In the near future thousands of children with disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina will reap the benefits of being educated in inclusive, general education programs, thanks to a joint project between the University of Utah, the University of Maryland, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation and the Bosnian and Herzegovinian government.
Read MoreAbout 240 mathematics students, educators and researchers are meeting in Utah’s Wasatch Range for the 13th Annual Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI) Summer Session, which began June 29 and runs through July 19.
Read MoreFive winners from the University of Utah will receive Utah Best of State 2003 awards at a gala to be held tomorrow evening, Saturday, June 21, at the South Towne Expo Center.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center will sponsor a panel discussion titled “Defining Minority: A Process of Inclusion?” on Wednesday, June 25, from noon until 1 p.m. The forum will take place in room 253 of Orson Spencer Hall, 260 S. Central Campus Dr. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreRed Butte Garden names Dr. Gregory Lee as its executive director. In his new role, Lee will direct all operations at the 150-acre botanical garden and arboretum including fund-raising, education, marketing, business administration and horticulture, and supervising a staff of more than 90.
Read MoreAn Internet web site operated by the University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center has been honored by Scientific American magazine online as one of the top 50 science and technology web sites, and as one of the top five biology web sites.
Read MoreTed Wilson, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics in the College of Social and Behavioral Science at the University of Utah since 1985, has announced his retirement from that position, effective September 1, 2003.
Read MoreConsider these facts: Sixty-four percent of Utah is federal land. Seven federally recognized American Indian reservations are located in the Beehive State, set aside as permanent homelands for Navajo, Ute, Goshute and Paiute tribes. Utah is home to 12 national parks and monuments and 15 wilderness areas totaling 750,000 acres. With two of the largest rivers in the West-the Colorado and the Green, numerous remnants from ancient cultures, 3.5 million acres of wilderness study areas and 15 ski resorts on public lands, there is no shortage of conflict on how Utah lands should be used, protected and preserved.
Read MoreBreadth and depth are the key words as the University of Utah breaks ground on its Orthopedic Surgery Center June 6. The 100,000-square-foot, three-level facility will incorporate the eight major orthopedic subspecialties including, foot & ankle, hand, oncology, pediatrics, spine, sports medicine, trauma, and adult reconstruction in the same center and give space for more physicians in these areas.
Read MoreThe University of Utah College of Social Work will sponsor its annual Summer Institute in Human Services, from July 7 through 18, on the University campus. All courses will be held in the Social Work or nearby buildings. The intensive two-week institute, now in its 19th year, draws more than 1,000 attendees from Utah and across the United States.
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