Article: Neurobiologist named U.'s v.p. of research

Neurobiologist Thomas N. Parks, interim vice president for research at the University of Utah the past six months, has been named permanently to the post.

Parks, executive director of the Brain Institute at the university and a faculty member for 30 years, was selected on the recommendation of a search committee that spent six months reviewing credentials of applicants. There were four finalists.

Parks will advise U. President Michael K. Young regarding the acquisition, general progress and financial fitness of the university's research and technology advancement effort.

The effort is going well: The U. collected $322 million in research funding during the 2007 fiscal year. During the same ...

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