Podcasts about utah's department

Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has a problem. The agency is reporting an 86% employee turnover with low wages being one of the biggest reasons why. It's gotten so bad, the DABC went to the legislature to ask for a new funding mechanism. The agency makes hundreds of millions of dollars for the state, but doesn't actually control its own budget (the legislature does). Some want a cut of the sales, while others want an expansion of state funding. State lawmakers acknowledged the problem, and tapped Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake City, and Rep. Timothy Hawkes, R-Centerville, to work on the issue. Sen. Davis joins the "Utah Booze News" podcast to talk about it. Also, FOX 13's Ben Winslow and The Salt Lake Tribune's Kathy Stephenson talk about the re-opening of bars and restaurants, new health regulations in the COVID-19 pandemic and the "netherworld" of airport liquor laws.

Unlike a lot of places, Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is not struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, they're still turning a profit from all the people drinking at home. On the latest episode of "Utah Booze News: An Alcohol Policy Podcast," FOX 13's Ben Winslow and The Salt Lake Tribune's Kathy Stephenson recap the latest socially-distant meeting of the DABC commission and the upcoming "purge" of products from store shelves. Actor Ty Burrell (of "Modern Family" fame) also talks to Kathy about the "Tip Your Server" program to help bartenders and servers impacted by COVID-19.

Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control carried out its first-ever virtual meeting with dozens attending and quite a few who didn't know how to use the "mute" button. On the latest episode of "Utah Booze News: An Alcohol Policy Podcast" produced by FOX 13 and The Salt Lake Tribune, DABC spokesman Terry Wood talks about the agency's record-breaking liquor sales, hazard pay for store employees dealing with COVID-19, and when bars might re-open.

Joe Dougherty with Utah's Department of Emergency Services joins guest host Lee Lonsberry to talk about what Utah can learn from Hurricane Dorian -- as well as how Utah is being called on to help the states affected. We also check in with meteorologist Kevin Eubank to learn about the science of hurricanes. 

On the latest episode of "Utah Booze News: An Alcohol Policy Podcast," FOX 13's Ben Winslow and The Salt Lake Tribune's Kathy Stephenson break down the latest meeting of Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. There's an "investigation" into the drinking habits of DABC commissioners, a reminder that Utah law demands bars offer food (even if you don't eat it), new numbers since the state's controversial .05 DUI law went into effect, some juicy news about a liquor store in Farmington and an interview with Nicole Dicou of the Utah Brewer's Guild about a craft beer festival this weekend and her thoughts on 3.2 beer.

A recap of a surprisingly dramatic meeting of Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Axe-throwing and karaoke are on the chopping block for beer. And Ogden’s Own Distillery unveils another slightly controversial vodka label.

Jonathan Tward of the University of Utah's Department of Radiation Oncology discusses iridium poisoning, radiation treatment and the classic murder mystery, "D.O.A."

Abstract: Graphene is an atom-thick two-dimensional crystal of carbon atoms arranged into a honeycomb lattice. The electron spectrum of graphene is Dirac-like -- linear in momentum. In the intrinsic (undoped) state the density of states at the Fermi level is zero. Nevertheless, the electric conductivity is finite and in the absence of electron correlations can be shown to be of the order of the conductance quantum, 1/(16.4 kOhm). Yet, due to the lack of screening (typical in most metallic systems) the interaction of carriers is strong and there should be little hope that the non-interacting electron gasis a good approximation. Surprisingly, the above value is measured with high precision. How is it possible? We are going to discuss the role played by electron interactions and reconcile it with the measurements of the conductivity. Interactions also lead to a special type of collective oscillations of charge density -- plasmons. Peculiar properties of graphene lead to exotic plasmon waves whose spectrum and direction of propagation allow high degree of control -- "guided" plasmons. Presented Feb. 18, 2011. Dr. Mishchenko is Professor of Physics at the University of Utah's Department of Physics & Astronomy. His research interests: spin-polarized transport in low-dimensional systems, electron-electron interactions in one- and two-dimensional systems, fluctuations in mesoscopic conductors and disordered optical media, superconductivity of cold atom systems.