The University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center Web site has been named one of the 50 best science and technology Web sites by Scientific American magazine online for the second year.
It was also rated one of the top five in health and medicine.
The magazine identified five winning sites in 10 categories. The Genetic Science Learning Center site was singled out for "superb design, excellent graphics and jargon-free text" of its "Stem Cells in the Spotlight" section.
Learning center staff worked with Utah middle and high school biology teachers and University of Utah researchers to plan content, said Jennifer Logan, the center's co-director.
The site, gslc.genetics.utah.edu, receives more than 50,000 visits a week during the academic year, with visitors from more than 100 countries, Logan said.
U. employees who worked on the Web site include Logan, senior Web architect Kevin Pompei, artist Harmony Starr, education specialist Molly Malone, center co-director Louisa Stark and former postdoctoral fellow Mel Limson.