Amid the whirlwind of legal changes surrounding same-sex marriage, University of Utah alumna and executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights Kate Kendell will speak about the 2013 Supreme Court rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act and the recent federal court ruling legalizing gay marriage in Utah and the subsequent stay issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read MoreJan. 13, 2014 — The Legislative Branch of the Associated Students of the University of Utah, or ASUU, will host the first Pac-12 Student Leader Summit, Jan. 23-25 to help create a unified student voice within the conference. As the first school to hold this type of event within the Pac-12, the summit will allow […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah today announced that two-term chair of the Board of Trustees, Clark Ivory, has submitted his resignation to take effect in June 2014.
Read MoreActress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will give the 2014 David P. Gardner Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle. This event is free and open to the public but tickets are required. Tickets are available through the Kingsbury Hall box office, www.kingtix.com or 801-581-7100.
Read MoreThe theme for this year’s event is “Beneath the Hoodie: A Look at Racial Profiling in America.” A conversation with Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, and a keynote address by award-winning journalist, activist and author Marc Lamont Hill headline the week’s activities.
Read MoreLast year’s gigantic landslide at a Utah copper mine probably was the biggest nonvolcanic slide in North America’s modern history, and included two rock avalanches that happened 90 minutes apart and surprisingly triggered 16 small earthquakes, University of Utah scientists discovered.
Read MoreFans can begin voting Jan. 7 for the couple they want to win a free, all-inclusive, University of Utah-themed wedding, valued at approximately $60,000. The winning couple will be married at the Rice-Eccles Stadium, March 8.
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