 40 percent to 60 , percent less water. i Colleges across the country are increasingly looking for ways , to cut energy costs and be envi' ronmentally friendly in the process. Many schools are beginning to eliminate offering trays at their School counselor plan Slicing solar power costs SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) - A new school is opening for students interested in making movies. Emerson-Smith College is opening a new branch for high school and college students who want to study the film industry. Artistic director Pam Lockwood says that the liberal arts college's film school will open Oct. 1. S medicine," she said. Wayne Samuelson, associate dean over medical admissions, said he would like to see a more even mix of men and women, but the school is not going to base admissions on gender. He said about 1,300 people apply for 102 slots. 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