The Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) opened the doors to the public at the new Rio Tinto Center today after years of planning and construction. To celebrate opening day, admission is free. NHMU is a major research institution located at the University of Utah with a focus on the natural and cultural history of the Great Basin Region and the Colorado Plateau.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business cut the ribbon today on the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, the school’s new flagship educational facility.
Read MoreThe U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the University of Utah Health Care Rehabilitation Center’s TRAILS (Therapeutic Recreation and Independent LifeStyles) program, have partnered to create Paralympic Sport – Salt Lake City, the local chapter of the national U.S. Paralympic Sport network.
Read MoreConferences may change, game dates may move, but the Utah-BYU rivalry is still going strong. It will play out again this year when both schools collect food and donations to support the Utah Food Bank in the annual Utah vs. BYU Food Drive.
Read MoreThe University of Utah has added a student award to its annual Veterans Day celebration this year. On Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m., business student James Cunningham will be awarded the first-ever Student Veteran of the Year medallion and a cash stipend.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center will celebrate Pride Week Oct 17 – 21 with this year’s theme, “Are U Out?”
Read MoreThe University of Utah and its David Eccles School of Business and SJ Quinney College of Law have been named to the 2012 Military Friendly Schools list by GI Jobs, a premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life.
Read MoreThe first week of September, the University of Utah continued the phase one implementation of ongoing plans for the HPER Mall by installing asphalt bicycle paths. These new bicycle routes can be accessed north of the HPER Mall, west of Bailiff Road, and continue between the HPER Mall pedestrian plazas by Orson Spencer Hall onto the Marriott Library East plaza.
Read MoreHalf a dozen years ago, students at the University of Utah had a vision to purchase a relatively small amount of wind power to help satisfy the campus’ growing need for electricity. It was a start. But that first spark kept getting bigger and has now morphed into an announcement that the university has entered into a partnership with Rocky Mountain Power and 3Degrees, making it a visionary-level Blue Sky partner.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will break ground Thursday, Sept 22, for the Thatcher Building for Biological and Biophysical Chemistry, an estimated $22 million facility to be built next to the existing chemistry building.
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