In 2007, the research funding of the University of Utah reached 200 million US dollars, and Huntsman Cancer Research Center topped the list, with a research funding of 65.438+0.3 million US dollars. In addition, chemistry, biology, computer, architecture, civil engineering, materials engineering, etc. Both are traditional dominant disciplines of the University of Utah. The Department of Geology and Geophysics of the University of Utah is affiliated to the School of Mining and Earth Sciences, and its research level enjoys a high reputation in the United States. UTAM (Utah Tomography & Modeling/Migration Alliance) was founded by Dr Jerry Schuster on 1987. The main research directions are seismic migration, velocity analysis and seismic forward modeling. , has made a rare contribution to the field of geophysics in the United States. The Department of Geology and Geophysics of the University of Utah has solid earth and tectonic processes, energy geoscience, petrology and volcanology. Volcanology, seismology, geophysics and crustal tectonics (seismology, geophysics &; tectonophysics
Sics) and other national key research topics, research groups such as geomorphic formation process and climatology, earth resources and exploration, processes and dynamics in the earth, and famous professors such as J. Moore, E. Petersen, P. Jewel, L. Miyagi, J. Bartley, M. Chan, etc., the campus of the University of Utah has been extended to the hilly area of Wasacz, surrounded by the National Geopark, which is undoubtedly a geological learner and geological park.
The school is most famous for ballet, vocal music, opera and symphony. Among them, the ballet department of the University of Utah is the first ballet department in the United States. The University of Utah has five large modern buildings, which are used for ballet, symphony and opera performances. The series of operas held in the Pioneer Theatre of the University of Utah every September is one of the largest opera series performances in the United States.
In addition, sports management is the dominant major of Utah University. Its advantage comes from the huge investment of Utah University in sports. The school has a large American football field with 50,000 people, an indoor basketball court with 20,000 people, an indoor volleyball court with 5,000 people, an indoor swimming pool with 100m, a large baseball field, badminton court, football field, tennis court and golf course. University of Utah football is the best in Major League Soccer. At the same time, in the NBA's annual rookie selection, the players of the University of Utah basketball team are the key selection targets. In addition, due to the unique geographical conditions, the University of Utah is close to the best ski resort in the world, so Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, with the University of Utah as the main venue. After winning the gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics, Yang Yang, a famous athlete from China, stayed at the University of Utah to study for a degree in economics. China's State Sports General Administration sends officials to the University of Utah for sports management training every year.