January 24, 2003 Utah State
in the News
EXHIBIT
OFFERS A WORLD OF MUSICAL SOUNDS
In the Australian outback, the deep growl of the didgeridoo
lends an unearthly ambiance to religious ceremonies of the area's
indigenous people. The plaintive melodies of the quena flute
first wafted across Andean plateaus 5,000 years ago; more recently,
Simon and Garfunkel popularized the instrument's tremulous sound
in a song called "El Condor Pasa." ... Where there
are human beings, there is music. An unusual traveling exhibit
sponsored by the Utah State University Museum of Anthropology
is giving Utah middle and high school students a chance to explore
indigenous music of three continents. In keeping with its exploration
theme, the exhibit was conceived and built by a group of student
interns at USU, who experienced, hands-on, the challenges of
museum work. (Salt Lake Tribune, 01/23/03) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2003/jan/01232003/thursday/22520.asp
A PLACE FOR WOLVES
IN UTAH
After an absence of more than 70 years, gray wolves have made
their appearance in northern Utah. A Druid Pack wolf from Yellowstone
National Park was trapped on Nov. 30 in Morgan, Utah. This demonstration
of the dispersal abilities of gray wolves was not a surprise
to Utah State University researcher Robert Schmidt. “Descendants
of the wolves released into Yellowstone National Park and central
Idaho are dispersing, just as wolf biologists predicted,”Schmidt
said. (Junction Magazine, January 2003)
ON THE HILL: PROJECTS
SHOWN IN ROTUNDA
State officials will once again have the opportunity to see
firsthand some of the finest students in Utah. Students from
Utah State University and the University of Utah will exhibit
their undergraduate research projects at the rotunda of the
Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City today from 9 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. The third annual "Posters on the Hill: A Celebration
of Undergraduate Research," will give elite students who
attend Utah State and the U of U the opportunity to discuss
the importance of research education and present their unique
research projects to state legislators. (Standard Examiner,
01/23/03)
KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE, SECURITY EXPERT WARNS:
HE SAYS COMPUTER CRIMES ACCOUNT FOR BILLIONS IN LOSSES
National security threats take many forms, and a man focused
on information assurance told a crowd Wednesday that everyone
— from individuals to companies and organizations —
needs to be vigilant about protecting computer data. James Frost,
deputy director of the National Information Assurance Training
and Education Center at Idaho State University, warned against
feeling there is no threat. "As we look at cyber security
. . . the great approach is just to bury your head in the sand:
Everything's cool, no one's Chicken Little. The sky is not falling.
Everything's copacetic. No one's interested in your site. No
one's interested in your resources. You're really not a very
large company. It's just your credit card, yadda yadda yadda,"
he said at a Partners in Business information technology seminar
at Utah State University. (Deseret News, 01/23/03) Click on:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,450028168,00.html
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