To commemorate the founding of the University of Utah on Feb. 28, 1850, the University of Utah Alumni Association will celebrate the accomplishments of five outstanding alumni and one honorary alumnus at the annual Founders Day banquet, Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Little America Hotel, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah graduate Erik Larsen and his wife Cori opened the first of what will become a franchise of cupcake shops in India today. The grand opening is only the first of five set to occur this year and they anticipate 30 to 40 more to open across India within the next five years.
Read MoreAnnika Pecchia-Bekkum, a 2013 graduate of the University of Utah and current graduate student, has been awarded a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in medical science at the University of Cambridge. She is the second Gates Cambridge Scholar for the University of Utah, and the first to have completed undergraduate degrees at the U.
Read MoreJohn Nixon, former director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget for the state of Utah and current director of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget and state budget director for the state of Michigan, will join the University of Utah in a newly created role of Chief Business Officer effective March 1.
Read MoreThe demand for business professionals who know about technology is growing, and the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has created a new certificate program to help advance careers and enhance technical proficiency.
Read MoreThe College of Engineering at the University of Utah doubled the number of degrees awarded per year since 1999, fueling Utah’s growing high-tech economy by providing greater numbers of engineering and computer science graduates.
Read MoreThe National Football League’s No. 1 draft pick in 2005 demonstrates that skill – but also character – is required to stay at the top of one’s game.
Read MoreThe Tanner Human Rights Center at the University of Utah will examine new challenges to achieving peace during its annual conference, Feb. 19-20, on the U campus, with the opening keynote address at the downtown library.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s College of Engineering received approval this week for its new graduate certificate program in big data.
Read MoreThe University of Utah has bridged the gap between art and life with its first “living art gallery” of environmentally focused works addressing different aspects of air pollution.
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