“The outpouring of concern and response from our campus community has been overwhelming,” says University of Utah President Michael K. Young in reaction to efforts by individuals and campus groups to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Read MoreMedical anthropologist, physician and humanitarian Paul Farmer will give this year’s University of Utah Tanner Lecture on Human Values, titled “Can Human Rights Survive? Reflections on Inequality and Modernity,” on Wednesday, March 30, at 8 p.m., in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ Dumke Auditorium, 370 S. 1530 E. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s resident ballet company, Utah Ballet, recognized as one of the finest collegiate dance groups in America, will present its fall concert, “Tribute,” which will include two world premiere pieces, Nov. 17 through 20, at 7:30 p.m. The event also celebrates Kingsbury Hall’s 75th anniversary. Tickets are $16, $12 and $8, with U of U and group discounts available. Tickets may be purchased at the U’s Olpin Union main desk, through ArtTix outlets, or by calling 801-581-7100 or 801-355-ARTS.
Read MoreThe “Student Conference on Gender, Diversity, and Identity: An International and Interdisciplinary Women’s Forum” will be held this Friday, March 5, from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. in the University of Utah’s Olpin Union Saltair Room. The event’s keynote speaker will be Michele Moody-Adams, Hutchinson Professor of Ethics and Public Life at Cornell University. The conference will open with remarks by Barbara Snyder, University vice president for Student Affairs. The conference is sponsored by numerous University administrators, colleges, departments and programs on the U campus as well as Utah Valley State College’s Center for Ethics. The conference is free and open to the public.
Read MoreHow does the human mind make sense of itself? What is self? Is it me, or is it my brain? How are emotion and cognition – the process of knowing, of having perception, memory and judgment – tied to our notions of ourselves?
Read MoreFifty years ago the Middle East Center at the University of Utah was founded to to enhance awareness of the Middle East, its diverse peoples and cultures. The center promotes both specialized knowledge and public understanding of this crucial area of the world, which includes the Arab states, Turkey, Iran and Israel.
Read MoreThe Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah has awarded the new Fellowship in Mormon Studies to Kate Holbrook, a doctoral candidate at Boston University.
Read MoreKaplan, the global education company, and the University of Utah have agreed to establish a Global Pathways Program starting in January 2010 that will prepare students from around the world for admission to the University.
Read MoreThe Center for Interdisciplinary Arts and Technology (CIDAT) and the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah will present research from the Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship Awards on Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m. in the New Media Wing. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreHow human aggression and peacemaking have evolved in humans and their primate relatives will be discussed Wednesday evening, Feb. 25 through Friday, Feb. 27 during a University of Utah conference.
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