University of Utah researchers developed a high-speed camera system that spent the past two winters photographing snowflakes in 3-D as they fell – and they don’t look much like those perfect-but-rare snowflakes often seen in photos.
Read MoreThe University of Utah Alumni Association and the Young Alumni Board will host the annual Spring Awards Banquet tonight at Rice-Eccles Stadium, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The evening is dedicated to honoring NFL football star and former U student Steve Smith, director of the University College’s Transfer Center Terese Pratt, and former Young Alumni Board vice president Jill Briggs.
Read MoreThe theme for this year’s Ally Awareness Week at the University of Utah (the U) will be “Stand. Speak. Act.” Organized annually by the LGBT Resource Center, activities will take place Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19. Derived from the word ally – someone who advocates for and supports members of a community other than their own – the celebration honors those who reach across their differences to achieve mutual respect and inclusion. This year’s list of events will be highlighted by a screening of the documentary “Fagbug,” followed by a discussion with creator Erin Davies on Tuesday, April 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the J. Willard Marriott Library Plaza.
Read MoreJannah Mather, dean of the University of Utah College of Social Work, has been elected to the Nominating Committee of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD) Board. Her selection was announced April 8 during NADD’s annual conference in Laguna Beach, CA.
Read MoreThe University of Utah celebrates Earth Day with a full week of festivities focusing on sustainability measures and environmental topics. Beginning Monday, April 15, faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate in activities to preserve the Earth’s land, air and water.
Read MoreMuch has changed in the nearly half century since UCLA historian Lynn White named the Judeo-Christian tradition one of the “root” causes of “our ecological crisis.” Across the world today, people of faith are stepping forward to explain why our spiritual connections to the Earth demand environmental protection. At the same time, religion remains intertwined with some of the most vexing environmental problems.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, April 10, the University of Utah College of Social Work will celebrate the 12th year of the Pete Suazo Social Justice Awards by acknowledging three individuals and three organizations as advocates and activists for social and economic justice: Yuderka Lewis, the National Alliance for Mental Illness Latino de Utah Taskforce, the Salt Lake City Office of Diversity and Human Rights, Dean Curtis, Adelante Partnership, and Christine Leishman Nelson. The awards were created 2002 to honor the life of the late Senator Suazo by recognizing the work of those who continue Sen. Suazo’s legacy through dedication to the goal of social and economic justice. The awards ceremony and reception will begin at 6 p.m. in the Okazaki Community Meeting Room of the University of Utah College of Social Work’s Goodwill Humanitarian Building, 395 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City.
Read MoreMore than 900 local junior high and high school students will compete in a battle of the brains Saturday, April 13 at the University of Utah as part of the Utah Science Olympiad, a state science education competition cosponsored by the U’s College of Engineering.
Read MoreA respected online platform for hiring local contractors and a foundation focused on entrepreneurship have ranked Utah as the No. 1 state for small business. In putting together the ranking, Thumbtack.com and the Kaufman Foundation collected 7,766 responses from very small businesses across the country—96 percent of respondents have fewer than 10 employees.
Read MoreRuth V. Watkins will bring her extensive experience as an educator and administrator to the University of Utah as the new senior vice president for academic affairs. Currently the dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois and professor of speech and hearing science, psychology and linguistics, Watkins was selected after a national search. David Pershing held the position for 14 years before becoming president in 2012.
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