Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT), is the recipient of the 2013 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award, given annually by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Preservation and Reformatting Section.
Read MoreFeb. 22, 2013 –The University of Utah has appointed Cynthia Berg, professor of psychology at the U, as interim dean for the College of Social and Behavioral Science, effective July 1, 2013, pending approval of the Board of Trustees. “Cynthia has a distinguished record as a leader at the university, and is widely respected by […]
Read MoreTo commemorate the founding of the University of Utah on Feb. 28, 1850, the University of Utah Alumni Association will celebrate the accomplishments of four outstanding alumni and one honorary alumnus, at the annual Founders Day Banquet on Thursday Feb. 28 at The Little America Hotel, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.
Read MoreMegan Williams, assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy, has won a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship and will receive $50,000 to further her research.
Read MoreThe Acquisitions Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected Rick Anderson, interim dean and university librarian at the University Utah’s Marriott Library, to receive the 2013 HARRASSOWITZ Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award. The award will be presented on Sunday, June 30, at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the 2013 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago.
Read MoreThe University of Utah has appointed Robert W. Adler, James I. Farr Chair and professor of law, as interim dean for the S.J Quinney College of Law effective July 1, 2013, contingent upon the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Read MoreThe University of Utah College of Fine Arts is elated to announce that Assistant Professor Lauren Gallaspy has been honored with a Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant. The Grant, established in 1993, works to acknowledge exceptional painters and sculptors and provides the artists with an unrestricted financial award.
Read MoreDarby Fanning, education services librarian at the Marriott Library, has been awarded the U’s “John R. Park Teaching Fellowship”, which will allow her to travel and study at Australian academic libraries, focusing on international students. “Darby is a rising star in our library and a great example of the initiative, energy, and creative thinking that we […]
Read MoreHolly Godsey, of the University of Utah Center for Science and Math Education, has won the 2013 Utah Science Teacher Association’s Higher Education Award.
Read MoreThe David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah today announced the creation of the James Lee Sorenson Center for Global Impact Investing. Created through a $13 million personal gift from James Lee Sorenson, the new center will engage students at the University of Utah and partner universities in creating sustainable change on regional and global levels through high-impact social investment, innovative curriculum and research.
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