Kathryn Bond Stockton, distinguished professor of English at the University of Utah, was honored at today’s commencement ceremonies with the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U’s most prestigious award. The $40,000 gift is presented annually to a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research and administrative efforts.
Read MoreGeneral commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in theJon M. Huntsman Center. Scheduling the event in the evening begins a new tradition intended to make the ceremonies more readily accessible to students and their families. Commencement is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Read MoreTeddy bears, mechanical leeches, brain drill bits and many more prototypes are not things you would expect to see at a typical student competition. But the annual Bench-2-Bedside competition at the University of Utah is anything but typical.
Read MoreA year-long alliance between architecture students at the University of Utah (the U) and the Girl Scouts of Utah is not only raising awareness of career opportunities for women in architecture and design, it will now raise new cabins at the Scouts’ Trefoil Ranch.
Read MoreApril 11, 2013 – University of Utah mechanical engineering students will test autonomous robots against invading zombies as one of many class competitions and design projects showcased at the U’s Mechanical Engineering Design Day on Tuesday, April 16. The public and news media are invited to the event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in […]
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 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 MoreIn 1913, the country’s landscape and its culture had begun to change. New York City’s Grand Central Terminal opened, the nation’s first coast-to-coast highway was completed, the New York Armory Show introduced Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp to the public, and although the population of Salt Lake County was not yet 150,000, the University of Utah’s School of Music started its first program of piano instruction.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center and College of Fine Arts are proud to welcome the musical ensemble Al-Andalus as part of the Tanner Center’s Artists in Residence program. Al-Andalus will give a performance featuring Spanish and North African music and dance on Thursday, April 18 at Noon in Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 Presidents Circle. This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required for admission. The concert is co-sponsored by Nadeya Al-Jabri, the University of Utah’s Middle East Center and the MUSE Project.
Read MoreThe Utah Board of Regents today approved a master’s degree in Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) at the University of Utah. EAE is an interdisciplinary program between the U’s Colleges of Fine Arts and Engineering, and will provide the first advanced degree for the discipline in the state. Utah’s first master’s degree in videogames coincides with the EAE program being ranked the number one undergraduate and number two graduate game degrees in the nation
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