The Bureau of Economic and Business Research, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah today released preliminary year-end data for permit-authorized construction. The data for Utah can be summed up as “better than expected”.
Read MoreIn an effort to educate members of the campus in addressing issues of importance to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center at the University of Utah will sponsor a series of discussions, “Out @ Lunch,” during the 2002-2003 academic year.
Read MoreIntergenerational day care programs, an innovative service that combines young children and older people in the same care facilities, have proliferated through the U.S. in the last decade. Goals of such programs have been to enhance the children’s learning, prevent substance abuse, transform ageist attitudes, provide mentoring, decrease isolation and build generational interdependence.
Read MoreMost people view calculus as a tough course – the math department’s answer to organic chemistry. But the University of Utah’s online calculus courses drew 80 students during spring semester, and registration is now open for summer semester Calculus I, (Math 1210), Calculus II (Math 1220) and Calculus III (Math 2210).
Read MoreBeginning Tuesday, Feb. 4, the University of Utah will host a series of lectures on the mounting Iraqi-American tensions. Similar in format to the 9-11 lecture series organized by the University in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, this nine-part series, scheduled to run through mid-April, will feature a variety of perspectives from leading experts on regional and international politics. On Tuesday, the first speaker, Adeed Dawisha, will lecture on “The Use of Force Against Iraq: Constraints and Opportunities,” at 3 p.m., in the Dumke Auditorium in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, which is located next to the David Eccles School of Business.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, October 1, Adobe Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder John E. Warnock will speak at the 12th annual Spencer Fox Eccles Convocation, which will be held at Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Dumke Auditorium at 11 a.m. The purpose of this event is to celebrate the role of Spencer Eccles in the naming of the School after his grandfather, David Eccles. Convocation speakers are chosen as those who have in some way exemplified the entrepreneurial spirit of David Eccles, and they present current issues in business.
Read MoreDavid J. Bjorkman, M.D., M.S.P.H., senior associate dean of the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been selected to participate in a new national leadership development program for current and future medical school deans. Bjorkman is one of three individuals selected from among 16 applicants for the 2002-2003 Council of Deans Fellowship Program, sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Read MoreThe Sixth Annual Students of Social Work Diversity Conference, which will feature Public Radio International’s Special Correspondent Tony Kahn as the keynote speaker, will be held March 28, 2003, in the auditorium (room 134) of the University’s Social Work Building, located at 395 S. 1500 E.
Read MoreThe David Eccles School of Business, in cooperation with Governor Mike Leavitt and his upcoming trade mission to Mexico, today announced the establishment of a scholarship for Mexican nationals who wish to pursue an MBA.
Read MoreIn an effort to promote a sense of community and environmental awareness, the Bennion Center’s Bend-in-the-River project is hosting an Autumn Equinox celebration on Monday, September 23, from 5:30 p.m. until dark. The event is free and open to the public. Participants will work together to water, mulch and clear weeds at the Bend-in-the-River site, a two-acre urban green space on the Jordan River.
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