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1850

The University of Utah is founded as the University of Deseret

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1883

First published book. "A Primer and First Reader of Vocal Music" by Evan Stephans from the Department of Music.

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1892

First published paper. "Elementary Science in the Public Schools" by Henry Montgomery.

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1894

One of the first UU Research locations – Physical and Chemical Laboratory

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1921

The earliest UU patent - A prototype of a folding cot from researcher George Coray

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1945

NIH awards its first-ever research grant to Maxwell Wintrobe to study muscular dystrophy

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1948

The Office of Cooperative Research is established to promote UU research

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1965

The Office of Technology Transfer is established to assist faculty researchers with patents and technologies (now referred to as the Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center)

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1968

The Office of the Vice President for Research is established. The first VP for Research is William Partridge.

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1968

Research Park is developed

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1969

UU becomes the fourth node on the ARPANET that evolved into Internet and World Wide Web.

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1970

The University of Utah Research Foundation is founded.

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1975

The Utah Population Database is created.

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1982

The University of Utah Hospital performs the world’s first permanent artificial heart transplant.

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1994

The BRCA1 breast cancer gene is successfully cloned by UU researchers

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2006

UU reaches 100 spinout companies

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2007

Mario Capecchi receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his research in gene targeting in mouse embryo-derived stem cells.

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2017

UU is recognized as #1 in Technology Commercialization

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2018

UU reaches over $500M in Sponsored Project Awards

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2019

UU joins the Association of American Universities

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