Linda K. Amos Award Recipient Announced

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The University of Utah Presidential Commission on the Status of Women and the Women’s Week celebration committee announced today that Susan Olson, associate vice president for faculty and professor in political science at the University of Utah, has been named as the recipient of the 2011 Linda K. Amos Award for Distinguished Service to Women. The award recognizes a female staff or faculty member who has selflessly given time and energy to improve the educational and/or working environment for women at the university.

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March 25, 2011

Utah’s Original Constitution Preserved and Accessible to All

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Utah’s original 1895 constitution has been preserved, digitized, and made accessible for all to view on the Internet by preservationists and digital technology staff at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah.

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March 25, 2011

U of U Service-Learning Scholars to be Honored for 6,000 Hours of Community Service

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Fifteen University of Utah students who completed 400 hours of community service each will be honored at the U’s commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 7, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus.

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March 25, 2011

American West Center at University of Utah Looking for Polio Survivors

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In an effort to document the social and cultural history of Polio locally – especially the course, treatment and long-term outcomes of Polio victims – the American West Center at the University of Utah is developing an oral history record of Polio survivors and clinicians who treated Polio. The materials gathered will be available to clinicians, researchers and the general public through the Special Collections Department of the University of Utah’s Marriott Library.

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March 25, 2011

Sixth Annual Legacy of Lowell Community Service Day Larger than Ever

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This year’s Homecoming Week at the U kicks off with a large-scale service event honoring the “patriarch of Utah volunteerism,” Lowell L. Bennion.

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March 25, 2011

U Planner’s Book Named in 100 Most Influential Planning Books

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What do author Rachel Carson, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and transportation expert Reid Ewing have in common? Answer: Each has written a book considered by the American Planning Association as one of the 100 most influential books in creating livable places.

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March 25, 2011

Made New Year Resolutions? Improve the Odds of Keeping Them

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Need a little help making–but, most important, keeping–some resolutions for the New Year? To give you a boost, we’ve compiled a list of healthy and worthy changes to make, along with corroborating research from a variety of experts at the University of Utah.

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March 25, 2011

Bennion Center Honors Namesake with Community Service

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This year’s Homecoming Week at the U kicks off not with the usual song and dance that typify Homecoming, but with a large-scale service event honoring the “patriarch of Utah volunteerism,” Lowell L. Bennion.

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March 25, 2011

U of U Service-Learning Scholars to be Honored for 10,320 Hours of Community Service

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Twenty-three University of Utah students who completed 400 hours of community service each will be honored at the U’s commencement ceremonies on May 2, at 9 a.m., in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

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March 25, 2011

PASTOR FRANCE A. DAVIS UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND ANNOUNCED

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A group of influential Utah community leaders is joining with the University of Utah to create the Pastor France A. Davis University of Utah Scholarship Fund. The new scholarship fund, named in honor of one of the state’s most prominent leaders, will work to advance educational opportunities for meritorious, financially deserving university students, particularly those of African American descent.

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March 25, 2011