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Fourteen Hundred Students to See Mummenschanz’s “Next” at U

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Arts & Humanities

Deaf students from the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB), along with other hearing-impaired groups from throughout the Wasatch Front, will gather at the University of Utah’s Kingsbury Hall Wednesday, March 26, to experience a show that combines mime, theatre and puppetry. Performed with no music or dialogue by the Swiss touring group Mummenschanz, “Next” employs outrageous masks and exaggerated illusions and costuming. The private lecture and performance will begin at 10:30 a.m. (Public evening performances will be held Tuesday and Wednesday.) Fourteen hundred students, elementary- to college-age, are scheduled to attend the event. Students from the U’s Special Education Department will be in attendance and the USDB will provide interpreters for the event.

March 26, 2011

Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair

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Science & Technology

Middle and high school students from Salt Lake and Tooele counties will present research experiments and results at the Salt Lake Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair on March 28 and 29 at the University of Utah.

March 26, 2011

University of Utah Hospital Opens Doors to $42.5 Million Eccles Critical Care Pavilion

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Campus Life

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for University of Utah Hospital’s new George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Critical Care Pavilion will be held Friday, March 28, at 11 a.m.

March 26, 2011

Class on Finding Financial Aid and Scholarships Offered at U Next Week

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Business & Society

Some college students think they are not eligible to receive scholarships and grants-their parents earn too much money, they don’t belong to a minority group or they lack a stellar grade point average (G.P.A.). However, these are widely held misconceptions, according to University of Utah Assistant Librarian Peter Kraus, who teaches a University class on finding scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. In fact, he says, every year there is money that goes unclaimed.

March 26, 2011

Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders Headlines 2003 Women’s Week at University of Utah

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Former U. S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders is the keynote speaker for the 2003 Women’s Week celebration at the University of Utah, “Women’s Health, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Lives,” March 24-28.

March 26, 2011

Performing Dance Company Announces Spring Concert

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Arts & Humanities

Performing Dance Company’s 2003 spring concert features work by two guest choreographers and four new works by University of Utah faculty. Performances are March 27-29 and April 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Center for Dance on the University of Utah campus.

March 26, 2011

Days of Remembrance Activities at U of U Commemorate Victims of the Holocaust

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The University of Utah remembers the millions of victims of the Holocaust during its annual Days of Remembrance activities. The events include a keynote address, a workshop, and a film screening, beginning March 25. This year, national Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 29.

March 26, 2011

“Dr. Happiness” to Speak at University of Utah on the Pursuit of Well-Being

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Business & Society

Early in his college studies an academic advisor told Ed Diener that writing a research paper on happiness would ruin his career. Now, more than 20 years later and with plenty of research on the subject under his belt, the University of Illinois Psychology Professor is an expert on the topic.

March 26, 2011

U of U Honorary Degree Recipients Approved by Trustees

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Today, the University of Utah Board of Trustees approved honorary degrees for five outstanding individuals, including an honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities for Terry Tempest Williams, who is also this year’s commencement speaker. The other four honorary degree recipients include: Afton B. Bradshaw for Doctor of Humane Letters; William H. “Bill” Child for Doctor of Business; Tom C. Korologos for Doctor of Humane Letters; and, E. W. “Al” Thrasher for Doctor of Public Health.

March 26, 2011

‘What Does Your Child See?’ Asks U of U Poison Control Center

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Health & Medicine

March 16-22 is National Poison Prevention Week, and the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy is participating with 63 other poison control centers in the U.S. to open the nation’s eyes to poison hazards for children at home.

March 26, 2011